Private Construction Law: Baker Tilly establishes new legal sector lawyer and notary Simon Parviz
Highly reputed construction and real estate lawyer Mr. Simon Parviz and his team will set up the new private construction law segment from Frankfurt.
Halved night work bonuses for shift workers
Are night shift workers and occasional night workers comparable? "Yes, they are!", ruled the German Federal Labor Court (BAG) in its judgment of...
Virtual General Meeting 2021 – Stronger Shareholder Questions, Shorter Deadlines, and Codified Fiction Solution
Shortly before the end of last year, i.e. on 22 December 2020, the Bundestag passed an "Act on the Shortening of the Residual Debt Exemption Procedure...
Overview of M&A in the Nordic Countries
According to statistics published by Bureau van Dijk, 3,509 deals with a total deal volume of approximately EUR 87 billion were announced in 2019 in...
2020 Annual Tax Act – A Conglomeration of Various Changes in Tax Law
On September 2, 2020, the German federal government passed the draft bill for the 2020 Annual Tax Act (JStG 2020). The JStG 2020 is supposed to...
Baker Tilly establishes Nordic Desk with corporate lawyer Dr. Ralf Ek
With effect from January 1, 2021, Baker Tilly expands its team in the Frankfurt office with its new partner Dr. Ralf Ek, LL.M. (53), a corporate and...
Crowdworker: Turnaround in the case law
Almost exactly one year ago, the State Labour Court (LAG) Munich was probably the first regional labour court to decide whether crowdworkers are...
Brexit: Impact on trademarks and designs in the EU and the UK
The Brexit Transition Period will expire on December 31, 2020. This will have considerable impact on trademarks and designs in the EU and the UK. UK's...
Data Transfers to the UK: How can German businesses overcome the Challenges of Brexit?
The end of the Brexit transition period is imminent, and will bring significant changes for EU businesses that trade with (or have a presence in) the...
Can an entitlement to annual leave become time-barred?
The German Federal Labor Court (“BAG”) has repeatedly dealt with questions concerning vacation law and has recently made fundamental decisions, for...