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The EU has published a revision of the Directive on the legal protection of designs (Directive 98/71/EC). This provides interested parties with the opportunity to comment on the planned changes. The proposal contains various …

Baker Tilly has provided business and tax advice to the Dutch industrial services provider ERIKS N.V. on the acquisition of GEMOTEG GmbH & Co.KG, a supplier of drive systems for industry and trade.

In proceedings initiated by the works council of a mobile operator, the Regional Labour Court (LAG) of Munich has ruled that the works council has a right to information from the employer regarding the hours worked, also in …

Baker Tilly has provided business and tax advice to United Souvenirs GmbH – a subsidiary of Munich-based investment company VTC – on the acquisition of 51 percent of the shares in Muddastadt GmbH.

In its decision of July 21, 2022 (Case No. 18 U 139/21), the Cologne Higher Regional Court ruled that the authority to adopt resolutions can also be assigned to the chairman of a GmbH’s partners’ meeting by simple majority …

The obligation to provide employers with a digital certificate of incapacity for work (“eAU”) from 2023 will eliminate bureaucracy the paper-based certificate requires.

An indirect connection between procurement and sectoral activities is sufficient: According to the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (decision of August 17, 2022 – Verg 50/21), a procurement must enable the contracting entity …