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In a landmark ruling, the German Federal Labor Court (BAG) has significantly restricted the freedom of employers and employees to negotiate salaries.

Decision of the German Federal Court of Finance (“BFH”) of March 23, 2022 (case no. BFH III R 35/20)

Employers cannot reclaim from a works council member any non-required works council expenses paid by the employer. This was decided by the Lower Saxony Regional Labor Court in its ruling of August 30, 2022 (Ref.: 9 Sa …

Supported by Baker Tilly as legal advisor, HANSAINVEST Real Assets GmbH (HANSAINVEST), a Signal Iduna Group company, is investing EUR 50 million in mezzanine capital in a portfolio of 231 solar parks in Poland owned by energy …

Do you have an overview of all the copyright-protected pictures, videos or texts used by your company? If you have to answer such question in the negative, you should promptly ensure clarity in order to avoid legal …

Some Tax Treaties contain exemptions for cross-border commuters serving the purpose of taxation in the country of residence. This also applies to the Germany-Switzerland Tax Treaty. However, if such cross-border commuter …

For the time being, these are just theoretical considerations, but in future, mixed reality technologies, such as virtual and augmented reality, will also play a role in civil proceedings. In the second part of this series, …