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New draft of a Remote Working Act

After the first draft law for the introduction of a Remote Working Act (Mobile-Arbeit-Gesetz, MAG) foundered, in October 2020, even prior to an […]

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The Fund Location Act – Draft law to support start-ups and SMEs

On 20.1.2021, the German government put forward draft legislation with the aim of making Germany a more competitive and attractive financial centre […]

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On the admissibility of coronavirus-induced rent reductions

In recent decisions on commercial lease agreements, two Higher Regional Courts (Oberlandesgericht, OLG) simultaneously ruled on adjustments made to […]

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Employment relationship between spouses has to stand up to an arm’s length comparison

Where employment contracts are between close relatives the salary payments can be deducted as business expenses if they comply with the arm’s length […]

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Transformation of the transparency register – Instead of the presumption of notification (Mitteilungsfiktion) there will now be new obligations backed up by fines

In accordance with the EU anti-money laundering directive, the transparency registers of the EU member states have to be interconnected with each […]

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Insolvency – Contesting the sale of a property below value

In the run-up to a looming insolvency, debtors frequently attempt to salvage the available private assets from the clutches of the insolvency […]

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