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Section 28: the expanding use of prerecorded evidence in criminal proceedings In the first of two pieces, Criminal Litigation Partner at Ronald Fletcher Baker, Piers Desser, examines the origins of pre-recorded video evidence used in courts and demonstrates how the [...]

Situational Details The applicant works council and the employers, who operate a full-time residential facility as a joint venture, reached an agreement on working hours in 2018. Simultaneously, they drafted a company agreement regarding punctuality, but no agreement was achieved. [...]

Hjørdis Larsen, Senior Tax Manager at Breakhus, reports on the Norway National Budget proposal 2023 Increased Employer payments to National Insurance – proposal It is recommended that an additional 5% employer national insurance payment be charged on employment income in [...]

Maiwald partner Susanna Heurung has analysed the recent ECJ judgnent. In a recent decision, the ECJ has defined the grounds under which a cease and desist letter might interrupt forfeiture periods (ECJ GRUR 2022, 986 – HEITEC.). This should only [...]

Buckles Paul Branch (Head of property litigation) and Abbie Boon (Senior solicitor) wrote an analysis on what responsibilities does an executor have? Executor is a person you entrust to administer your estate and carry out your wishes in the case [...]

MRT founder and Managing Partner Michael Rainer, explains in his analyses why severe penalties for subsidy fraud may occure. To mitigate the economic effects of the Corona pandemic, the government has developed many assistance programs. For subsidy fraud, anyone who [...]

German corporate law form HENGELER MUELLER produced a three-part briefing on upcoming EU regulations. The topics are: Antitrust Merger Control: Illumina and the (unholy) GRAIL – the Saga continues Foreign Subsidies Regulation: A regulatory Storm and its Impact on Businesses [...]

CERHA HEMPEL extended an invitation to attendees to the GLOBAL Perspectives premiere on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Famous human geneticist Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Hengstschläger launched the new event series with a captivating presentation on the subject of “How should we [...]

The German law firm Covigton informs that the German government is reportedly working on a regulation that will outline the requirements for so-called “consent management services,” which are services for gathering and storing website users’ consent to the placement of [...]

As of this year, MIP IP Stars only allows submissions via the company’s own portal. Access can be requested at the following link: Euromoney Accreditation tool. In addition, law firms must register initially in order to receive a link from MIP IP Stars [...]