Jan 30, 2023 New German ban on cash and crypto payments for real estate acquisitions By Jan Struckmann Daniel Klingenbrunn Alexander Glos Last year’s FATF report for Germany has identified weaknesses of German Anti Money Laundering (AML) legislation and practices with...
Jan 26, 2023 German Supply Chain Act – balancing the obligation to cooperate with the safeguarding of criminal procedural rights By Annika Kreis Florentine Schulte-Rudzio From a regulatory perspective, the German Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz) (LkSG, the Act) is, in many respects,...
Jan 18, 2023 Financial industry fears inducement ban By Marius Raetz Alicia Hildner It’s that time of the year again. With the festive season behind us, initiatives blossom and produce another evergreen: the European...
Jan 17, 2023 Fragile markets: Where are the litigation risks for UK corporates and financial institutions in 2023? By Anthea Bowater Simon Orton Samantha Trevan Kevin Whibley +1 more... Show less The fragile state of the markets is well documented: pressurised by rising inflation and interest rates and a reduction in liquidity, a...
Jan 12, 2023 Taxation of German-registered IP restricted following enactment of the German Annual Tax Act 2022 By Martin Rehberg Prof. Dr. Norbert Schneider Christian Sistermann Philipp Redeker Franziska Leich +2 more... Show less On 20 December 2022, the German Annual Tax Act 2022 entered into force. An essential component of this new legislation is the partial...
Jan 12, 2023 PRA insurance supervisory priorities for 2023 By Priti Lancaster George Swan Lauren Honeyben Earlier this week, the PRA published a Dear CEO letter to all insurers, including third-party branches supervised by the PRA setting out...
Jan 10, 2023 Worklife 2.0: The Effective Collective – 2022 in review and what to expect in 2023 By Kathleen Healy Rebecca Webster Guy Huffen Amy Rentell Rhianna Thornton-Reid +2 more... Show less In the months leading up to the end of 2022 an increasing number of unions chose to take strike action in an escalation of often...
Jan 10, 2023 The Swedish Presidency of the EU: facilitating consensus in turbulent times By Natalie Pettinger Kearney On 01 January 2023, Sweden took over the rotating Presidency of the Council which will run until 31 June 2023 and concludes the work of...
Jan 10, 2023 Retail Financial Services: Five Key Themes on the FCA’s Agenda By Piers Reynolds Emilio Salice Rebecca Freedman Olivia Reynolds +1 more... Show less The issue front and centre of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) 2022 Annual Public Meeting was the cost of living crisis. At that...
Jan 09, 2023 Employment, incentives and pensions: 10 things to look out for in 2023 By Amy Rentell 2022 was an extremely busy year for updates in the employment, incentives and pensions space. And as we move into a new year, there are...
Jan 06, 2023 German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act kicks off in 2023: Legal battlegrounds for implementation By Christoph H. Seibt Marlen Vesper-Gräske The German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz; the Act) entered into force on 1 January 2023 for the...
Jan 06, 2023 Know your exposure - The remedial action under the German Supply Chain Act and how a remediation plan may look like By Marcel Michaelis Christina Ebsen The German Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (Supply Chain Act – LkSG) came into force on 1 January 2023. The law establishes human...