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Dismissal for extended lunch break

26.02.2019

Labour Law Civil Law

A worker may be dismissed summarily if he “has left work without authorisation”. The absence must be substantial and without a legitimate reason.

The legal consequences of the digital estate

26.02.2019

E-Commerce

The German Federal Supreme Court ruled that heirs fully enter into all legal relationships of the testator due to the general applicable universal succession. This applies equally to all digital contracts with operators.

Telecom providers may unilaterally amend general terms and conditions and terms of payment

26.02.2019

Consumer Protection Civil Law

Telecommunications providers are allowed to unilaterally modify general terms and conditions and terms for service prices on the basis of the statutory provisions of § 25 TKG without a contractual agreement in this respect.

The German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) can be enforced by removing content and blocking

26.02.2019

E-Commerce

Social network operators can enforce compliance with the Code of Conduct both by removing the illegal content and by blocking the user account concerned.

CIETAC Office Opening in Vienna from 28.09.2018

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Save the date: CIETAC office opening in Vienna 28.9.2018 Palais Hansen Kempinski

24.09.2018

#savethedate #OneBeltOneRoad #CIETAC #Arbitration #investmentprotection #BIT #Speaker

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IDRA Business and Law Roundtable Series 2018

05.03.2018 Download

Share buyback as a business transaction

24.03.2017

Tax Law

If the buyback of own shares by the AG is at least partially in its own operational interest, then the subsequent reissue of these shares by sale is a taxable transaction.

Advertising with a five year guarantee

24.03.2017

Competition Law

Advertising with a 5-year guarantee in an online shop or on an online trading platform without specification of the guarantee conditions is a violation of competition law.

Allocation of the losses of a tax-exempt foreign subsidiary to the "group leader"

24.03.2017

Tax Law

The fact that a foreign group member is tax-exempt in his home country [in the case decided: limited liability company in the United Arab Emirates] does not prevent the allocation of the losses to the “group leader” in accordance with § 9 (1) KStG 1988.