The EU Commission has today published the draft of the first announced Omnibus Package. With the first directive as part of the omnibus initiative, the Commission wants to amend the CSRD, the CSDDD and the EU taxonomy in particular. At the end of January, the Commission presented the EU Competitiveness Compass, which is based on […]

The introduction of digital driver’s licenses and vehicle documents recently approved by the Federal Cabinet marks a significant milestone in the digitalization of modern administration. Citizens will be able to conveniently carry their driving licenses and vehicle registration documents digitally on their smartphones – an approach that will make everyday life easier and pave the […]

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is calling on the financial sector to pay greater attention to money laundering prevention. In its report “Risks in Focus 2025”, it warns of the dangers associated with new business models and innovative technologies. BaFin emphasizes that a lack of protection against money laundering particularly endangers the stability […]

Human intelligence draws on experience, emotion and intuition. Artificial intelligence (AI), on the other hand, processes vast amounts of data in fractions of a second. Human intelligence thinks ahead, draws conclusions and weighs up the legal and moral consequences. Artificial intelligence, on the other hand, acts exactly as it has been programmed and only takes […]

In the opinion of the Federal Labor Court (BAG, judgment of June 20, 2024 – 2 AZR 213/23), a letter of termination sent by Deutsche Post AG is prima facie evidence that it was delivered during normal postal delivery times. A letter of dismissal is sent by post and lands in the employee’s letterbox on […]

The advantages of cooperation between the public sector and start-ups are obvious. The administration is faced with the task of digitizing its own authorities and public services and equipping them with future-oriented solutions in order to be marketable and efficient. But there is a lack of staff and resources. Start-ups offer innovative solutions. The start-ups […]

By further integrating Legal Operations, Legal Technology and Legal Managed Services, KPMG Law is deepening its expertise in this area in order to support clients even more holistically on their way to a more efficient and digital way of working and to ensure their long-term economic success. Philipp Glock, Head of the Legal Transformation & […]

Hydrogen provides significantly more energy than gasoline or diesel. If it is produced using renewable energies, hydrogen can make a significant contribution to climate protection. Only recently, a major mineral oil company announced that it would start producing green hydrogen on a large scale. However, the production of hydrogen requires large quantities of more or […]

With the Green Claims Directive, the EU will introduce extensive regulations on the requirements for permissible environmental claims. The aim is to prevent greenwashing so that consumers can trust information about the environmental impact of products in future. The aim is to ensure that consumers in the EU consciously choose more sustainable products in future […]

Tübingen’s packaging tax is constitutional. The Federal Constitutional Court has rejected a constitutional complaint against the packaging tax statutes of the University City of Tübingen. The decision of November 27, 2024 (1 BvR 1726/23) was published on January 22, 2025. With the packaging tax statute, the city of Tübingen has been levying a tax on […]