On 01.08.2023, a number of laws came into force or were amended with the framework ordinance on the recycling of mineral waste: the ordinances on the introduction of a substitute building materials ordinance, on the revision of the Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance and on the amendment of the Landfill and Commercial Waste […]

On April 5, 2023, the German government passed the 11th amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB), the so-called Competition Enforcement Act. The draft law is a turning point in antitrust law: serious antitrust measures can also be taken against law-abiding companies. The planned Section 32 f GWB-E provides for a new intervention […]

On January 1, 2024, the German Act on the Modernization of Partnership Law (MoPeG) will come into force. Then the civil law partnership (GbR) has legal capacity under certain conditions. The MoPeG also introduces a company register. This has significant implications, especially for real estate limited partnerships. The MoPeG modernizes the law governing partnerships and […]

In times of inflation, both employers and beneficiaries worry about how the devaluation of money will affect company pension plans (bAV). Pension commitments are generally the most long-term obligations of a company and usually involve a significant financial volume. At the same time, for employees they are an essential part of their compensation, which secures […]

For many people, artificial intelligence (AI) is the great hope for business, healthcare and science. But there are also plenty of critics who fear the risks of AI and call for rules. With the AI Act, the EU Commission now wants to regulate artificial intelligence for the European region and thus get the greatest risks […]

Since October 12, 2023, companies have new reporting requirements. The European Commission has armed the EU Third Country Subsidies Regulation (DSVO). State aid law already prohibits EU member states from granting preferential treatment to individual companies, thereby giving them a potential competitive advantage. The goal: free and undistorted competition on the European internal market. With […]

For the time being, Amazon is not required to disclose an advertising directory with detailed information on advertising activities. This was decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CFI). Amazon had applied for a suspension of enforcement of obligations arising from its classification as a very large online platform under the Digital […]

Around the world, citizens and non-governmental organizations are filing more and more lawsuits against governments and companies. More and more often, the courts are agreeing with them, as was recently the case in the U.S. state of Montana, giving a foretaste of the increasing risk of lawsuits for companies. KPMG Law experts Isabelle Knoche and […]

The topics of sustainability and ESG are becoming increasingly important in corporate activity. This is accompanied by a sharp increase in regulatory density. This poses new challenges not only for business managers, but also for legal departments in particular, and requires a realignment of their tasks, says Anne-Kathrin Gillig, Partner at KPMG Law in the […]

The majority of large companies are probably currently preparing for an important innovation: sustainability reporting in accordance with the CSRD. HR and labor law are also affected. This is because the report not only includes information on environmental issues, but also a great deal of information about employees. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was […]