Publications in the ESGZ in May

Anyone who trades in or uses the raw materials soy, oil palm, cattle, coffee, cocoa, rubber and wood and certain products made from them should…

Evaluating application videos using AI, translating employment contracts via smartphone or using AI analyses for target agreements and salary discussions – all of this is…

For private equity investors, going public is the most common exit strategy when investing in a company.
However, family businesses and SMEs can also gain…

The dual obligation to implement reporting channels in accordance with the HinSchG and LkSG poses major personnel and administrative challenges for practitioners, especially in times…

On June 28, 2024, the German Bundestag passed the Second Act Amending the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG). This amendment is intended to increase legal certainty…

Christian Hensel and Daniel Dörstling have published a new article on the insolvency-proof handling of shareholder loans in the context of M&A transactions in the…

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and KPMG Law Switzerland (KPMG Law) advised the owner-managed investment company Adiuva Capital GmbH (Adiuva) on the due diligence, structuring and…

Can showering be working time? The Federal Labor Court had to decide on this question (BAG, judgment of April 23, 2024 – 5 AZR 212/23…

The very name of the regulation is misleading. “Deforestation Ordinance” sounds more like a set of rules for agriculture or forestry. But it…

On August 5, 2024, the Federal Ministry of Finance published the draft bill for the Act to Strengthen the German Fund Market and Implement Directive…