Wirecard AG – Investigations on suspicion of market manipulation The Munich Public Prosecutor”s Office has conducted a search of Wirecard”s head office in Aschheim near Munich on suspicion of market…
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Wirecard AG files for insolvency – Options available to investors The accounting scandal facing Wirecard AG has ended in insolvency for now. Those who invested in Wirecard stocks and bonds…
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Scale of Wirecard AG accounting scandal grows The scale of the accounting scandal besetting Wirecard AG continues to grow. Wirecard”s running assumption is that 1.9 billion euros supposedly held in…
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New attempt to establish Unified Patent Court There is a desire for the process of issuing patents within the EU to be made more efficient. The idea of establishing a…
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Today, life without plastic seems next to impossible. The plastic industry can be found anywhere but is especially important in Europe. On the other hand, plastics are causing harm to…
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Colonialism still influences the African peoples” lives today, which is also reflected in African literature. A prominent example is the Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo. Najwa Bouyarmane analyses in ”…
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BGH upholds trademark protection for square design In rulings from July 23, 2020, the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) – Germany´s Federal Supreme Court – confirmed that three-dimensional forms, including the shape or…
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COVID-19 – Substandard Quality of Masks and Other Protective Equipment The coronavirus pandemic is not over. Respiratory masks and other protective gear remain vital. However, the issues of quality and…
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COVID-19 & Protective Masks – Distributors Left With Outstanding Invoices People wearing protective masks have become a common sight since the outbreak of the coronavirus. Yet the quality of some…
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BFH: Interest on the deferral of compensation for forgoing the statutory share subject to taxation In the event that an heir waives their right to the statutory share in the…
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FG München: Stock splitting does not give rise to capital gains tax Investors who acquire new shares in the course of a corporate spin-off are not required to pay withholding…
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FG München: Stock splitting does not give rise to capital gains tax Investors who acquire new shares in the course of a corporate spin-off are not required to pay withholding…
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Hague Convention on the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters The 2019 Hague Convention is supposed to greatly facilitate the cross-border enforcement of foreign judgments in civil…
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Ship Funds – Damages and Recovery of Distributions Ship funds have long been considered a safe capital investment. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, many investment companies were…
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