For companies bidding for public contracts in Germany, the rules of the game have changed since 1 July 2026. New legislation (Vergabebeschleunigungsgesetz) is intended to simplify, digitalize and speed up procurement procedures. This development creates opportunities for French companies doing business in Germany. At the same time, access to smaller public contracts is becoming more…
A €14.5 million fine, seven years of proceedings and a CJEU judgment. The Deutsche Wohnen SE case ended with a €900,000 penalty. It is far more than a data protection precedent. The case offers practical lessons for any company that archives personal data without a genuinely workable deletion policy.
German employment law is currently developing on two levels. On the one hand, in several decisions issued in summer 2026, the Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG), Germany’s federal labour court, directly changed the legal position, including on protection against dismissal and continued pay during sickness absence. On the other hand, the Federal Government has announced far-reaching reforms concerning,…
Several reforms that came into force this summer are already affecting the day-to-day management of your employees, from “rupture conventionnelle” (mutually agreed termination) to sick leave.
The German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has upheld some of the appeals against the Climate Protection Act on the grounds that it was too vague as to how to achieve the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time accommodating them with fundamental freedoms.
The Brexit agreement holds a loophole that is of crucial importance in commercial practice.