The Product Risk Radar is our online content hub for the latest important legal developments in product regulatory and liability risk affecting the UK and EU (including some specific content for Germany). Through our hub, we will post regular updates to help you navigate this increasingly challenging landscape.
The Data Protection Supervisory Authorities (“DPAs”) for the German states of Lower Saxony and Bavaria recently announced (related information can be found here and here) that they will carry out random audits to check compliance with the GDPR. In July 2018, the DPA for Lower Saxony reached out to about…
On November 26, 2015, Germany’s new law combatting commercial corruption came into force. The law amends the provision on commercial bribery in the German Criminal Code.
On November 6, 2015, the German Bundesrat approved a bill on the introduction of a national Data Retention Act (DRA). Following the Bundesrat’s approval, the bill is now sent to the Federal President who will most likely sign it. Therefore, the DRA will likely enter into force before the end of November.
The Bavarian Data Protection Authority (DPA) in Germany has fined two implicated companies – both seller and purchaser – for unlawfully transferring customer data as part of an asset deal.
The Higher Regional Court in Munich ruled that the management of a parent company may have a supervisory duty which is not limited to the partent company itself, but which extends to the group of companies.
It is our pleasure to present the first edition of Baker McKenzie’s Global Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws Handbook (“Handbook”). Given the success of last year’s Overview of Anti-Bribery Laws in EMEA, we have now expanded our coverage to legislation and developments in 47 jurisdictions this year. We appreciate that it…
In a recently published decision of April 22, 2015 (file no 5/12 Qs 1/15), the district court in Frankfurt am Main ruled that bribing the managing director of a limited liability company is not a criminal offense under Section 299 German Criminal Code, if the managing director is also the…
In August 2014, the Federal Court of Justice handed down a recently publish decision in connection with the creation of slush funds. The 5th Criminal Senate concluded that the creation of an external slush fund constitutes embezzlement / breach of trust (section 266 German Criminal Code). What had happened? The…