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The works council election already initiated at Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE in March 2024 is not to be canceled. A termination of the election in summary proceedings is only justified if its nullity is foreseeable (Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Labor Court of March 6, 2024 – 11 TaBVGa 135/24). Facts of the case The decision of the...

The Act on the Modernization of Partnership Law (“MoPeG”) came into force at the beginning of 2024. Since then, numerous new regulations have applied to partnerships, in particular to the civil law partnership (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts – “GbR”), the general partnership (Offene Handelsgesellschaft – “OHG”) and the limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft – “KG”). Principle: Right to...

If shares in a limited liability company (“GmbH”) are redeemed, the shareholder concerned must protect himself against the loss of his shares and voting rights. A current decision by the Berlin Court of Appeal (“KG Berlin”) reminds of that. Facts of the case: Redemption of shares The decision of the KG Berlin is based on...

We are delighted that FGvW is once again among the azur100 top employers this year and this time is named in particular as a top employer in the field of trademark and competition law. The research is based on the results of associate and applicant surveys in which more than 6,000 young lawyers took part this year....

FGvW advised Hungarian-based Gedeon Richter Nyrt. on its investment into German public listed Formycon AG. By way of a cash capital increase, Gedeon Richter acquired approx. 9 % of the shares in Formycon AG. Gedeon Richter Nyrt., headquartered in Budapest/Hungary, is a major pharmaceutical company in Central Eastern Europe, with an expanding direct presence in...

The shareholder of a public company is entitled to information about the names, addresses and shareholdings of the co-shareholders. The assertion of this right does not constitute an impermissible exercise of rights or an abuse of the right to information, even if it serves, among other things, the purpose of submitting purchase offers to the...

In this year’s ranking by Leaders League (international media and rating agency) we have now also been recognized in the areas of Labor & Employment Law as well as Insurance Law. In the previously published rankings for Insolvency, M&A Mid-Cap, Real Estate, Venture Capital and Restructuring we are also named among the best law firms 2024. “Recommended” are Dr. Stefan Daub,...

In its judgment of August 1, 2023 (case no. VI ZR 82/22), the 6th Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice (“BGH”) dismissed the appeal against the manufacturer in proceedings concerning alleged manufacturing, design and instruction errors in connection with the breakage of the ceramic inlay of a hip prosthesis and, moreover, confirmed (for...

We are delighted to have been recommended in the new edition of The Legal 500 Germany 2024 handbook in the eleven practice areas of labor and employment law, construction law (including dispute resolution), corporate law, healthcare, trade, distribution and logistics, information technology & digitalization, M&A (mid-sized deals), trademark law, environmental and planning law, insurance law (dispute resolution)...

If the shareholder of a limited liability company (“GmbH”) is affected by resolutions directly or indirectly, he is subject to a voting ban. Facts of the case: Resolution on the initiation of a legal dispute The case decided by the Federal Court of Justice (“BGH”) concerned a resolution at the shareholders’ meeting of a GmbH....