The Act on the Reorganization of Telecommunications Surveillance and Other Covert Investigation Measures and on the Implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC not only [...]
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On november 25, 2008, the German Bundestag passed the Act Amending the Unfair Competition Act (Bundestag printed paper 16/11107016). The Bundesrat has passed a resolution on the law [...].
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible among other things for competition law, today ruled on the admissibility of a [...]
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The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) had to decide whether the landlord of residential premises is obliged to carry out a regular general inspection of the [...]
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The plaintiff is a well-known actor and presenter. The defendant reported in the "Bild" newspaper published by it under the headline [...].
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On november 1, 2008, the German Act to Modernize the Law on Private Limited Companies and Combat Abuses (MoMiG) came into force. [...]
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