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Legal Advice

For More Clarity Right from the Start

If you want to ensure legal certainty in your business relationships and avoid unnecessary legal disputes, then an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Indeed, you don't want to wait for litigation to happen before you seek legal advice. In fact, good legal advice can help you stay out of court altogether. The key is to be proactive in structuring your legal relationships so that they are in the best interests of all parties.

We will provide you with a comprehensive overview. To keep track of all of your company's interests, our lawyers work closely with the auditors, tax advisors and business consultants at RSM Ebner Stolz. When you're involved in cross-border transactions, we bring in our partners from our international network. This enables us to determine right from the start which legal agreements you should make. The agreements will be worded in such a way as to provide you with the legal certainty that you need.

And if you should become involved in a lawsuit, we'll advise you out of court and lay the foundation for success in the proceedings. If the suit goes to trial, we'll assist you not only with the expertise you need, but also with the right strategy.

Current Insights

The European Supply Chain Due Diligence Act is coming

On 15 March 2024, a sufficient majority of EU member states in the Committee of Permanent Representatives, a subsidiary body of the Council of the European Union, agreed to the diluted draft of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Germany abstained from the vote. The draft now adopted deviates from the preliminary political agreement originally reached in the trilogue. It must now be formally adopted by the EU Council and subsequently approved by the EU Parliament.

Duties related to the supply chain - Action guide for small and medium-sized enterprises

Due to the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (in short LkSG) that has been in effect since 1 January 2023, affected companies must fulfill new and far-reaching obligations. A central requirement is the performance of a risk analysis and the implementation of an appropriate and effective risk management system with the aim of identifying, preventing, eliminating, or at least minimizing the extent of human rights and environmental risks along their supply chains. In addition, the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act effectively obligates companies to establish a whistleblower system for the protected reporting of risks and legal violations.

Whistleblower Protection Act: What companies must do

With the so-called Whistleblower Protection Act, the German legislator has implemented the EU's Whistleblower Directive into German law in May 2023. The Whistleblower Protection Act has been in force for larger companies with 250 or more employees since June 2023. Smaller companies with 50 or more employees must comply with the provisions of the Act since December 17, 2023.

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