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21. Oktober 2008 —CK - Washington. Beginning January 1, 2009, criminal records from the federal register will become available through electronic transmission. The federal attorney general issued a press release on October 15, 2008, explaining that the federal cabinet in Berlin passed the required regulation which …
20. Mai 2008 —CK - Washington. For the longest time, German insurers would not touch insurance coverage for the legal cost of IP litigation. Now, an insurance product provides such coverage for patent and trademark litigation. The cost of litigation in Germany is generally more predictable in Germany than the U…
24. September 2006 —CK - Washington. The federal government enacted legislation to retain seized illicit gains of criminals. Currently, German criminal law provides that victims may claim such gains but if they fail to, the seized assets will eventually return to criminals, unless other asset forfeiture rules apply. …
2. Juli 2006 —CK - Washington. On July 7, 2006, the Federal Council, Bundesrat, may approve the Diet-passed legislation to incorporate the EU antidiscrimination directives into German law. The Council had worked with the Diet on a compromise after it critized the initial draft as partially overbroad and partial…
19. Februar 2006 —CK - Washington. Germany intends to enact legislation to comply with the E.U. merger directive 2005/56 which entered into force on December 15, 2005. Transborder mergers between German and other European companies will require a merger certificate which companies may obtain after preparing a joint…
18. März 2005 —SKe - Washington. The new edition of Das Schweizerische Bankgeschäft, The Swiss Banking Business, by Urs Emch, Hugo Renz, Reto Arpagaus, Schulthess-Verlag, 2004, informs of drastic changes in the Swiss banking and finance market since the fifth edition was published in 1993. The Swiss legislator re…
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