https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-de/shared-content/rss-feed/outlawOut-Law Newsde-DE60{59588C38-1FBF-4D54-B6F4-6AF1870CCB71}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Extensive-employment-law-reforms-planned-in-Germany?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsDer Koalitionsausschuss von CDU/CSU und SPD hat in der Nacht zum 2. Juli 2026 ein umfangreiches Reformpaket beschlossen. Das Paket (12-Seiten / 152KB PDF) umfasst zahlreiche Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Wirtschaftsstandorts Deutschland, zum Bürokratieabbau und zur Flexibilisierung des Arbeitsmarktes. Aus Arbeitgebersicht fällt insbesondere auf, dass die Koalition an mehreren Stellen auf mehr Flexibilität setzt. Dies betrifft sowohl die Begründung und Beendigung von Arbeitsverhältnissen als auch den Umgang mit krankheitsbedingten Fehlzeiten.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:25:21 Z{2D25B299-E080-4485-9194-D000053B9A58}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/reinforces-Germany-seat-predictable-arbitration?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsDie Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofs vom 18. Dezember 2025 (Aktenzeichen: I ZB 42/25) hat laut Rechtsexperten von Pinsent Masons die Position Deutschlands als Sitz für Schiedsverfahren gestärkt.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:07:21 Z{51FA4993-80F9-476B-A40A-80A5A2D33BF0}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Simplification-drives-EU-policy-agenda-2026?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe latest EU policy agenda outlined this week reveals an emboldening of plans to simplify regulation for businesses, an expert in public policy has said.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:37:02 Z{6841913F-553F-442A-B32C-B90B715879DE}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/upc-legal-test-added-matter-assessment?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsBusinesses seeking to defend or challenge the validity of patents before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) have been given clarity on how the UPC will assess whether applications for divisional patents contain ‘added matter’ from the parent applications they are supported by, experts in patent litigation have said.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:52:03 Z{ED3404A5-970D-4975-B5F5-FFB58876CB66}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Netherland-elections-EU-political-advert-rules?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe forthcoming elections in the Netherlands will offer Europe a chance to see the impact new political advertising regulations will have across the continent.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:39:21 Z{39E7953D-E8F8-4DFE-B16D-B8CE657255E2}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-REMIT-rules-energy-operators?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsRevised EU rules for financing the wholesale energy market will make the system fairer and more manageable for smaller operators, an expert has said. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:11:23 Z{6A3967E1-F97F-4713-A6D0-06C69656EC92}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UPC-considers-patent-infringement-equivalence?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA clear need is emerging for a single legal test to be set for determining how all divisions of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) should assess whether patents have been infringed ‘by equivalence’, experts have said.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:57:04 Z{1F189BB5-7B12-4A53-A69F-9EB96E22DCF7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/AI-first-approach-EU-strategies?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsAI developers in the EU are to get help with signposting the systems and models they offer amidst a push by policymakers to drive AI adoption in the trading bloc.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:57:03 Z{2BB4B173-A8ED-4E76-BF53-04B9DE675DC5}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/regulatory-shift-biosimilars-business-case?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsPharmaceutical companies should look afresh at the business case for investing in ‘candidate’ biosimilars amidst signs that the cost of bringing those products to market globally could be about to significantly reduce owing to an apparent shift in regulatory approach.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:38 Z{AE2E85D3-38FD-4F52-84EB-43C3D4E407A2}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Ruling-boosts-cross-border-healthcare-EU?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA recent ruling is likely to encourage more EU-based healthcare providers to partner with health practitioners elsewhere in the EU to expand the services they offer to a wider group of patients using technology, according to experts in healthcare law.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:45:15 Z{F49C43C3-7557-4777-B048-9B7FACB450D8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UN-sanctions-reimposed-Iran?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe UK and EU have reimposed sanctions on Iran after a last-minute vote to extend sanctions relief to Iran under a previously agreed nuclear deal was rejected.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:28:25 Z{F959CDF0-C9A9-4B3F-B510-484103A08FDA}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/eu-investigation-software-support-practices?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe European Commission is investigating whether SAP may have infringed EU competition laws over practices that it is concerned could unfairly restrict business customers from taking advantage of rival maintenance and support services for certain software SAP supplies.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:15:12 Z{F885C2FA-B6AE-4C15-AD4E-6B148E3466E8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/AI-Act-implementation-law-Germany?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsExisting regulators will take on responsibility for monitoring German companies’ compliance with the EU AI Act, with an enhanced role earmarked for the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA), according to legislative proposals that have been published.Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:46:01 Z{9341452E-DE16-4CF2-A8F7-47F0CEAD75DE}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Logistics-case-highlights-brand-owner-options?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA ruling by a court in Germany highlights how businesses that act as intermediaries in the supply of goods or services can be held liable for trade mark infringement in the EU, a brand protection expert has said.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:50:22 Z{7596DC55-B4D2-448B-B142-0AF90478BC3F}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/European-Commission-low-carbon-hydrogen-methodology?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsGreen hydrogen developers and investors should welcome long-awaited clarity over the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions methodology for low-carbon hydrogen and fuels in the EU through a delegated act adopted by the European Commission in the summer, experts have said. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:19:10 Z{0F47E804-0BD7-49EC-B662-413E9F862135}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Businesses-shape-EU-regime?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsBusinesses, entrepreneurs and investors have been given the chance to shape legislative proposals that will aim to make it simpler for “innovative” companies to set up, operate and expand within the EU.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:04:43 Z{BDB61048-59D0-416F-8EF5-7D7F1FEE4A2A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-address-consent-fatigue-AI-Act?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsMeasures to “limit consent fatigue”, address challenges businesses face in implementing the AI Act and lift burdens associated with reporting cybersecurity incidents will be set out by EU policymakers later this year, it has been confirmed.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:36:02 Z{03243DDC-096F-4139-81A3-B1D55F9B7182}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Rigid-guidelines-impact-online-platform-ad?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsOnline platforms cannot serve adverts to EU users based on a profiling of those users built using sensitive data about those individuals – even if those users provide their explicit consent to such activity, according to a data watchdog.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:16:11 Z{7354169B-831D-4077-80F2-4495FD164A21}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-ad-tech-fine-could-trigger-US-trade-response?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion after determining that the company’s practices distorted competition in two advertising technology (ad tech) markets. 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