16 April 2019
Credit risk – BaFin to adjust regulatory practice
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/credit-risk-bafin-to-adjust-regulatory-practice

BaFin announces to adopt EBA Guidelines

03 February 2020
Nutritional and health claims made on foods: compliance can be an asterisk away
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/nutritional-and-health-claims-made-on-foods-compliance-can-be-an-asterisk-away

On 30 January 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ruling in case C 524/18, Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG (hereafter, "Schwabe") v Queisser Pharma GmbH & Co. KG (hereafter, "Queisser").

26 March 2019
New German Trade Secrets Act adopted
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/new-german-trade-secrets-act-adopted

After several months of delay and heated political discussion among all German parties on the scope of protection of the draft act, on Thursday, 21 March 2019, the German parliament adopted the Federal Government’s ...

11 February 2020
New German legislation allows access to the iPhone's NFC antenna
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/new-german-legislation-allows-access-to-the-iphones-nfc-antenna

As part of the implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5), the German Parliament has decided to require providers of technical infrastructures, such as Apple in relation to the Near Field ...

30 January 2020
Implementation of the fifth money laundering directive in Germany: increased penalty in the course of the transparency register
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/implementation-of-the-fifth-money-laundering-directive-in-germany

At the beginning of the year, the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (“AMLD5”) was implemented in Germany. Thereby, the German Money Laundering Act was subjected to an extensive reform, in regards to penalty infringements ...

14 June 2019
The Gmail Judgment of the Court of Justice: Some questions answered, new questions raised
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-gmail-judgment-of-the-court-of-justice

On June 13, 2019, the Court of Justice (CJ) announced its judgment in the Gmail case . The judgment provides the CJ’s view on a question that has been subject of a dispute with the German national regulator which ...

28 February 2020
Europe's digital roadmap indicates two-pronged approach to platform economy and competition rules
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/europes-digital-roadmap-indicates-two-pronged-approach-to-platform-economy-and-competition-rules

Margrethe Vestager gave an indication of how she intends to use her enhanced powers as both digital czar and competition law enforcer, when the European Commission presented its roadmap for Europe’s digital future on 19 ...

17 March 2020
Double Caution: Gun Jumping Risks in M&A Transactions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/double-caution-gun-jumping-risks-in-m-and-a-transactions

Following a few interesting EU developments regarding gun jumping in concentrations our Competition team looked into the relevance for M&A transactions, whilst taking into perspective what the ECJ and European ...

01 March 2019
Talking Shop February 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/talking-shop-february-2019

Welcome to the February edition of our Retail & Consumer monthly news round-up. This newsletter focuses on key news and updates for retail and consumer-facing businesses around the world.

01 February 2019
Talking Shop January 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/talking-shop-january-2019

Welcome to the January edition of our Retail & Consumer monthly news round-up.