16 November 2020
Quantification of cartel damages – first German Court recourses to freehand estimation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/quantification-of-cartel-damages

The Regional Court of Dortmund is the first German court quantifying a cartel damage claim by estimating the amount of damage on the basis of § 287 of the Code of Civil Procedure of Germany. In contrast to the previous ...

17 December 2019
German act to implement the 5th EU money laundering directive
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/gesetz-zur-umsetzung-der-fuenften-eu-geldwaescherichtlinie

To implement RL (EU) 2018/843 (so-called 5th EU Money Laundering Directive) the German Federal Government published – subsequent to the draft bill of the Federal Ministry of Finance – a draft legislation on 31.07.2019. ...

14 January 2019
Analysis of innovation facilitators established in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/analysis-of-innovation-facilitators-established-in-the-eu

Our payments team focus in on some of the observations set out in the ESA's joint comparative analysis of the innovation facilitators in the EU.

19 December 2018
Proposals issued by the European Commission to require payment service providers to disclose VAT details
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/proposals-issued-by-ec-require-payment-service-providers-to-disclose-vat-details

We analyse the European Commission's proposed amendments, which could require payment service providers (PSPs) to disclose payment transaction data to Member States.

03 June 2019
Baseline merges with Valeocon to bolster Bird & Bird management consulting business
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/global/baseline-merges-with-valeocon

International law firm Bird & Bird today announces the merger of its Baseline consulting arm with Valeocon Management Consulting, creating one of the largest management consultancy firms linked to an international law ...