Class Actions and Mass Actions
Our German dispute resolution team regularly works with clients involved in a number of similar proceedings. The team has extensive experience with the special challenges associated with such "mass actions", such as coordinating fact-finding, the evaluation of these facts and the structuring of the actual litigation management. Efficient organisation allows the team to properly handle in a cost-effective manner the scale of issues that regularly arise in such cases.
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Publications: 09 OCTOBER 2020
Hamburg regulator issues EUR 35 million GDPR fine for data privacy breach
The Hamburg Data Protection Authority imposed the largest ever GDPR fine in German history on Swedish fashion company H&M on 1 October 2020. According to the regulator, the company had stored and used…
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Publications: 07 OCTOBER 2020
Covid-19 threatens surge in M&A disputes
The pandemic has led to a sharp up-tick in disputes between buyers and sellers, with the prospect of litigation and arbitration on aspects of the deal process that have rarely been tested before.
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Publications: 22 SEPTEMBER 2020
First German decision holding credit rating agency liable to investors
The German courts have taken the liability of credit rating agencies to the next level. In a series of recent decisions, the Berlin Regional Court has developed criteria under which credit rating…
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Publications: 28 AUGUST 2019
New German act on corporate sanctions and internal investigations taking shape
A Corporate Sanctions Act is taking shape in Germany. It would bring about a significant increase in potential corporate fines, introduce far-reaching changes to the prosecution of corporate crimes…
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