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Judgment: data protection in employment relationships; high standards for a damage claim

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, mobility Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

In a decision of 25 February 2021 which is highly relevant for companies, the District Labor Court of Baden-Württemberg not only set high standards more...

Federal Constitutional Court rules on the referral of questions relating to the GDPR

Category: data protection Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Johannes Zwerschke Date: 2021

The Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that courts are required to consider whether to refer unclarified questions relating to the GDPR to the ECJ more...

Guidelines for Regulation (EU) 2019/1020

Category: product safety Industry: machine construction, cosmetics, consumer goods, healthcare Author: Philipp Reusch Date: 2021

The EU Commission publishes Guidelines on the practical implementation of Article 4 of the new Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) more...

Guide to the mutual recognition of goods

Category: product safety , compliance Industry: consumer goods, machine construction Author: Philipp Reusch Date: 2021

The EU Commission publishes a Guide to the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/515 on the mutual recognition of goods more...

"Hafnium": potential impact on processing relationships

Category: contract law , compliance , data protection Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

BSI is warning about "Hafnium" security vulnerabilities in Exchange servers. The consequences affect German companies as well as their processors more...

Import and distribution of rapid antigen tests

Category: product liability , product safety Industry: healthcare Author: Miriam Schuh Date: 2021

Rapid antigen tests are an important part of the efforts to combat the pandemic. Which requirements apply for the import and distribution of rapid more...

Cybersecurity compliance management: implementing legal cybersecurity requirements in a strategic manner

Category: contract law , product safety , product liability , data protection , cybersecurity Industry: consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, mobility Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

With the proliferation of cybersecurity regulations, companies are increasingly confronted with legal cyber-risks. Cybersecurity compliance management more...

Administrative Court of Mainz: end-to-end encryption of e-mails required only in case of high risk

Category: cybersecurity , data protection Industry: mobility, healthcare, machine construction, consumer goods Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2021

By Judgment of 17 December 2020 (Case No. 1 K 778/19.MZ), the Administrative Court of Mainz ruled that it is not a violation of the GDPR for persons more...

Bill for a Supply Chain Act

Category: compliance , product liability , product safety , contract law Industry: machine construction, mobility, healthcare, consumer goods, railway Author: Daniel Wuhrmann Date: 2021

After much preliminary discussion, the bill for an Act on Corporate Due Diligence Requirements in the Supply Chain (the Due Diligence Act) has now more...