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We mourn our colleague and mentor – Attorney Andreas Reuter

Industry: corporate news Author: Philipp Reusch , Daniel Wuhrmann Date: 2022

As Of Counsel, Andreas Reuter enriched us for many years with his expertise and experience, his humor and his wonderful way of getting us excited more...

The EU Cyber Resilience Act: more cybersecurity for products?

Category: product safety , compliance , data protection Industry: machine construction, mobility, healthcare, consumer goods Author: Monika Menz , Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

The EU Commission plans to publish a proposal this year for a new Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which will include new cybersecurity requirements for more...

The NIS 2 Directive: content and implementation in practice

Category: compliance , cybersecurity Industry: mobility, machine construction, healthcare Author: Monika Menz , Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

With the NIS 2 Directive, European lawmakers are planning to tighten cybersecurity requirements for companies considerably more...

Expiration of the transitional periods for manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment to present a takeback plan

Category: compliance Industry: consumer goods Author: Miriam Schuh , Anna Piroth Date: 2022

Under the new Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment for the B2B market are required to present more...

Autonomous vehicles: more legal certainty with regard to data protection

Category: data protection , contract law Industry: mobility Author: Karin Potel , Jennifer Stauder , Daniel Wuhrmann Date: 2022

A new Ordinance specifies the data protection requirements for autonomous vehicles, affecting manufacturers and suppliers more...

The draft Whistleblower Act: what companies need to keep in mind

Category: compliance Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, railway Author: Daniel Wuhrmann Date: 2022

At the start of April, the Federal Ministry of Justice published a bill for an "Act for better protection of whistleblowers more...

Fast Charging Act: Turbo for e-mobility on German roads?

Category: contract law , product liability , compliance , product safety Industry: mobility Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Jennifer Stauder Date: 2022

A year ago, the Fast Charging Act (SchnellLG) reached the Bundestag. What has happened since then? more...

Management of requests for information under the GDPR

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: machine construction, mobility, consumer goods, railway Author: Monika Menz , Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2022

Requests for information under the GDPR are becoming increasingly important. This is how implementation can succeed in practice more...

High hurdles for processing GPS data from vehicles

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: machine construction, railway, mobility Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

The Hessian data protection supervisory authority has ordered a company to refrain from storing GPS data on its vehicles. This approach has now been more...