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Protection of mobility data: he who hesitates is lost!

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

Protection of mobility data is becoming more important. Companies must act more...

What happens when the gas stops flowing?

Category: compliance , contract law Industry: mobility, machine construction, healthcare, consumer goods Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Jennifer Stauder Date: 2022

The gas supply situation is tense and prices are rising enormously. Gas is in short supply and, in the worst case, may be subject to rationing. This more...

International data transfers: options for companies

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

Whether they or aware of it or not, many companies transfer data to third countries, which exposes them to (avoidable) legal risks. We provide an more...

Data protection authorities: new checklist for data processing agreements

Category: compliance , data protection , contract law Industry: mobility Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

Several German data protection authorities are currently examining the data processing agreements used by major hosting providers. The checklist which more...

Packaging Act update

Category: compliance , product safety Industry: consumer goods Author: Miriam Schuh , Wiete Herweg Date: 2022

New requirements in accordance with the Packaging Act took effect for economic operators on 1 July 2022. Companies are now required to register in the more...

Backups and disaster recovery: when is the service provider liable?

Category: compliance , cybersecurity , data protection , contract law Industry: machine construction, mobility, healthcare, consumer goods Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

Services offering backup-as-a-service (BaaS) and disaster-recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) are very popular at the moment. But what would the legal more...

Renegotiations (of prices) in the supply chain and their risks

Category: contract law Industry: mobility Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Jennifer Stauder Date: 2022

Current (global) market conditions, and particularly the immense rise in prices, are weighing down the entire automotive industry and compelling many more...

Data protection in whistleblowing

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

Two fines imposed by the Italian authorities demonstrate the risks in data protection law which companies run when setting up internal reporting more...

Non-material damages for data protection violations: what companies need to know

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: healthcare, mobility, machine construction Author: Stefan Hessel , Christina Kiefer Date: 2022

In the event of data protection violations, companies face not only fines, but also the risk of legal actions from data subjects seeking non-material more...