Truiken Heydn elected to the ITechLaw Executive Committee
Our partner Dr. Truiken Heydn was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) as of May 2025. She will initially fill the position of Assistant […]
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AI Liability: EU Commission withdraws Proposal for Directive
On February 12, 2025, the EU Commission withdrew the AI Liability Directive. The Commission justified its decision by stating that no foreseeable agreement was reached on the directive. Proposed AI […]
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The ODR platform is being abolished – What does this mean for companies?
In 2016, the EU Commission’s ODR platform for out-of-court dispute resolution was created. Since then, online companies have been required to provide a link to this platform on their websites. […]
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Violations of the GDPR are also competition violations
Since 2018, in Germany the question has been whether competitors can issue each other with warnings if the GDPR is violated. Now the ECJ has ruled: they can. In this […]
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HANDELSBLATT/BEST LAWYERS AWARDS 9 TCI LAWYERS
The American specialist publisher “Best Lawyers” has identified the best business lawyers for the Handelsblatt. Our Munich partner Ruth Dünisch was once again honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of franchise law (Bavaria). But 8 other partners were also honored.
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New product safty regulation
From December 13, 2024, a new EU product safety regulation will apply. The new regulation contains obligations for the various economic operators. We give you an overview of the new manufacturer obligations.
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MICROSOFT 365 and no end in sight
The “long-running issue” of Microsoft 365 continues to keep data protection supervisory authorities busy. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the independent supervisory authority responsible for the EU institutions and bodies, has now spoken out.
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The withdrawal button is coming
Consumers can conclude contracts quickly and easily online. In future, this will also apply to exercising the right of withdrawal. The withdrawal button is being created for this purpose. The EU is setting new requirements for online stores.
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Demarcation from construction supplies/services
Unfortunately, some awarding authorities are still trying to make the award procedure easier for themselves by deliberately, or at least negligently, misclassifying the subject matter of services in violation of procurement law.
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Final trilogue negotiations on Data Act started – when will the European data law come?
The European Commission published the draft Data Act on February 23, 2022. The Data Act draft regulates the provision of data by the data owner to the user, to third […]
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