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The first corona vaccinations have been carried out. The plans for widespread vaccination are becoming more concrete as each new vaccine is approved. The possibility of getting vaccinated has also led to an increasing discussion in company practice of the questions this raises with regard to the employment relationship. In our FAQ, our experts Annabelle Marceau and Jörn Kuhn have summarised the most important questions and answers.

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The Bundestag has clarified by law that in the case of government imposed closures and restrictions, commercial lessees may be entitled to a rent adjustment claim on grounds of a disturbance of the business basis.

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The year 2020 has been strongly influenced by the corona pandemic, also in terms of labour law. This is reflected not only in the legislation but also in the case law. This newsletter provides you with an update on the laws of relevance to employers that were passed by the Bundestag shortly before the end of the year to cushion the blow of the corona crisis. Also outside of corona, how-ever, the labour law courts once again have some exciting rulings to offer. Read for yourself!

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At this year's 18th German Corporate M&A-Congress, our experts Myriam Baars-Schilling and Dr. Markus Rasner joined our distinguished guests Matthias Lüttges, Head of M&A and Transaction Solutions at Aon Germany, and Martin Lambrecht, attorney and insolvency administrator at LAMBRECHT, in a panel on the topic of "Distressed Investments - Bargain or Bad Buy".

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Oppenhoff has appointed new partners with effect from 1 January 2021.

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The independent commercial law firm Oppenhoff advised Ford on the complex cooperation agreements with Marelli.

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Data transfers to third countries outside the EU have been made considerably more difficult by the Schrems II decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of 16 July 2020. While the EU-US Privacy Shield has been declared null and void, the EU standard contractual clauses, among others, continue to be valid, but in certain cases need to be supplemented by addition-al protective measures.

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In the course of the ongoing pandemic, the legislator has adopted further regulations primarily concerning the right to the continued payment of remuneration or compensatory benefits as well as the utilisation of care leave. Here, we are summarising the most important relevant amendments to the Third Civil Protection Act [Drittes Bevölkerungsschutzgesetz], which came into force on 19 November 2020, and the Hospital Future Act [Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz, KHZG], which came into force on 29 October 2020:

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The independent commercial law firm Oppenhoff has advised the shareholders of Babybe GmbH on the sale of all of its shares to Natus Medical Incorporated. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. Babybe has been advised by Oppenhoff since the first financing round.

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The corona vaccine is on the horizon. In this context, employers are already facing a variety of questions: for example, can employees be obliged to get vaccinated or can they be denied access to the company without proof of vaccination?

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