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21/03/2024
CMS European M&A Study 2024
The CMS Corporate/M&A Group is pleased to launch the 16th edition of the European M&A Study
18/03/2024
E-learning | Open source compliance for software developers
This e-learning course has been specially designed for software developers. Its purpose is to raise awareness of what needs to be considered from a legal viewpoint when software developers use open source software.
18/03/2024
E-learning | Open source compliance – basics
This e-learning course teaches the basics of open source compliance. The aim of the course is to raise awareness of the advantages as well as the risks and pitfalls of open source software in all these levels of the company. At the end of the course, solutions to identify risks and avoid them as best as possible through appropriate processes are shown. The e-learning course is aimed at everyone in companies who comes into contact with open source software. This includes not only management but also the IT and development department, purchasing, sales and product management.
18/03/2024
E-learning | Contact with competitors – basic competition law rules
Our e-learning course on dealing with competitors provides our clients with a sound basis for training their employees. This e-learning course guides through the correct conduct under competition law when in contact with competitors.
18/03/2024
E-learning | Protection of reporting persons using a whistleblower system
The EU’s Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937) was transposed into national law in Germany by the Whistleblower Protection Act (Hin­weis­ge­ber­s­chutzge­setz, HinSchG). The Whistleblower Protection Act came into effect on 2 July 2023. We have developed an e-learning course for your employees that answers the essential legal and organisational questions relating to the whistleblower protection provided by having a reporting system in place. The course also explains how a whistleblowing system works and encourages staff to report potential issues internally rather than contacting the relevant external reporting office.
18/03/2024
E-learning | Money laundering prevention in industry and trade
This e-learning course was developed specifically for employees and suppliers. It is intended to raise awareness of what must be observed legally to successfully prevent money laundering. As the addressees of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Geld­wäschege­setz, GwG), companies are obliged to take precautions against their own abuse for money laundering purposes or financing terrorists. The e-learning course takes into account the special position of goods traders in money laundering prevention and can be individually supplemented and modified with regard to the specific risk exposure (especially business activities with high-risk countries, dealing with deviating payers or conspicuous drop shipments).
18/03/2024
E-Learning | Preventing corruption – basics and practical tips
In a business context, benefits such as gifts and invitations are mainly intended to promote and maintain business relationships. However, using excessive benefits to influence business decisions is not allowed. There is often uncertainty about what is "allowed" and what is "banned" in the business world. Our basic training on corruption prevention educates your employees and provides practical guidance for everyday business that complies with legal requirements.
18/03/2024
E-learning | Competition law – basics
This e-learning course provides you with the basics of the main bans under competition law, highlights the various severe legal consequences of competition law violations and provides recommendations on what to do in the event of searches by competition authorities.
12/03/2024
Podcast CMS To Go | Güteverfahren – eine effiziente Alternative zu Gerichts­ver­fahren?
Court proceedings clearly often cost a lot of time, money and internal resources, as well as damaging ongoing business relationships. So are there any alternatives? Mediation and arbitration proceedings offer a little-known but efficient option, which Claus Thiery and Sandra Renschke present in our new Litigation Matters podcast. Appearing as a guest is Dr Ulrich Hagel, CEO of EUCON, the European Institute for Conflict Management. As a recognised mediation body, EUCON provides a way of handling commercial disputes. Dr Ulrich Hagel reports at first hand on how me­di­ation/ar­bit­ra­tion proceedings work, what advantages they offer and what the differences are between them and other types of proceedings.
06/03/2024
Podcast CMS To Go | KI-Verordnung: Was Arbeitgeber wissen müssen
The EU’s AI Regulation aims to promote the introduction of human-centred and trustworthy artificial intelligence in Europe. But what is the content of this much-discussed new framework and what is its purpose? What implications does it have for employers and for the use of AI within companies? Will the goal of the legislation actually be achieved or is the opposite likely to be the case? In a new "Employment law made simple" podcast, Dr Inka Knappertsbusch and Patricia Jares address these questions and many other interesting issues. Have a listen.
22/02/2024
Neue Chance für das Wach­stum­schan­cenge­setz
Welcome to the first 2024 podcast in the CMS To Go series "beigeSTEUERt", in which we look at the most important changes in tax legislation. Dr Martin Friedberg, Philine Lindner and Dr Hendrik Arendt present the most important new and upcoming rules around corporate tax law, including the Minimum Taxation Directive, the Financing for the Future Act (ZuFinG), the Secondary Credit Market Act (KrZwMG) and the Budget Financing Act (HFG). There is a special focus on the Growth Opportunities Act (WCG), which is aimed at making the German economy more in­vest­ment-friendly and competitive.
21/02/2024
Das neue MoPeG: Welche Auswirkungen hat es auf das Steuerrecht?
On 1 January 2024, the Act to Modernise Partnership Law (MoPeG) entered into force. What is the tax law impact of the new, apparently innocuous amendments to civil law? In our latest "talkingTAX" podcast, Dr Martin Friedberg and Luise Uhl-Ludäscher deal with these questions and many other interesting issues in connection with the MoPeG. Have a listen.