info corners

The new class action rules are coming and will have quite an impact. Our info corner gives you an overview of how CEE countries intend to implement the Directive.

This info corner aims to give an overview of all applicable sanctions in the CEE region in connection with the Ukraine conflict. It will be updated regularly.

Businesses are all too familiar with resource shortages due to the many recent crises in the EU. This info corner presents ideas and concepts for responding to such crises from a macroeconomic and regulatory point of view. 

This info corner gives an overview of our legal expertise in relation to environmental, social and governance.

The Whistleblower Directive (EU 2019/1937) requires companies with 250 or more employees to implement a reporting system as of 17 December 2021. In this info corner you will find regular legal updates for the CEE region.

The eagerly awaited Renewable Energy Expansion Act (Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz, EAG) together with amendments to other energy-related laws, is expected to be approved by parliament in the first quarter of 2021. You will find the latest information as well as legal assessments of the legislative package in our info corner. (in German)

The EU Restructuring Directive aims to introduce a framework for pre-insolvency restructurings. Its implementation by Member States could significantly contribute to addressing the expected increase of corporate defaults and financially distressed companies in 2021 and beyond. Get monthly updates and more on the implementation of the Restructuring Directive in CEE in our info corner.

This info corner provides an up-to-date overview of the currently existing FDI regimes in the CEE, covering the following aspects: Filing requirements, process and timetable, legal basis and related Schoenherr publications. It will keep pace with ongoing developments in the countries, and will therefore be continuously updated.

The coronavirus presents us with completely new challenges. With the coronavirus info corner we aim to provide specifics about certain legal aspects surrounding Covid-19.

This info corner summaries the main UTP acts and other acts aiming to curb the exercise of SMP, decisions, supplementing materials, as well as our insights and thoughts on this topic.