Converting a GmbH into an AG changes decision-making, share transfers and obligations. When it pays off for mid-sized companies – and what speaks against it.

MAC clauses are intended to give buyers a right of withdrawal if the target company’s position deteriorates. Under the law of the US state of Delaware, they are practically ineffective – effective protection is provided only by clearly quantified exit thresholds.

A treasury manager wired more than EUR 50 million to fraudsters posing as his superior over the phone and by messenger within 25 days. The Cologne Labor Court upheld his dismissal and full personal liability – even with D&O insurance in place.

Service between Germany and the United States is governed by the Hague Service Convention of 15 November 1965 – both states are contracting parties.

US courts tend to circumvent the Hague Convention through “service by alternate means” when German authorities refuse service for lack of the Convention's requirements – with an excerpt from In re South African Apartheid Litigation (S.D.N.Y. 2009).

German citizens and companies can only resist service of US complaints and enforcement of US judgments in narrow exceptional cases – an overview of Article 13 HZÜ, Section 23 EGGVG and Section 328 ZPO.

SCOTUSblog is the leading independent source for analysis and reporting on the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Mannheim Labor Court (judgment of 11 June 2026 – case no. 5 Ca 139/25) dismissed a mobbing claim: ordinary workplace friction does not amount to legally relevant mobbing.

US law: When courts disregard the separation of parent and subsidiary (piercing the corporate veil) – the four typical scenarios and practical recommendations for German groups.

From 1 January 2028, Section 44c SGB V allows partial incapacity for work of 25%, 50% or 75%. What employers need to know about voluntariness, the Hamburg model and payroll.

Since 11 September 2026, manufacturers' reporting obligations under Art. 14 CRA have applied – including to products already on the market. What companies need to organise now.

Higher Regional Court of Celle (judgment of 12 May 2026 – 13 U 88/25): Without a clear agreement, the party commissioning advertising photos acquires no right to pass them on to dealers – dealers must verify the chain of rights themselves.