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    COVID-19 (Coronavirus): How the COVID-19 Relief Act Can Help Rescue German Companies
    2020-03-26

    On March 25, 2020, the German parliament adopted a package of measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID-19 Relief Act”). This article contains an overview of the key measures for German companies, which are:

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Jörg Meißner , Dominik Moser , Angela Kerek , Florian Ehrich
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Morrison & Foerster LLP
    Which steps is Germany taking to respond to COVID-19 and assist potentially stressed/distressed companies?
    2020-03-20

    Due to its constitutional and legal system, Germany is different from a number of other countries around the world. Measures fighting the spread of COVID-19 in Germany cannot be taken at the central government level in Berlin (Bundesregierung) but have to be taken by the governments of the 16 states (Landesregierungen), which constitute the Federal Republic of Germany.

    However, in recent days the Prime Ministers of the 16 German states have coordinated their action closely with each other and with the central German government.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Squire Patton Boggs, European Commission
    Authors:
    Jens Rinze
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Squire Patton Boggs
    Legal Update - Anfechtungs- und haftungsrechtliche Erleichterungen für COVID-19-Finanzierungen in Deutschland
    2020-03-23

    Mit außerordentlichem Engagement treibt das Bundesministerium für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz (BMJV) aktuell das Gesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht voran. Weniger als zwei Wochen nach Beginn der weitreichenden Einschränkungen des öffentlichen Lebens und auch der Wirtschaft in Deutschland aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie soll es nun verabschiedet werden.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Latham & Watkins LLP
    Authors:
    Frank Grell , Jörn Kowalewski , Ulrich Klockenbrink
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Corona-Virus: Unternehmen unter Quarantäne - was tun?
    2020-02-28

    Das Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 hat Deutschland infiziert. Auch solide Unternehmen drohen in Folge dessen unverschuldet in die Krise zu stürzen. Während die operativen Tätigkeiten aufgrund der Isolierung ganzer Belegschaften oder gesprengten Lieferketten vorübergehend eingestellt werden, bleiben Verbindlichkeiten wie Miete, Gehälter, Sozialabgaben und Kapitaldienst in rechtlicher Hinsicht gegen das Coronavirus immun. Fortlaufende Fixkosten denen kein operatives Ergebnis gegenübersteht, belasten die Liquidität und stellen einen existenzbedrohenden Angriff für jede Unternehmensfinanzierung dar.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Bankruptcy, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Dr. Martin Heidrich
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Neues Jahr, neues Recht: Neuerungen im SchKG
    2019-01-14

    Seit dem 1. Januar 2019 haben Schuldner bei Vorliegen bestimmter Voraussetzungen neu die Möglichkeit, mittels eines Gesuchs zu verlangen, dass ungerechtfertigte Betreibungen nicht auf dem Betreibungsregisterauszug ersichtlich sind. Neben dieser neuen Möglichkeit hat das Bundesgesetz über Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs (SchKG) zusätzliche kleinere Änderungen erfahren, welche in diesem Beitrag kurz aufgezeigt werden.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, MLL Legal Ltd
    Authors:
    David Peter , Urs Boller
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    MLL Legal Ltd
    Directors' liability for payments made to companies in insolvency
    2019-06-07

    Background

    According to German law, managing directors of limited liability companies are personally liable for payments that have been made despite insolvency. This can lead to widespread liability.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Board of directors
    Authors:
    Benjamin Bardutzky
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    New rules on directors’ liability in Germany
    2018-11-08

    The German Federal Court of Justice has tightened its grip on company directors again. In a recent judgment on directors’ liability in insolvency situations, the Court clarified the scope of sections 60- 61 of the German Insolvency Act.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Debtor in possession, Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr. Daniel Kunz , Leopold Bauer
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Epic fails bei Restrukturierungen / #5: Verhandlungen mit dem falschen Betriebsrat
    2018-12-13

    In unserer Blogserie „Epic fails“ haben wir bereits über einige Fallstricke bei Restrukturierungen berichtet, wie beim Abschluss eines Rahmeninteressenausgleichs oder zuletzt beim fehlenden

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Ius Laboris
    Authors:
    Henrik Lüthge
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Kliemt Arbeitsrecht <small>(part of Ius Laboris)</small>
    German Federal Court (BGH) bolsters creditor's rights in debtor in possession proceedings by ruling on director's liability vis-à-vis creditors
    2018-05-22

    In its April 2018 decision, the BGH ruled on the question whether the directors of a company that has been granted debtor in possession status by the respective insolvency court can become personally liable for a breach of a duty of care vis-à-vis the creditors like an insolvency administrator. The underlying legal question was the subject of a controversial academic discussion in the past.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, White & Case, Debtor in possession, Directors' duties, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Riaz K. Janjuah , Sylvia Fiebig , Jonas Tangermann
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    White & Case
    German Court rejects the “bow wave theory” (“Bugwellentheorie”) in test for company illiquidity
    2018-02-15

    Under German law, there are strict legal obligations for the managing directors of an insolvent company to file for insolvency. Failure to comply exposes a managing director to civil and criminal liability. It is therefore important for managing directors to know how to test whether their company is insolvent. One of the legal reasons for insolvency is illiquidity and the second senate of the German Federal Civil Court (“BGH”) has, in a decision dated 19 December 2017 (II ZR 88/16), clarified a question regarding the illiquidity test.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Squire Patton Boggs, Market liquidity
    Authors:
    Andreas Lehmann
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Squire Patton Boggs

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