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    Datenschutz im Insolvenzverfahren
    2021-03-19

    Im (vorläufigen) Insolvenzverfahren ist es die Aufgabe des Insolvenzverwalters, für den Schutz personenbezogener Daten zu sorgen. Er übernimmt anstelle des ursprünglichen Geschäftsführers/Inhabers die Führung des Unternehmens und wird damit gemäß Art. 4 Nr. 7 Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) datenschutzrechtlich verantwortlich. Das gilt nicht nur, wenn personenbezogene Daten für die Zwecke des Insolvenzverfahrens verarbeitet werden, sondern betrifft alle Verarbeitungsvorgänge im schuldnerischen Unternehmen. Ein „Insolvenzprivileg“ kennt das Datenschutzrecht dabei nicht.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Taylor Wessing
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Stabilisierungsmaßnahmen und Beteiligungen der öffentlichen Hand an Unternehmen - unsere Expertise
    2020-03-27

    Im Zuge der „Corona-Krise“ benötigen viele betroffene Unternehmen dringend staatliche Unterstützung, um akute Liquiditätsengpässe zeitnah abwenden zu können und um ihre Eigenkapitalquote zu stärken. Der Bund hat dazu nun das Gesetz zur Errichtung eines Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (WStFG) erlassen. Das WStFG sieht die Errichtung eines Wirtschaftsstabilisierungsfonds (WSF) zur Stützung der Realwirtschaft vor (Ausführliche Informationen zum WSF wie bspw. zu Antragsberechtigungen, Voraussetzungen und Zuständigkeiten finden Sie u.a.

    Filed under:
    European Union, Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Public, Tax, Taylor Wessing, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Michael Brüggemann , Clemens Niedner , Dr. Martin Heidrich
    Location:
    European Union, Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    German company directors: watch out
    2017-12-05

    German insolvency proceedings expose company directors to high risks of personal liability. Claims brought on the basis of sec. 92(2), 93(3) German Companies Act (Aktiengesetz, AktG) and sec. 64 German Limited Liability Companies Act can have disastrous financial consequences. Damages can be in the millions. Therefore many company directors purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurances (D&O insurance) to protect their personal assets.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Authors:
    Dr. Michael Malitz
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Payment of salary to employee by insolvent third party not protected from German claw-back claims
    2022-04-07

    Background

    Under German insolvency law, employees are generally protected from claw-back claims. The payment of wages is considered a "cash transaction" if the employer pays the salary within three months of the work being performed. A “cash transaction” can only be contested in limited circumstances. Where a third party pays the salary, the cash transaction privilege remains if it is not clear to the employee that a third party made the payment (s.142(2) and s.3 InsO).

    A recent German Federal Court of Justice ruling shows that this protection has limits.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing, Federal Court of Justice
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    An overview of the new German business stabilisation and restructuring regime
    2021-03-03

    On 1 January 2021, the German Law for the Further Development of the Restructuring and Insolvency Laws (SanInsFoG) came into force.

    Crucially, this contains a stabilisation and restructuring framework for businesses (StaRUG). Set out within this are new procedures for out-of-court pre-insolvency restructurings in Germany (the German Scheme), introduced in connection with the Directive on restructuring and insolvency of 20 June 2019 ((EU) 2019/1023) (Restructuring Directive). Also worthy of mention is the fact that the German Insolvency Code has undergone significant changes.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Coronavirus
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    IP-Lizenzen in der Insolvenz von Lizenzgeber und Lizenznehmer
    2020-03-26

    Handlungsbedarf und Handlungsoptionen

    Filed under:
    Germany, Copyrights, Designs and trade secrets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Patents, Trademarks, Taylor Wessing
    Authors:
    Benedikt F. Flöter , Dr. Dirk Wieddekind
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    New trends in German restructuring cases and distressed M&A
    2017-11-01

    In the German market, target companies are generally acquired out of insolvency through an asset sale. While this still holds true for the lion’s share of transactions, an increasing number of target companies are being acquired through a share sale.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing
    Authors:
    Hendrik Boss
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    New developments on over-indebtedness under German insolvency law and impact on start-ups
    2022-03-09

    Under German insolvency law, a company is over-indebted when its existing assets do not fully cover its debts and there is no positive going concern prognosis. A positive going concern prognosis is assumed if the company has sufficient liquid funds available for a certain period to satisfy all liabilities at maturity and its profitability will be restored in accordance with a business plan.

    Recent court decisions and legislative clarification

    Over-indebtedness remains a ground for insolvency

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Taylor Wessing
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    New restructuring legislation in Germany - what was planned but not implemented?
    2021-03-02

    The Further Development Act on Restructuring and Insolvency Law (Sanierungsrechtsfortentwicklungsgesetz, or SanInsFoG2) came into force at the beginning of 2021, marking the final implementation of Germany's latest insolvency law innovations.

    Here, we outline how the original, more extensive plans and draft laws from autumn 2020 compare with what was ultimately implemented.

    Which provisions weren't implemented?

    The SanInsFoG introduces the possibility of early risk identification and preventive restructuring before the stage of insolvency maturity.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing
    Authors:
    Dr. Alexander Senninger
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Corona: (insolvenz-)rechtliche Eckpunkte bei der Inanspruchnahme staatlicher Finanzierungshilfen
    2020-03-25

    Unternehmen, die aufgrund der Corona-Krise Liquiditätsprobleme entwickeln, sollen auf staatliche Finanzierungshilfen zurückgreifen können. Die Bundesregierung hat diesbezüglich ein Schutzschild beschlossen, der die Unternehmen mittels Kostensenkungen (durch arbeits-, steuer-, und sozialrechtliche Maßnahmen) sowie kurzfristiger Darlehen in der Krise stabilisieren soll. Weitere Maßnahmen werden derzeit zusätzlich auf Länderebene entwickelt.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Hendrik Boss , Dr. Martin Heidrich , Ingo Gerdes , Dr. Michael Malitz , Dr. Peter Seemann , Hauke Bornschein , Clemens Niedner , Claus Goedecke , Dr. Jens Wiesner , Sabine Schomaker , Ulf Gosejacob , Michael Brüggemann
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing

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