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    COVID-19: Amendments to the German Insolvency Act
    2020-04-14

    Both the German federal government and various German federal states are pushing ahead with packages of measures to mitigate the as-yet-unforeseeable economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Overview

    In order to mitigate the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the legislator passed the COVID-19 Insolvency Suspension Act (COVInsAG; the “Act”), which came into force on 27 March with retroactive effect from 1 March 2020.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, K&L Gates LLP, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Dr. Bastian Bongertz , Volker Gattringer , Dr. Matthias Grund, LL.M.
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    K&L Gates LLP
    Navigating through Covid-19: The German legal HUB
    2020-04-14

    As Covid-19 continues to spread across the world, the likelihood of your organisation being directly impacted by the outbreak (e. g an infected customer, employee etc.) also increases. Each organisation should insure that it has in place a robust organisational resilience plan which addresses all relevant issues.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Projects & Procurement, Linklaters LLP, Coronavirus
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Linklaters LLP
    COVID-19: Legal impacts on insolvency law in Germany
    2020-04-15

    Temporary suspension of obligation to file for insolvency and of creditor’s right to request opening of insolvency proceedings

    On 25 March 2020 the German parliament passed a bill “to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in civil, bankruptcy and criminal procedure law” (COVID-19 Bill) that aims at protecting companies that experience financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Bird & Bird LLP, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Dirk Barcaba , Elie Kaufman
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Bird & Bird LLP
    Coronavirus & Zivilverfahren - Eilrechtsschutz in Zeiten von „Corona“
    2020-04-15

    Wenn es eilt, bietet die ZPO Mittel und Wege, schnell ans Ziel zu kommen. Der Eilrechtsschutz ist in der COVID-19-Pandemie daher stark im Fokus. Es stellen sich Fragen wie „, Können die Gerichte helfen, die Lieferkette zu stützen?, Wie lässt sich ein Eilverfahren derzeit praktisch durchführen?, Ist durch ‚Corona‘ jetzt alles dringlich?“. Dieser Beitrag unserer Reihe „Coronavirus & Zivilprozess“ verschafft einen Überblick.

    Überblick: Eilrechtsschutz mittels Arrest und einstweiliger Verfügung

    Filed under:
    Germany, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hogan Lovells, Supply chain, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Carolin Marx , Fabian Witt
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Cash pooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of the new German insolvency rules
    2020-04-01

    Cash pooling during the COVID-19 pandemic provides particular challenges for management. What the most important issues on which to focus?

    Many businesses, particularly those operating internationally, have set up group cash pooling systems to optimise payment processes and maximise liquidity. A well-structured cash pooling system offers a treasury department transparency over the group's liquidity and by centralising financing requirements can reduce costs.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, CMS Germany, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Dr. Alexandra Schluck-Amend , Anna Schwarzer
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany
    Germany protects businesses against insolvency during pandemic
    2020-04-02

    The German government has moved quickly and decisively to protect businesses from the short-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. A new law was passed by parliament using remote voting procedures and comes into today, 27 March 2020. The Covid-19 Suspension of Insolvency Law (COVInsAG) provides a protective shield for businesses against the economic fallout caused by the extraordinary measures taken to limit the spread of the SARS- CoV 2 virus which causes the illness we now know as Covid-19.

    The law addresses three main areas:

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, CMS Germany, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Dr. Alexandra Schluck-Amend
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany
    Änderungen des Aktienrechts zur Hauptversammlung durch das Gesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht ("Maßnahmengesetz")
    2020-04-02

    1. Einführung

    Das Maßnahmengesetz hat neben Änderungen insbesondere im Insolvenzrecht vorrübergehend auch substantielle Erleichterungen für die Durchführung von Hauptversammlungen geschaffen.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Advant Beiten
    Authors:
    Dr. Winfried Richardt , Oliver Köster
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Advant Beiten
    Keine Insolvenzantragspflicht, aber Betrugsrisiko!
    2020-04-03

    Mit dem Artikelgesetz zur Abmilderung der Folgen der COVID-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht und dem darin enthaltenen COVID-19-Insolvenzaussetzungsgesetz (COVInsAG) vom 27. März 2020 wurde die Pflicht zur Stellung eines Insolvenzantrags (§ 15a InsO) in den sogleich näher beschriebenen Fällen (siehe Ziff. 1) vorübergehend suspendiert und damit zugleich eine mögliche Strafbarkeit wegen des Vorwurfs der Insolvenzverschleppung (siehe Ziff. 2).

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Advant Beiten
    Authors:
    Jörg Bielefeld , Timo Handel , Alexander Schmid
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Advant Beiten
    Insolvenzrechtliche Privilegierung von Darlehen aufgrund von Corona
    2020-04-03

    Seit dem 1. März 2020 ausgereichte Darlehen unterliegen dank neuer Gesetzgebung Privilegierungen im Hinblick auf insolvenzrechtliche Anfechtungs- und Haftungstatbestände.

    Am 27. März 2020 wurde das Gesetz zur vorübergehenden Aussetzung der Insolvenzantragspflicht und zur Begrenzung der Organhaftung bei einer durch die COVID-19-Pandemie bedingten Insolvenz (COVID-19-Insolvenzaussetzungsgesetz – COVInsAG) verkündet. Dieses trat rückwirkend zum 1. März 2020 in Kraft.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Taylor Wessing, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Hauke Bornschein , Ulf Gosejacob , Dr. Jens Wiesner , Clemens Niedner , Sabine Schomaker , Claus Goedecke , Dr. Michael Malitz , Dr. Michael Brüggemann , Ingo Gerdes , Dr. Martin Heidrich , Hendrik Boss , Maike Schöber , Dr. Michael Beyer , Dr. Peter Seemann
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    Taylor Wessing
    Support for start-up companies in the Covid-19 crisis
    2020-04-03

    The Covid-19 crisis is impacting on all businesses across Germany including the dynamic German start-up scene. In this article we outline some of the more important measures taken by the German government to support start-ups through the crisis. These measures include providing immediate financial support, loan finance, subsidies for short-time work schemes, relaxation of management obligations to file for insolvency, tax relief schemes and the suspension of social security payment obligations.

    Filed under:
    Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, CMS Germany, Start-up companies, Coronavirus
    Authors:
    Dr. Florian Plagemann
    Location:
    Germany
    Firm:
    CMS Germany

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