Third edition of the Legal Industry Review (LIR) for Germany published

The third edition of the Legal Industry Review (LIR) for Germany was published today and offers a lot of exciting input on the German legal market, also from TIGGES authors, including the current state of the real estate sector and current topics in the area of compliance.
No right to copyright attribution in microstock platforms

In a recently published decision, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) dealt with the question of when artists who distribute their images via microstock portals cannot assert their copyright.
Review: Ladies’ Salon with Dr. Lisa Suckert “Times of crisis. Society between newly opened futures and the nostalgic desire to return”

What exactly do we mean by crises, and how do they shape the development of societies and their visions of the future? We addressed this fascinating question at the TIGGES Women’s Salon network meeting, where we welcomed sociologist Dr. Lisa Suckert from the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne as a guest speaker.
The EU adopts groundbreaking AI regulation: what you need to know

On December 9, 2023, the negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council Presidency agreed on the final version of the EU AI Regulation, which is described as the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence. Read here what you need to know about it.
As of December 17, the legal obligation to set up an internal whistleblower system applies to companies with more than 50 employees

The clock is ticking! The legal obligation to set up an internal whistleblowing system for every medium-sized company with more than 50 employees applies from December 17 – and with it the risk of fines for non-compliance with the implementation obligation.
TIGGES is responsible for the Germany chapter in the Joint Ventures 2023 Guide by Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides

We are delighted to be responsible for the editorial section on Germany in the brand new Joint Ventures 2023 Guide by Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides.
TIGGES Rail Team advises owners of Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH on sale to TX Logistik AG

TX Logistik AG, a company of the Mercitalia Group, in which the logistics activities of the Italian state railroad FS Italiane Group are bundled, acquires Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH, Hamburg, and thus becomes the second largest rail transport company in Germany. The sellers were advised by TIGGES.
General Assembly of the AHK Poland appoints Dr. Dominik Wagner, LL.M. to the Board of Directors and Tomasz Baron as Arbitrator of the Arbitration Board

It gives us great pleasure to announce the election of our partner Dr. Dominik Wagner, LL.M., to the board of the German-Polish Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the election of our colleague Tomasz Baron, LL.M., as arbitrator of the arbitration board at the AHK Poland.
TIGGES Rail Team with several articles in RdTW 05/2023 focusing on rail freight transport

The latest issue of the Zeitschrift für das Recht der Transportwirtschaft (RdTW, issue 5/2023) is fully dedicated to rail freight transport and we are delighted that Dr. Frank Wilting, Klaus-Peter Langenkamp and Dr. Jan Hermeling from the TIGGES Rail competence team have contributed several articles to the issue.
TIGGES recognized by Legal 500 for the third year in a row as a leading law firm in the field of commercial law for the Düsseldorf region

In 2023, we were again recognized by Legal 500 as one of the leading law firms for commercial law in the Düsseldorf region!