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!
ECJ: Carriage of empty containers in combined transport not cabotage

In our new series TransporTrends, together with the Kompetenznetz Logistik.NRW / LOG-IT Club e.V., we regularly provide information on current topics, decisions and trends in transport and logistics law – starting today with a landmark decision by the ECJ on cabotage.
Chefsache | The Metaverse – Opportunity for digital business models and a bouquet of legal issues | 07.02.23 | 16.30 – 19.00 hrs

The metaverse is one of the world’s most talked-about trends and companies from all sectors are looking at the strategic advantages this new digital era offers them and how they can successfully enter this new world. But what exactly is “the metaverse”? And what legal issues will companies that also want to present themselves in the metaverse have to deal with in the future?
Article trans.iNFO: The Supply Chain Duty of Care Act: Effects on the logistics industry

In the current issue of Trans.iNFO, the online magazine for the logistics industry, which focuses on “Supply chains in crisis mode”, TIGGES lawyer Kim Lif Rademacher summarizes the effects of the new law on the logistics industry.
TIGGES wishes you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year 2023

We wish you a Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a good start to the New Year. With this year’s Christmas card, we are supporting the DÜSSELDORF TEILT e.V. campaign with a donation for the victims of the war in Ukraine.