TransporTrends July 2025: New special court jurisdiction for freight, forwarding and warehousing business in NRW
In our TransporTrends series, 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 – today it’s about the new special jurisdiction for freight, forwarding and warehousing business in NRW at Aachen Regional Court and Cologne Higher Regional Court.
Making returns management legally compliant: What online retailers should consider
Christmas is peak season in online retail – and also the time for returns. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular face the challenge of establishing effective and legally compliant returns management.
Product safety law: What you need to know about the new EU regulation
The new European General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) will come into force on December 13, 2024. It replaces the previous Product Safety Directive and brings with it a number of changes for companies that supply products to the European market. Here you will find an overview of the new regulations.
Special issue of VentureCapital Magazine with article on Startup Hotspot Poland by M. Rosenberg & K. Twardowski
The special issue “Locations, Regions & Technologies 2024” of VentureCapital Magazine is here with an overview of the most exciting start-up locations in Germany and the international hotspots.
Article in the tax special of ErbR (journal for the entire practice of inheritance law) by Georg Schmidt
Georg Schmidt has published an article in the “Mandatspraxis” section of issue 5.2024 of ErbR (Zeitschrift für die gesamte erbrechtliche Praxis). The tax special deals with the exemption under Section 13 d ErbStG.
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 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.
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.
Employment law update: Electronic certificate of incapacity for work is mandatory from 2023 – the end of the “yellow slip”
From January 1, 2023, the reporting procedure for electronic certificates of incapacity for work (eAU) will be mandatory for employers. The paper certificate of incapacity for work will then be obsolete – with a few exceptions.