Since March 2020, we have been living with a pandemic, triggered by the outbreak of the coronavirus. This affects areas of our social life. In addition to numerous losses and concerns for one's own health as well as that of others, the economy also suffered enormously from the consequences of the pandemic. Since the [...]
In Germany and many other countries, the summer holidays will soon begin and with improved weather, people will travel. With the upcoming holidays, questions arise as to what is now permitted and possible, with the background of the still ongoing pandemic. In this regard, the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Construction and Home [...]
As the Coronavirus Pandemic continues to hit Germany, lockdowns and other measures are still in force. Covid-related travel restrictions and rules are in place for those looking to come to Germany. These rules change regularly as the German government, and other governments around Europe, respond to the development of the crisis, the rollout of [...]
The Covid-19 coronavirus crisis has not only had an enormous impact on our health but has also driven many people into economic hardship. Coronavirus support funds have been put in place to provide uncomplicated and rapid assistance to those in need of them. While the subsidies were intended to help people out of their [...]
Is there a chance that a claim for compensation for hotels and restaurants can occur due to the measures taken during COVID-19? From the beginning of the pandemic of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in mid-March 2020, the hospitality industry was hit particularly hard by containment measures. According to the Federal Statistical Office, March already left [...]
As the COVID-19 coronavirus has made its way through Europe and the rest of the world, it has had huge consequences. During this time, we at Schlun & Elseven Attorneys have kept our clients informed about the legal situation in Germany and have alerted them to changes or other impacts that it has had [...]
The COVID-19 coronavirus crisis has proved to have caused great difficulties in the German labour market. We have previously written about how COVID-19 has interacted with employment law in Germany and with short-time working in Germany. In some fields, however, there have been shortages of employees. During the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis there were steps [...]
The global situation around COVID-19 coronavirus is changing all the time and one area in which this can be felt is in how countries monitor their borders. In Germany, there were strict rules in place around the need to quarantine upon entry and a travel ban relating to people entering the country. However, as [...]
In our interconnected business world, the fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis will be felt in numerous areas. Difficulty in repaying real estate loans for companies and individuals is just one of these areas. The German state has taken some action in order to mitigate the difficulties which will unfold due to the crisis [...]
With § 1 COVInsAG (the Coronavirus Act), the legislator has suspended the obligation of corporate bodies with limited liability to file for insolvency under § 15a InsO and § 42(2) BGB until 30.9.2020 if the insolvency maturity is based on the consequences of the spread of the coronavirus and if there are prospects of eliminating [...]