Lease agreements, force majeure and fortuitous events

Not all lease agreements contain a force majeure provision. With respect to leases, force majeure is only referred to in “Sub-title I. Of the Letting of Things” of the Civil Code, article 1557, which refers to force majeure in one specific situation, namely the repair of damages: “The lessee shall in no case be responsible …

Partial Lockdown in Malta to have effect from 28 March 2020

On 26 March 2020 the Maltese government announced that with effect from Saturday morning 28 March 2020, people over sixty-five years of age and people with health-related conditions (irrespective of their age), including insulin-dependent diabetics, individuals with an immune suppression, patients currently undergoing chemotherapy or having done so over the past six months, and individuals …

Geschäftsschließung aufgrund Coronavirus – was bedeutet das für Vermieter und Mieter

Berlin, 25. März 2020 – Die Bundesregierung hat weitreichende Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung des Coronavirus erlassen. Ziel ist es, den Kontakt der Menschen untereinander auf ein Minimum zu begrenzen. Das öffentliche Leben soll zum Erliegen kommen. Umgesetzt werden diese Maßnahmen in den einzelnen Bundesländern durch Rechtsverordnungen. Rechtsgrundlage ist insoweit § 32 Abs. 1 des Infektionsschutzgesetzes vom …

DORDA advises sportsWorld on cooperation with F1 and EON

DORDA IP/IT and data protection experts Axel Anderl and Dominik Schelling support sportsWorld in a cooperation with Formula 1 in connection with the pop-up exhibition “Bond in Motion”.

Elena Manachimova promoted to Senior Associate at DORDA

Elena Manachimova (36) joined DORDA in 2011 and has long-standing experience in advising international clients in the fields of immigration and tax law as well as private foundations and cross-border succession planning. Now, Elena Manachimova, who completed full scale legal studies both in Austria and the Russian Federation, has been admitted to the Austrian Bar.

MTR Rechtsanwälte – Experience in the fields of antitrust and competition law

Violations of antitrust law are subject to rigorous sanctions. In 2019, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, imposed fines totaling around 848 million euros in response to illegal agreements.