Key takeaway: In Germany, employee social security contributions are not treated like an ordinary payable. They have a protected status, and late remittance can create personal criminal and civil exposure for the acting Managing Director under Section 266a German Criminal Code (StGB) – including where a German company has non‑German (e.g., U.S.) Managing Directors. Not…

In two recent rulings, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) confirmed the strict and rigorous application of Section 17 of the German Employment Protection Act (KSchG): no relief for employers in the notification procedure for mass redundancies! Two Senates at the German Federal Labor Court/BAG (the 2nd and the 6th Senates) disagreed over whether errors…

We are pleased to share that Rimôn Falkenfort has been ranked in Best Lawyers® in Germany 2026 guide. Rimon Falkenfort attorneys were ranked in the areas of Banking & Finance, Employee Benefits Law, Investment Funds, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law and Tax Law. Best Lawyers® rankings are the…

The Federal Ministry of Finance weakens the protection against dismissal in the entire financial sector – the broader scope of the draft bill of August 27, 2024 connects seamlessly to the Brexit Transition. On March 15, 2019, the German Parliament passed the Act on Tax-Related Provisions Regarding the UK Withdrawal from the EU (Brexit-StBG/Steuerbegleitgesetz). The…

We are pleased to share that Rimôn Falkenfort has been ranked in Best Lawyers ®Best Law Firms in Germany 2025 guide. Rimon Falkenfort was ranked  Best Law Firm in the areas of Banking & Finance, Employee Benefits Law, Investment Funds, Labor and Employment Law, Real Estate Law and Tax Law. Best Lawyers ®  Best Law…

We are pleased to announce that four of our Rimon Falkenfort Partners have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany. Several of our attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers for many years. Our attorneys and their areas of recognition are listed below: Bernd Geier: Banking and Finance Law, Investment…

Rimon Falkenfort Partner Oliver Otto is serving as restructuring counsel to Georg Group in insolvency proceedings under self-administration (debtor-in-possession proceedings) with the possibility of exploring restructuring options. Georg Group, with annual sales of almost 90 million euros, is a leading manufacturer of drop-forged parts with an exceptionally wide range of product weights and is responding…

Sustainability in Remuneration Systems? Is that possible? And if so, how? Everyone wants it. Everyone claims it. But in practice, are sustainability criteria actually met? Have insurance companies and investment houses really made progress or have sustainability targets remained with the beehives on the roof – i.e. greenwashing – in the practice of fund providers?…

No clarification in sight: detour via ECJ – Employers in Germany be aware! Two Senates at the German Federal Labor Court/BAG are in disagreement. On February 1, 2024, the 2nd Senate referred a matter to the ECJ requesting an answer to four questions on the interpretation of the EU Directive of July 20, 1998 (Directive…

On January 11, 2024, the draft bill for the “IV. Bureaucracy Relief Act” was submitted to the German Bundestag. Anyone expecting dramatic simplifications will – once again – be disappointed by the draft published by the German Government. Article 41 of the draft provides for an amendment to the Verification Act, stating that the electronic…