5/11/2026 8:48:07 AM Pitfalls for E-Commerce – How the new EU withdrawal button (“Widerrufsbutton”) will affect online B2C contracts in Germany By Moritz Becker Sarah Hillebrand Mathias Bähr A reform of EU consumer law introduces changes for e-commerce that businesses with B2C contracts in Germany must take a close look at,...
5/11/2026 7:54:07 AM The EU’s evolving Russian sanctions framework: What the 20th sanctions package means for international arbitration By Carsten Wendler Eric Leikin Gonzalo Salazar Isabel Lightbody +1 more... Show less On 23 April 2026, the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia, introducing further amendments to the existing...
4/21/2026 1:31:07 PM Product Risks Today: How the new Product Liability Directive turns AI Act compliance into a question of liability By Moritz Becker Theresa Ehlen Lutz Riede Anita Bell +1 more... Show less Introduction To what extent software qualifies as a “product” subject to the EU’s product liability regime, has been a controversial...
4/14/2026 6:47:29 AM When does a GDPR violation trigger compensation? The CJEU draws clearer lines in Brillen Rottler By Martin Mekat Christoph Werkmeister Dawid Ligocki Amerouche Kessi +1 more... Show less The right of access under Art. 15 GDPR has become one of the most litigated provisions in European data protection law. Its original...
4/7/2026 5:55:49 PM When is business data personal? German Federal Court clarifies scope of GDPR access rights By Martin Mekat Christoph Werkmeister Amerouche Kessi Philipp Semmelmayer +1 more... Show less In recent years, companies have faced a rising tide of data subject access requests (DSARs) under Article 15 of the GDPR, often pushing...
3/31/2026 1:04:16 PM Three jurisdictions, one message: Intra-EU arbitral awards remain enforceable beyond EU borders By Carsten Wendler David Livshiz Samantha Tan Joshua Kelly Paige von Mehren Gonzalo Salazar +3 more... Show less The dimension of domestic case law supporting the recognition and enforcement of intra-EU investment arbitration awards continues to...
3/25/2026 11:35:36 AM “Retailer loyalty apps” – Current legal developments and what they mean for businesses By Martin Mekat Christoph Werkmeister Dawid Ligocki Maximilian Wellmann Maximilian Rasie +2 more... Show less Retailer loyalty apps have become a fixture of everyday consumer life across Europe, with Germany serving as a prominent example of this...
3/2/2026 5:07:26 PM Concussion and head-injury risks in football: recent decisions and litigation By Rhodri Thomas James Raeside Football’s intensifying debate about the risks of heading has moved from the training ground to the tribunal room. In late 2025, the...
3/2/2026 9:37:16 AM Confidentiality Under Fire: Can Communication Advisors be Forced to Testify in a Civil Lawsuit? By Patrick Schroeder Petra Eckert Hendrik Wilkens In today's business world, crises unfold as much in headlines as in courtrooms. Legal strategy and public perception are inseparable –...
2/5/2026 9:05:52 AM ESG regulation and litigation in 2026: what to expect for UK financial institutions By Simon Orton Anthea Bowater Hannah Bergin Lei Yi Wong +1 more... Show less ESG and sustainable finance matters will be the subject of renewed focus this year for UK financial institutions. This focus will be...
2/4/2026 11:36:32 AM Repair instead of replace: Germany moves to implement the EU Right to Repair Directive By Elisabeth Weber Stefanie Fay Anita Bell Arwen Rebholz +1 more... Show less Introduction The German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection has recently published a draft bill to implement the Right to...
2/3/2026 7:19:58 PM Whistleblowing in Italy: new guidelines from ANAC By Luca Capone Federico Mercuri Matteo Tola Giovanni Fabris +1 more... Show less Introduction Further to the adoption of Legislative Decree no. 24/2023 (the Italian WB Decree), which transposed in Italy the EU...
1/30/2026 3:46:29 PM Back on the Agenda: Germany’s Renewed Push to Modernise its Arbitration Law By Kristina Weiler Patrick Schroeder Carsten Wendler Katharina Shingler Sonja Vidal Stefanie Leclerc Bialluch +3 more... Show less On 27 January 2026, the German Federal Ministry of Justice published a draft bill to modernise the German arbitration law (the 2026...
12/22/2025 11:30:48 AM New terms of reference for UK product liability reform project By Andrew Austin Harriet Hanks Rachel Duffy Laura Feldman Lulu Valentine +2 more... Show less On 8 December 2025, the UK Law Commission published its Terms of Reference (ToR) for its product liability law review, providing some...
11/20/2025 9:35:59 AM Five years on: the evaluation of the WAMCA and the future of Dutch collective action litigation – call for more efficiency and clarity By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Darya Bondarchuk Boudewijn Renshof Iris Brafine +1 more... Show less Five years on: the evaluation of the WAMCA and the future of Dutch collective action litigation – call for more efficiency and clarity...
11/12/2025 11:12:35 AM Product Risks Today: Germany’s approach for a new Product Safety Act By Laura Knoke Moritz Becker Anita Bell Rixa Kuhmann +1 more... Show less Introduction The German government has introduced a draft bill to update its national Product Safety Act (Produktsicherheitsgesetz –...