On 1st September 2014, the law introducing collective redress in Belgium came into force. The law forms part of the new Belgian Code of Economic Laws (book XVII, 2nd title). Collective redress makes it possible for consumer groups to sue a corporatio…

  The CJEU’s latest jurisdiction on the prohibition of age discrimination   The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has in recent years stated that a German provision according to which periods of service pr…

Austrian authorities adopted the “Labour- and Social Law Amendment Act 2014” (ASRÄG 2014) implementing stricter rules against wage dumping with effect from 1 January 2015.

Amendment of the Spanish Companies Act   On 18th of December 2014, Law 31/2014, dated 3rd December came into force, amending the Spanish Companies Act with the aim of improving corporate governance.

The German Parliament (Bundestag) passed the “IT Security Act” on 12.06.2015.     This law prescribes that operators of critical infrastructure, for example energy suppliers, banks, water suppliers and hospitals must maintain…

Invitation to  the Austrian Business Circle Event The Directors in view of the new legal setting: threats, strengths and planning