englischThe volume „Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Fusionskontrolle zwischen Recht, Wirtschaft und Politik“ deals with the challenges of merger control in Germany and Europe in an increasingly globalised and digitalised world. It contains the speeches and protocols given at the conference (1. Kölner [...]

englischAlthough agreements among employers concerning the labor market such as no-poaching agreements have become a focal point of public and private antitrust enforcement in the U.S., there is largely a lack of pertinent decisions and literature in Germany and the EU. Using the developments and [...]

englischThe work examines the regulatory framework of German energy law in relation to third country investments. The focus is on the so-called third-country-clause (§ 4b German Energy Act), which is based on EEC directives and which provides a specific approval procedure for third country network [...]

Das Auslaufen zahlreicher „Konzessionsverträge“ führt derzeit zur Ausschreibung einer Vielzahl von Gas- und Stromnetzen auf der Basis des § 46 EnWG. Gleichermaßen laufen etliche Gestattungsverträge der Kommunen mit den Betreibern von Fernwärmenetzen aus, in denen diesen Wegenutzungsrechte eingeräumt [...]

Auf der Tagung “Beihilfenrecht in der Krise – Reform des Beihilfenrechts“ wurden in zwei Blöcken zunächst Potential und Grenzen von Beihilfen und Beihilfenrecht in Krisensituationen am Beispiel der seit 2007 andauernden Finanzkrise ausgelotet und sodann die für 2014 geplante Reform des [...]

englischIn the present work, the author examines the question of whether management contracts can be used in the context of the unbundling of vertically integrated energy utilities, in particular at the distribution system level.

So far, the so-called “lease solution” has been favoured. The use of a [...]

englischThe so-called company interests determine the directors’ duties within a corporation. There has been an ongoing discussion of this term in German company law for the last 100 years. Recently, it has been receiving new impetus through the ongoing development of corporate social responsibility [...]

englischThe current German law mandates data sharing only under narrow conditions. The increasing spread of "data-hungry" AI systems is prompting demands for data sharing obligations in other circumstances, directed in particular towards companies in the digital economy.

This study questions whether [...]

englischThe volume deals with highly topical questions in the fields of ‘data property’, privacy and ‘data power’. It contains the papers and proceedings of the conference (5. Göttinger Kartellrechtsgespräche of 22 January, 2016).

With contributions by:

Prof. Dr. Ralf Dewenter, [...]

englischCartel members are jointly and severally liable for damages. This statement raises several questions: Who is jointly and severally liable as addressee of the damages claim stipulated in Section 33 of the German Act against Restraints of Competition? Is there a claim for contribution amongst [...]