Discussion of experts at Osborne Clarke Investments in and out of China will continue to grow despite the new obstacles from the Chinese government. This was the conclusion of an event on the subject of Cross-Border M&A between Germany and China. Experts from both countries explained the framework conditions for...

The Court of Appeal (“CA”) has recently held that despite a former UK employee and a global parent company, EMC Corporation (“EMC”), agreeing to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Massachusetts courts in any dispute regarding EMC’s stock option plan, that dispute could be heard in the UK. The CA also...

The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has today handed down an important decision for businesses with peripatetic or “field” workers (those with no fixed workplace) holding that time spent travelling between a worker’s home and a customer’s premises is working time under the Working Time Directive (“WTD”). The press release...

GSA, a leading provider of student accommodations, creates, manages and finances real estate projects. The acquired Headquarter portfolio includes sites in Munster, Dresden, Darmstadt and Frankfurt. Hereby, the British investor and facility operator enters into the German market and continues its expansion course. A team of Osborne Clarke, led by...

Employers need to start preparing for the new “family” rights set to come into force later this year and which will apply to babies born or adopted on or after 5 April 2015. We set out below an overview of the new right to shared parental leave and shall be...

Different forms of vaccine and Covid-19 passports are gradually being introduced in jurisdictions around the world. In most cases these are to enable travel between countries but, occasionally, they are being used to provide entry to hospitality venues or to places of work. Many people are now rightly concerned by...

Bellevue will take over all employees and the entire range of funds with combined assets under management of approximately CHF 2.5 billion. The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by Swiss and German regulatory bodies FINMA and BaFin. The acquisition enables Bellevue to continue pursuing its objective of...

Real Group Holding GmbH acquires 100 per cent of the shares of the associated company. The acquisition enables Real to further expand its performance and competency in the digital sector. The transaction is subject to approval from the German Federal Cartel Office. The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the...