New appropriate laws and regulations (german) since 1. Juli 2017
Andere Neuerungen dürften das Jahr 2017 dagegen überdauern. Aus der Flut an Neuerungen haben wir folgende herausgesucht:
VIAGOGO HIT WITH FINE IN CLAMPDOWN ON TICKETING BLACK MARKET
The Heidelberg District Court has imposed a fine of €12,000 on the ticketing platform Viagogo. Back in February of this year, the Heidelberg District Court issued a temporary injunction against Viagogo at the request of [...]
SCHÜTZ Rechtsanwälte obtain injunction on behalf of Ed Sheeran against Viagogo (Germany Tour 2019)
Official Press Release by FKP Scorpio (german version) English news on www.iq-mag.net: https://www.iq-mag.net/2018/12/hamburg-district-court-deals-another-blow-viagogo/#.XBvFeFxKiUk
Interim injunction against Viagogo (Professional Darts Corporation – PDC Europe)
Official press release: https://www.pdc-europe.tv/2018/12/16/einstweilige-verfuegung-gegen-viagogo/
Fighting ticket touts in darts with PDC Europe
We are happy to support the Professionals Darts Corporation Europe (PDC Europe) to fight back against ticket touting: https://www.pdc-europe.tv/faq/
Overview on GDPR (german)
German news site Spiegel-Online provides a helpful overview on the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Europe´s new legislation on data protection and privacy. An english summary can be found here.
Fixed-term employment contracts for players are justified (Federal Labor Court decision Bundesarbeitsgericht Urteil vom 16. Januar 2018 – 7 AZR 312/16)
Under german Employment Law fixed-term employment contracts for players are justified. (Federal Labor Court decision / Bundesarbeitsgericht Urteil vom 16. Januar 2018 - 7 AZR 312/16)