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24. Jun 2020 Internet gambling and the new Interstate Gambling Treaty 2021

In March 2020, the state governments adopted a new GlüStV for 2021 ("GlüStV-2021"). What applies to online gambling under the current law and the new GlüStV-2021? Has the expected liberalization of gambling law taken place?

IP/IT Stuttgart
16. Jun 2020 Data protection conference: New requirements for Google Analytics

The Conference of Independent Federal and State Data Protection Supervisory Authorities (DSK) has recently passed a resolution on the use of Google Analytics. This contains a number of clarifications, which are not surprising given the latest developments in case law. In particular, it is important that the DSK assumes that no more data processing agreements may be concluded with Google.

IP/IT Stuttgart
29. May 2020 Overview Data Protection Conference (DSK): Guidance on e-mail security

The Conference of Independent Federal and State Data Protection Authorities (Data Protection Conference) has recently published its guidance on the design of IT security for emails. Bavaria voted against this position.

IP/IT Stuttgart
29. May 2020 Artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, data and GDPR What applies to artificial intelligence data?

Much in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is still legally unclear. Of particular interest at present is what applies with regard to the data used to train an artificial intelligence and what applies legally with regard to the fully trained artificial intelligence in which the training data is contained in some form (e.g. the algorithm).

IP/IT Stuttgart
29. May 2020 Data Protection Conference (DSK): Guidance on e-mail security

The Conference of Independent Federal and State Data Protection Authorities (Data Protection Conference) has recently published its guidance on the design of IT security for emails. Bavaria voted against this position.

IP/IT Stuttgart
28. May 2020 Designing the home office in compliance with data protection regulations Data protection

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many companies have temporarily moved their employees to work from home. Numerous processes that have been finely balanced in the company since the GDPR came into force in 2018 have been disrupted as a result. At the beginning of the pandemic, the data protection supervisory authorities had indicated that they would be lenient. However, this initial leniency is likely to end now that there has been sufficient time to make the necessary data protection arrangements. So what needs to be done in terms of data protection law?

IP/IT Stuttgart
14. May 2020 HOAI minimum rates: BGH requests preliminary ruling from the ECJ

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) today suspended proceedings (VII ZR 174/19) concerning an engineer's fee claims and referred several questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the consequences of the illegality of the minimum rates in the HOAI for ongoing court proceedings between private individuals, as assumed by the CJEU in its judgment of July 4, 2019 (C-377/17, IBR 2019, 436).the press release of the BGH is available here.

Real estate law, public & private construction law, public procurement law
9. Apr 2020 Compensation payments for doctors in the corona crisis under the COVID-19 Hospital Relief Act and the protective shield of the Baden-Württemberg Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians I. COVID-19 Hospital Relief Act

The COVID-19 Hospital Relief Act, which was published in the Federal Law Gazette on 27.03.2020, is intended, among other things, to mitigate losses suffered by doctors in private practice due to a lack of patients as a result of the coronavirus crisis. To this end, the fifth book of the German Social Code (SGB V) has been partially supplemented or amended, and the Baden-Württemberg Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians has also drawn up a protective shield for hardship cases to compensate for direct fee losses due to the coronavirus crisis in quarter 1/2020. The measure was announced in notifications dated 17.03.2020 and 28.03.2020.

Medical and social law
9. Apr 2020 Reimbursement of additional expenses and reduced income for outpatient intensive care services due to the COVID-19 Hospital Relief Act 1. do outpatient care services fall under outpatient care facilities?

On Friday, March 27, 2020, a number of laws were passed. These included the law to compensate hospitals and other healthcare facilities for financial burdens caused by COVID-19, which has been in force since March 29, 2020.

Medical and social law
7. Apr 2020 Entry into force of the Medical Device Regulation postponed

On April 3, 2020, the European Commission decided to postpone the entry into force of the Medical Device Regulation by one year so that the member states, healthcare institutions and the economy can devote themselves fully to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. This decision is intended to improve the availability of vital medical devices in the EU. The postponement initially applies until May 26, 2021.

Medical and social law
6. Apr 2020 Simplified procedure for Corona SARS-Cov-2 virus pandemic respiratory masks (CPA)

Due to the increasing demand for respiratory masks, the European Commission issued a recommendation on March 13, 2020, allowing market surveillance authorities to

Medical and social law
2. Apr 2020 Help for hospitals through COVID-19 Hospital Relief Act? Compensation payments to hospitals due to special burdens caused by COVID-19

The COVID-19 Hospital Relief Act is intended to support all companies and individuals working in the healthcare sector in coping with the coronavirus crisis. The aim is to compensate for loss of revenue, reduce bureaucracy and impose sanctions. Whether the COVID-19 Relief Act will do justice to this will only become clear in the coming weeks. Initial doubts are being raised.

Medical and social law

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