Removal of a Shareholder-Director

OLG Munich on Removal for Important Reasons – Case No.: 23 W 354/23e Even seemingly small errors in bookkeeping can be an important reason for the removal of a shareholder-director. This is evident from a ruling by the OLG Munich dated May 25, 2023 (Case No.: 23 W 354/23e). The removal of a director […]
Managing Director Liability and D&O Insurance

OLG Schleswig on the Assignment of the Indemnification Claim, Case No. 16 U 93/23 The assignment of an indemnification claim from a D&O insurance policy suspends the statute of limitations on the liability claim of the injured company. This was decided by the Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court in its ruling on February 26, 2024 (Case […]
Germany’s Best Lawyers 2022 – Attorney Marc Klaas, MTR Rechtsanwälte

Attorney Marc Klaas, MTR Rechtsanwälte, has once again been included in the Handelsblatt ranking of “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of “Mergers and Acquisitions”. Each year, Handelsblatt, in cooperation with the US publisher Best Lawyers, selects “Germany’s Best Lawyers”. In the 2022 awards as well, Attorney Marc Klaas, MTR Rechtsanwälte, has again made it […]
OLG Karlsruhe Confirms Premature Dismissal of a Supervisory Board Member for Important Reason

If the behavior of a member of the supervisory board makes further collaboration unreasonable, early dismissal may be considered. The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Karlsruhe has recently confirmed this (Ref. 1 W 85/21). Members of the supervisory board can be dismissed early for an important reason. However, the legislator did not specify when an important […]