Employment relationships in mergers and acquisitions

Employment relationships in mergers and acquisitions

In a share deal, a shareholder of a company sells shares that entitle him or her to control the company to another party. Although the shareholder changes, the employer company of the company's employees remains unchanged. This article examines business transactions, in particular...
Employee underperformance and how to tackle it

Employee underperformance and how to tackle it

Underperformance is defined as failure to meet work obligations below the employee's own potential and poor performance. Underperformance is usually a case of a worker not achieving what he or she should have, even though he or she has...
Expiry of the debt

Expiry of the debt

The regulation of the statute of limitations on debt is a very important regulation in principle, because once a debt is time-barred, the creditor can no longer recover it from the debtor. From the debtor's point of view, the statute of limitations protects confidence in the status quo, i.e. in practice...
Contract mediation and negotiation

Contract mediation and negotiation

Freedom of contract and the binding nature of contracts are key, classical principles of contract law. In a nutshell, freedom of contract means that the contracting parties are free to conclude contracts of their choice with the other party to the contract...