Advice on Corona regarding legal issues and governmental assistance – regular updates

The Corona crisis, or Covid-19, is hitting us all. And also many clients from the IT sector inform me this week that clients are hesitant with new projects or new customers are difficult to acquire.

Key Facts

The coronavirus crisis and Covid-19 are having a major impact on the IT industry and causing uncertainty in projects.
Many self-employed people, such as graphic designers and programmers, find it difficult to acquire customers.
Advice on extraordinary contract terminations and employee problems is particularly in demand.
There are possibilities for state support to avoid liquidity bottlenecks.
IBB has released applications for liquidity assistance online.
These programs aim to support companies with employee compensation and running costs.
Further programs for the self-employed are expected to follow.

Especially in my industry there are many self-employed, graphic designers, programmers, but also startups. I am happy to provide up-to-date advice on the problems when customers want to terminate their contracts extraordinarily or when there are problems with employees.

I am also happy to advise on the various options for taking advantage of government assistance to avoid or offset any liquidity shortfalls.

Just contact me directly at haertel@rahaertel.com.

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This article is also intended to be a collection of regular external information on the subject of government funding, etc.

Update. 19.03 – 11:00

IBB has released the first applications online for Berliners to apply online for liquidity assistance. The information can be found here. This program is for businesses that need/need/want to pay employees and have to deal with rent or other expenses. Other programs for the self-employed are likely to follow.

Author: Marian Härtel

Marian Härtel ist Rechtsanwalt und Fachanwalt für IT-Recht mit einer über 25-jährigen Erfahrung als Unternehmer und Berater in den Bereichen Games, E-Sport, Blockchain, SaaS und Künstliche Intelligenz. Seine Beratungsschwerpunkte umfassen neben dem IT-Recht insbesondere das Urheberrecht, Medienrecht sowie Wettbewerbsrecht. Er betreut schwerpunktmäßig Start-ups, Agenturen und Influencer, die er in strategischen Fragen, komplexen Vertragsangelegenheiten sowie bei Investitionsprojekten begleitet. Dabei zeichnet sich seine Beratung durch einen interdisziplinären Ansatz aus, der juristische Expertise und langjährige unternehmerische Erfahrung miteinander verbindet. Ziel seiner Tätigkeit ist stets, Mandanten praxisorientierte Lösungen anzubieten und rechtlich fundierte Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle zu gewährleisten.

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