The European Parliament has introduced a proposal¹ to amend Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding, flight cancellations or long flight delays.

On 8 May 2012 the Bundesgerichtshof (German Highest Court) decided that German courts are internationally competent for an action for injunction concerning the violation of personality rights

A current decision of the Social Court in Duisburg/Germany (file reference: S 21 R 1564/11 ER), dated January 18, 2012, strengthens the position of many temporary employment companies that were earlier (until 2010)