Mobility is changing. We provide legal certainty.
New mobility concepts, digital booking platforms and increasing regulatory requirements are transforming the transport market. For businesses, this often involves far more than simply complying with legal requirements: Licences determine market access, regulatory measures affect the continued operation of a business, and new technologies raise complex legal questions.
We advise and represent companies in the mobility sector at the interface between public commercial law, IT law and digitalisation. A particular focus of our work lies in passenger transport law, specifically in representing car hire companies before licensing authorities and in the administrative courts. In addition, we support digital mobility platforms and technology-driven business models in navigating their legal challenges.
We advise and represent companies on passenger transport law, in particular when applying for hire car licences, in appeal and legal proceedings against refusals to grant licences, and in urgent legal proceedings to enforce provisional licences or to defend against impending operating bans and licence revocations. We also support our clients in relation to official inspections, conditions imposed by the authorities and regulatory matters.
Thanks to the large number of administrative and court proceedings we have handled, we are thoroughly familiar with the licensing practices of the authorities – in particular the Berlin LABO – and the recurring issues of dispute. We are aware of the typical objections and have tried-and-tested legal arguments and practical solutions at our disposal.
Digital intermediary platforms have become an integral part of the mobility market. They connect passengers with transport operators, open up new business models and transform existing market structures. At the same time, complex issues arise at the interface between passenger transport law, platform regulation and IT law.
We support platform operators and mobility companies in the legal structuring of their business models, the drafting and review of intermediary agreements and terms of use, as well as in regulatory matters. This also includes competition law disputes, issues relating to platform access and the legal classification of new intermediary models.
Connected vehicles and digital fleet management systems generate and process large volumes of data. Location information, vehicle diagnostics and usage data offer new commercial opportunities, but at the same time raise questions regarding data protection, data use and data access.
We advise on the legal requirements governing the processing and use of mobility and vehicle data. This includes, in particular, the GDPR, the European Data Act, contractual provisions on data exchange, and the legal framework for digital fleet management and telematics solutions.
Autonomous driving, car-sharing, digital shuttle services and Mobility-as-a-Service platforms are opening up new possibilities for passenger transport. New technologies are coming into contact with existing regulatory frameworks, which are not always tailored to innovative business models.
We support companies in the legal assessment and development of new mobility concepts. Our focus is on issues relating to regulation and authorisation, contract drafting, and the legal requirements for the use of software and artificial intelligence.
As electric mobility expands, new business models are emerging in the areas of charging infrastructure, digital billing systems and connected services.
We assist companies with the legal structuring of charging platforms and digital mobility services. This includes, in particular, operator and service agreements, the integration of payment services, and issues relating to data protection and IT regulation.
Digital platforms are increasingly shaping the provision of delivery and mobility services. The new EU Platform Work Directive imposes stricter requirements on the determination of employment status, as well as on the transparent and data-protection-compliant use of algorithmic systems. We support platform operators and mobility companies in reviewing their contractual and operational models, as well as their automated decision-making and control processes. This includes, in particular, issues relating to bogus self-employment, employee data protection, human oversight of algorithmic decisions and employee participation in decision-making.
