eine erste obergerichtliche Rechtsprechung

English translation: first decision from a higher court

16:12 Jul 8, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law (general) / Description of the work of a commercial law firm
German term or phrase: eine erste obergerichtliche Rechtsprechung
The full sentence reads: Daneben liegt mittlerweile eine erste obergerichtliche Rechtsprechung vor, die ausdrücklich eine Pflicht der Unterneh- mensleitung zur Durchführung von Internen Untersuchungen statuiert.

I am proofreading the English version and am not sure about the translation given, which is:

In addition a first decision of a higher court expressly holds that the company management has a duty to conduct internal investigations, which finally also indirectly serve to relieve management and supervisory bodies from liability.

It is the first part I am unsure about.
Helen Birkbeck
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:56
English translation:first decision from a higher court
Explanation:
"Moreover, the first decision from a higher court has since been issued on the matter."

"...the lacuna were, for the most part, taken care of by judicial decision (Rechtsprechung) and scholarly writing..." https://books.google.com/books?id=OiL192slKbAC&pg=PA276&lpg=...

Compare with this:
"The decision, which is binding only to the parties involved, is the first decision from a higher court on this matter." https://taxinsights.ey.com/archive/archive-news/brazil--supe...



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Here's your full sentence:
"Moreover, the first higher court decision has since been issued, explicitly laying out executive management's duty to conduct internal investigations."
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:56
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The translator decided to stick with this, so many thanks for confirming.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1first decision from a higher court
Michael Martin, MA
4a primary higher court jurisdiction
Cillie Swart
3...an initial decision by an appeals court
Klaus Beyer
Summary of reference entries provided
Interne Untersuchungen
Chris Pr

  

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first decision from a higher court


Explanation:
"Moreover, the first decision from a higher court has since been issued on the matter."

"...the lacuna were, for the most part, taken care of by judicial decision (Rechtsprechung) and scholarly writing..." https://books.google.com/books?id=OiL192slKbAC&pg=PA276&lpg=...

Compare with this:
"The decision, which is binding only to the parties involved, is the first decision from a higher court on this matter." https://taxinsights.ey.com/archive/archive-news/brazil--supe...



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Note added at 10 hrs (2020-07-09 03:07:11 GMT)
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Here's your full sentence:
"Moreover, the first higher court decision has since been issued, explicitly laying out executive management's duty to conduct internal investigations."

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 364
Grading comment
The translator decided to stick with this, so many thanks for confirming.

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agree  Daniel Arnold (X)
16 hrs
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2 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
...an initial decision by an appeals court


Explanation:
a "higher" court is one that by its very nature hears appeals only (and either overrules or leaves undisturbed a lower court's decision and in some cases refers the case back to the lower court for reconsideration)

Klaus Beyer
United States
Local time: 04:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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2 days 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a primary higher court jurisdiction


Explanation:
The fact that the higher court has primary jurisdiction in this case.


    https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=eine+erste+obergerichtliche+Rechtsprechung
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 11:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
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Reference comments


2 days 5 hrs
Reference: Interne Untersuchungen

Reference information:
1. Warum Interne Untersuchungen?

Interne Untersuchungen werden regelmäßig dann eingeleitet,
wenn einem Unternehmen Hinweise auf Pflichtenverstöße ehemaliger
oder aktueller Mitarbeiter oder Organe vorliegen.

Sie dienen insbesondere
„ der Sachverhaltsaufklärung.
„ der Prüfung möglicher Schadensersatzansprüche und
arbeits- bzw. statusrechtlicher Maßnahmen.
„ der Identifizierung von Schwachstellen im Compliance-System.
„ der Bekräftigung des internen „Tone from the Top“.

Daneben liegt mittlerweile erste obergerichtliche Rechtsprechung
vor, die ausdrücklich eine Pflicht der Unternehmensleitung
zur Durchführung von Internen Untersuchungen statuiert.
Diese dienen somit mittelbar auch der Enthaftung von Unternehmensleitung
und Aufsichtsorganen

Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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