In order to go to court, it is sufficient if you only call a private customer without having obtained his consent beforehand. This is a violation of both data protection and fair trading law. Private consumers are increasingly taking drastic action against unauthorised advertising. All forms of illicit or misleading advertising, consumer deception, lack of labelling, inferior ingredients or false information about the country of origin are also punished as violations of the law. Violations of the "black list" of unfair competition have happened quickly and are always punished.

Corruption distorts competition and can lead to high liability and compensation costs. The reputation of affected companies is also severely threatened. In countries with high levels of corruption, the economy and society stagnate. Corruption regularly has a negative impact on the environment and often leads to embezzlement, fraud or a lower quality of products and services. In the case of tender fraud (corruption in tender procedures), companies can be excluded from further participation in tenders. In public sector procurement procedures this is usually the case for a longer period. Missing or inadequate compliance processes for effective prevention and prevention of corruption regularly lead to liability and higher fines. Companies competing in third countries can sue your company if they suspect corruption, even if they are not active in the competitor's home market, due to the increasingly stringent international regulations. You can therefore find yourself very quickly and abruptly in legal proceedings, the costs of which can be considerable, especially in international trade. Effective anti-corruption measures are therefore also essential for small and medium-sized enterprises.