Publications
Publications
Our articles in German legal journals, available to read in full online.
- 2026Company with Tied Assets (GmgV): Legal Concept and Practical Implications for BusinessesWhat the 2026 framework concept proposes, which businesses may benefit, and what companies should assess in relation to financing, governance and succession
- 2026Commercial Courts in Germany: Jurisdiction and Forum SelectionThe current position regarding Commercial Courts and Commercial Chambers
- 2025Germany’s Justice Location Strengthening Act: Commercial Courts and English-Language ProceedingsGermany's new Commercial Courts and Commercial Chambers have been operating since April 2025 — specialized courts for large commercial disputes in English. Your guide.
- 2024MoPeG 2024: What the Reform of German Partnership Law Means for GbR, eGbR, OHG and KGGermany's MoPeG modernizes the law of partnerships. Learn what the reform means for GbR, eGbR, OHG and KG and what companies should review.
- 2023Legal Tech and ChatGPT in Legal Practice: Can AI Provide Legal Services?Legal Tech and ChatGPT in law firms: what the German Smartlaw decision shows and how AI-generated legal services were assessed as of 2023.
- 2022The German B2B Defect Standard: What Companies Should Know About the Sales-Law ReformGermany’s 2022 sales-law reform changed the concept of defects also in B2B transactions. What companies should address in contracts and terms.
- 2022Online GmbH and UG Formation in Germany: The DiRUG, the Process and the Main ObstaclesCan you incorporate a German GmbH or UG online? Learn how the DiRUG introduced notarisation by video, its requirements and practical obstacles.
- 2021Startup Employee Participation in Germany: VSOP, ESOP and Key Contract TermsEmployee participation in German startups: how VSOP, ESOP, vesting and good-leaver/bad-leaver rules work and what the agreement should cover.
- 2020Supply Relationships During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Force Majeure, Impossibility and Contract AdjustmentCan a pandemic excuse a delivery failure? German law, force-majeure clauses, impossibility under Section 275 BGB, Section 313 BGB and Article 79 CISG explained.
- 2019Legal issues in structuring a company acquisition – Part 4The acquisition agreement: purchase price, warranties, signing, closing and legacy liabilities
- 2019Legal issues in structuring a company acquisition – Part 3The acquisition agreement: asset deals, share deals and formal requirements
- 2018Legal issues in structuring a company acquisition – Part 2Part 2: Legal due diligence
- 2018Legal issues in structuring a company acquisition – Part 1Part 1: Buying and reviewing a company
- 2018Dissolving a German GbR: Winding-Up, Assets and LiabilityHow can a German GbR be dissolved? This article explains dissolution, winding-up, asset distribution, contracts and liability based on the historical 2018 legal position.
- 2017Outsourcing bookkeeping: risks for GmbH managing directorsProper organisation, supervision and personal liability
- 2009Service of Process Between Germany and the United StatesHow are German and US court documents served across borders? This overview covers the Hague Service Convention, postal service, process servers, translations and …
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