12.11.2020

Coronavirus-related Closures and Lockdown - Three Courts, Two Opinions!

In our post dated 21 October 2020, we reported on the decision of the 15th Chamber of the Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (judgment of 2 October 2020 - 2-15 O 23/20). In this decision, the Regional…

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29.10.2020

Regulation on Reporting Duties under the German Money Laundering Act - Real Estate (GwGMeldV-Immobilien)

Overview On 1 October 2020 the new regulation on reporting duties under the German Money Laundering Act - Real Estate (hereinafter the "Regulation") has come into force. With the Regulation, the…

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17.05.2020

Commercial Lease Law: Dispute about Rent Payments in Times of Corona

1. Initial situation In response to the corona crisis, all German state governments took measures to slow down the spread of the new corona virus, mainly in March 2020 on the basis of the Infection…

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26.03.2020

Coronavirus crisis: impacts on the construction industry Even now each case is different

In the current crisis, construction companies may assume that, if a building project is disrupted by the consequences of the coronavirus crisis, they could automatically invoke Force Majeure, discontinue…

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