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In den vergangenen Jahren hat die Rechtsprechung die Anforderungen an die Wirksamkeit von Vertragsstraferegelungen in allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen (AGB) stetig verschärft. Maßstab für die AGB-Kontrolle sind gemäß §...

The Australian Productivity Commission is currently reviewing the statutory regime that permits third-party access to private essential infrastructure via the declaration process contained in Australia’s competition legislation. This review has been...

At the start of this year a number of significant changes relating to how interests in real estate (including land plots and buildings) are registered were introduced by the Law of Ukraine "On State Registration of Property Rights over Real Estate and its...

Unsere Januarausgabe greift ein Thema auf, das gerade im Krisenfall große Bedeutung hat: die Verjährung von Ansprüchen aus einer Gewährleistungsbürgschaft. Hier kann es zu unliebsamen Überraschungen kommen, wenn ein Bauherr die...

BIM's profile is rising, although it has in fact been around in the UK and internationally for a number of years. Recently media coverage of BIM (Building Information Modelling) has gathered pace, triggered in the UK by government support. Much of the commentary...

Immer wieder beschäftigt das Thema "Schallschutz" Wohnungseigentümer, Bauherren und Gerichte. Erstaunlich ist, dass sich dabei ganz unterschiedliche rechtliche Ansätze und Wertungen ergeben, je nachdem, ob es sich um Schallschutzanforderungen...

According to a proposal for the Annual Tax Act 2013, the rules determining a RETT-able accumulation of at least 95% of the shares in property owning companies and partnerships shall be amended. The economic accumulation of at least 95% shall be added as an additional...

Im Rahmen des Jahressteuergesetzes 2013 sollen die Regelungen zur grunderwerbsteuerlichen Anteilsvereinigung um einen neuen § 1 Abs. 3 a GrEStG ergänzt werden. Zur bisherigen rechtlichen Anteilsvereinigung soll eine wirtschaftliche Anteilsvereinigung...

The final report of the Wheatley Review on LIBOR has been published today (28 September 2012). The report concludes that LIBOR should be retained as a benchmark, but, as expected, recommends a comprehensive reform of LIBOR, which includes replacing the British...

This article discusses the expropriation and nationalization by States of foreign-owned natural resource assets for strategic or nationalistic reasons (also known as resource nationalism), including the different methods they use to obtain control of, or derive...