重要主題

Modernisation of civil proceedings: digitisation at the German pace

An appeal for more pragmatism

The Federal Ministry of Justice has taken up the cause of promoting the comprehensive digitisation of the judiciary as an agile initiator. The latest attempt in this context is the draft bill for the development and... read more

Planned new EU Late Payment Regulation under fierce fire

In September 2023, the EU Commission presented the draft for a new Late Payment Regulation, which is currently under discussion. According to the paper, the main motive is to remedy alleged deficiencies in the current version of the Late Payment... read more

Federal Court of Justice rows back on insolvency avoidance

New ruling on the scope of the provision on presumption

After the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) had already dealt with the statutory presumption of fact in Section 133 (1) sentence 2 of the German Insolvency... read more

Determination of claims in the insolvency table

Informative BGH (German Federal Court of Justice) decision on responsibilities and cooperation obligations of insolvency administrators

Insolvency administrator must examine claims filed in insolvency proceedings in order to come to a decision on... read more

EU proposal for a directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency laws

Further adjustments planned after implementation of the EU Restructuring Directive

In December 2022, the EU Commission presented a new Proposal for a Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law aimed at consistently advancing efforts... read more

SanInsKG: new special rules for crisis-related insolvency law remain under the radar

COVInsAG (COVID-19 Insolvency Suspension Act) is now called SanInsKG (Restructuring and Insolvency Law Crisis Mitigation Act)

With the Coronavirus crisis having now been overcome, it has been almost seamlessly replaced by an energy crisis thanks... read more

StaRUG Restructuring Facilitation

The best way to strike a balance between creditors and debtors in the current crisis

 

At the end of 2020, the German Act on the Stabilisation and Restructuring Framework for Companies, in short: StaRUG, was adopted almost without... read more

Avoidance of transactions in insolvency proceedings – New BGH Ruling

The ruling of the IXth Civil Senate, which is responsible for insolvency law at the Federal Supreme Court (BGH), on the so-called transaction avoidance with intent, pursuant to § 133 of the German Insolvency Code... read more

German Sales Law 2022: News on Warranties and Digital Products

Far-reaching changes in sales law and contracts for digital products as of 1 January 2022

The sales law regulated in the German Civil Code will be radically changed as of 1 January 2022,... read more

COVID-19 Pandemic Act COVInsAG: Insolvency law consequences of the crisis for creditors

One of the most important parts of the COVID-19 pandemic law, which was hastily enacted by the legislator in March, is the regulations it contains for the temporary modification of insolvency law. The COVID-19 Insolvency Suspension Act COVInsAG,... read more