The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) had to decide whether the landlord of residential premises is obliged to carry out a regular general inspection of the [...]
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On november 1, 2008, the German Act to Modernize the Law on Private Limited Companies and Combat Abuses (MoMiG) came into force. [...]
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The Act on the Reorganization of Telecommunications Surveillance and Other Covert Investigation Measures and on the Implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC not only [...]
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On October 15, 2008, the German Federal Cabinet passed a bill to simplify and modernize patent law. The Patent Law Modernization Act improves the legal situation in [...]
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The VIII. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) had to rule on the validity of a clause in the general terms and conditions of a [...]
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