30. June 2022

Child support in the case of particularly good income conditions – the “new” Düsseldorfer Tabelle („Düsseldorfer Table“) (as of 01.01.2022)

For decades, the amount of the obligation to pay child support has generally been determined by the family courts on the basis of the so-called “Düsseldorfer Tabelle ” („Düsseldorf Table“). 

30. May 2022

The end of the written form requirement?

§ 550 of the German Civil Code (BGB) stipulates that a lease contract concluded for a fixed term of more than 1 year must be in writing.

31. March 2022

Follow-up decision of the ECJ on minimum HOAI rates

In its judgment of 18 January 2022 (C-261/20), the ECJ ruled – to the surprise of many observers – that German courts are allowed to continue to apply the HOAI (Schedule of fees for architects and engineers) of the 2009 and 2013 versions of the HOAI, despite the fact that these are in breach of European law.

21. March 2022

Design law: The visibility of component parts – referral to the ECJ

In a design infringement dispute before the Regional Court of Frankfurt a. M., the deciding question is the interpretation of the so-called visibility requirement.