According to the current coalition agreement between the CDU, CSU and SPD, the possibility of naturalising after only three years of residence in Germany will be abolished from 2025 […]
In its judgment of 21 November 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified a central question of customs law: Under what circumstances does processing outside the
ECJ ruling: Anti-dumping duties possible despite processing in third countries To the article »
The trade conflict between the European Union and the United States, which has been simmering for months, has reached a new level. The EU Commission today published a preliminary catalogue
EU plans new punitive tariffs on US goods – preliminary list published To the article »
On May 14, 2025, I experienced an unusual day in court as a legal representative. The focus was on the assertion of claims for damages by a vaccine victim following the use of
Vaccine damage case before the Essen Regional Court To the article »
Karl Lauterbach sees health data as central to AI innovations and is attracting interest from tech giants such as Google, Meta and OpenAI. He described the
The Saarbrücken Regional Court has ruled that a seller who sells goods under the EXW clause and is entered in the consignment note cannot assert claims for damages against the carrier. The seller is not considered a contractual partner of the carrier, since, according to the CMR, only the consignor who concluded the contract of carriage is entitled to assert such claims.
On the significance of Incoterms clauses in the contract of carriage To the article »
The Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled that pallet exchange clauses in general terms and conditions (GTC) are valid under certain conditions. Compensation for the exchange must be provided for, but does not need to be separately stated. For the validity of the GTC in commercial transactions, a reference to their application is sufficient. The decisive factor remains the specific wording of the clause in each individual case.
On the effectiveness of pallet exchange clauses in general terms and conditions To the article »
