englischWhy go construction companies bankrupt on a mass scale in Poland? This question forms the starting point for an analysis of the phenomenon of construction insolvencies. The author sees the main cause for the undesirable developments in the specific design of Polish law. On the one hand there [...]

englischConsumer protection in the construction sector – a field that requires a trade-off between the existential importance and technical complexity of a construction contract from a consumer’s point of view on one hand and the contractor’s legit strive for profit on the other. The German [...]

englischThe good price remains good, the bad one remains bad. The research paper investigates in how far this guiding principle is still true. The Federal Court restricted it with its jurisdiction concerning unethical unit prices. The author works out the dogmatic basis of this jurisdiction and [...]

englischCooperative multi-party agreements between three or more building parties, so-called "alliance agreements" or "multi-party agreements", have been on everyone's lips in recent times. These are called partnering, alliancing or IPD and promise high savings and thus an economical handling of [...]

englischPublic law preemptive rights are of high importance in the discussion about a fair building law. At the same time, however, they cause negative effects on real estate transactions. This work addresses the particular systematics of the exercise of public law preemptive rights and the [...]

englischIn its “Climate Protection Program 2030”, the German Federal Government has brought an instrument back to life which was last used after the German unification to speed up infrastructure development: the approval of traffic infrastructure projects by laws on measures rather than by plan [...]

englischLand use is a notorious problem in Germany, whose effects politicians have been aware of since the 1970s at the latest. They constantly set goals to deal with the problem, such as the government’s sustainability strategy, but it is construction and planning law that will play a decisive role [...]

englischOutdoor advertising has become an indispensable part of cityscapes. This study analyses, systematises and evaluates the permissibility of advertising systems according to construction law, taking into account modern outdoor advertising formats. It reveals the impact of the federal law [...]

englischWhen construction work comes to a standstill.

What happens if a customer does not fulfil its obligations to cooperate, which leads a delay in a contractor’s work? To what extent is that contractor then entitled to claim damages under German law? While the legal system and research literature [...]

englischThe analysis deals with the protective mechanisms to which the private client is currently entitled to, to ensure the fulfilment of a construction contract. After the author elaborates on the risk profile of the private client and identifies the typically found multi protection as [...]