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From 2018 hearings can be held in English before a special Chamber for Commercial Matters at the Frankfurt/Main District Court. “The language of the court shall be German” states § 184 of the Courts Constitution Act (GVG). But international trade and business negotiations and contracts are in every

An eagerly awaited amendment to the Building Act which primarily seeks to simplify and expedite permission proceedings is set to come into force on 1 January 2018. What are the real-life ramifications as of the new year? Among other things, the amendment to the Building Act introduces an unprecedented legal

Discussions are ongoing about judicial reform in Poland. But what is actually happening in terms of commercial legislation?   So far, the legislator has been rather conservative in terms of legislative changes for the economy. However, traders and entrepreneurs are irritated by the fact that changes have often been

According to a communiqué by the finance administration, beginning as of the 2018 assessment period, employees need no longer submit what is known as the "statement of the wage tax payer" to their employer in paper form, but may instead also do so via an electronic form. The finance administration

In mid-2017, a hotly debated amendment to the Insolvency Act came into force, with the declared goal to eliminate the problem of what is known as frivolous insolvency petitions. Among other tools, the lawmaker chose to change the way in which advance payments are made towards the expenses associated with