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French Court Rejects Attempt to Use Civil Code to Usurp Brussels Recast Principles on Jurisdiction

Mayer Brown on 6/27/2025

In a decision issued on 2 April 2025, the French Cour de Cassation considered the validity of a jurisdiction clause under Article 25(1) of the Brussels Recast1. The French court rejected an attempt to invoke French national...more

Vertrieb von geschlossenen Fonds – Zur Notwendigkeit von Widerrufsbelehrungen nach dem BGB

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/12/2023

Beim Vertrieb von Investmentfonds und der Ausgestaltung der Fondsdokumentation sind Hinweise auf Widerrufsrechte zu beachten. Dies gilt nicht nur bei Publikumsfonds, sondern auch bei Spezialfonds, falls diese an „Verbraucher“...more

Änderungen im BGB seit 1. Januar 2022: Neues Vertragsrecht

Hogan Lovells on 3/30/2022

Die Umsetzung der europäischen Warenkaufrichtlinie (2019/771) und der Richtlinie über die Bereitstellung digitaler Inhalte und digitaler Dienstleistungen (2019/770) in nationales Recht bringt einige wichtige Änderungen des...more

High Court hands down first ever merits judgment on international banking transfer rights under Lebanese law - Vatche Manoukian v...

BCLP on 3/25/2022

Following the recent decision of the High Court, in which specific performance was ordered against two Lebanese banks in favour of our client, Vatche Manoukian, the Court has now handed down its fully reasoned judgment. ...more

German Federal Parliament Passes Sweeping New Rules on Selling Digital Products to Consumers

Morgan Lewis on 1/26/2022

A new contract type has been introduced in the German Civil Code for the supply of digital content or services by companies to consumers in Germany: The German Federal Parliament has added 22 new sections (337-327u) on the...more

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