Liability risks and other consequences

The new construction contract law

For a long time, it has been quite problematic in legal practice that the regulations governing the contract law for work concerning construction contracts do not provide enough details, and thus they are not workable in practice. Fundamental questions of the construction contract law are subject to the agreements between the parties and the case law. Therefore, an economically reasonable drafting and performance of construction contracts that meets the interests of the parties is often difficult. This fact has also been recognized by the legislator. Now, the construction contract law is to be...

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