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Letters of comfort under company law
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(decision of September 28, 2011 – Case I ZR 23/10 – Kinderwagen/Pram)
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As
has been widely reported, Germany recently launched a project that is
unique in the world: the complete change of its energy policy. After the
Fukushima catastrophe had once again demonstrated that the use of
nuclear power poses unpredictable risks, Chancellor Merkel and the
German government accepted the obvious consequences.
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Mistakes in the German translation of a patent application filed in a foreign language can be corrected anytime and do not lead to loss of the patent.
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In a decision which has just become final, the Dusseldorf Appeal Court granted protection against distributing a replica of a rear light for trucks (Case No I-20 U 68/10).
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Decision of September 13, 2011 - Case X ZR 69/10 - Diglycidverbindung/Diglycidyl
Compounds
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We are pleased to bring you our Legal
Express, which covers the most significant
legislative changes in Russia
in December 2011 and January 2012.
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Parties to rental contracts for commercial premises often agree priority rental rights. In practice,
this concept is used to cover a whole series of legal structures. These range from fixed options for
the tenant to a promise made by the landlord as a business policy that if any additional premises
become available, they will be offered to the tenant. In 2010 the Berlin Court of Appeal issued a
ruling on such priority rental rights in insolvency; the decision has recently been published.
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Introduction Simon Bushell Herbert Smith LLP 3
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by Charlotte Schmitt, LL.M, GSK Stockmann + Kollegen
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