In dieser Episode sprechen wir über das Thema Korruptionsvorbeugung in Bauprojekten. Wir beschreiben das Vorgehen bei einer Baurevision und geben Hinweise, welche Prozessvorgaben...

In unserem Podcast Anwalt & Architekt diskutieren Dr. Norbert Reuber (Hecker Werner Himmelreich), David Poschen (Hecker Werner Himmelreich), Juan Carlos Klug (Ankura) und Max Hoederath (Ankura)...

In unserem Podcast Anwalt & Architekt diskutieren Dr. Norbert Reuber (Hecker Werner Himmelreich), David Poschen (Hecker Werner Himmelreich), Juan Carlos Klug (Ankura) und Max Hoederath (Ankura)...

In unserem Podcast Anwalt & Architekt diskutieren Dr. Norbert Reuber (Hecker Werner Himmelreich), David Poschen (Hecker Werner Himmelreich)...

How to foster competition and innovation in the procurement of construction works? Allowing variants could be an excellent starting point. In cooperation with Dentons' Europe Public Procurement team,

On 13 May 2026, the German federal cabinet approved the following draft legislation: Act Amending the Building Energy Act; Amending the Building Electromobility Infrastructure Act; and Amending Further Provisions in the Heating Sector. Its centrepiece is the new Building Modernisation Act. The federal government's original target of entry into force by 01 July 2026 now appears unlikely given the parliamentary process ahead. 

The FIDIC conditions of contract have been in widespread use internationally for decades and are the contract of choice for many international process plant and infrastructure projects particularly in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

In our Real Estate Newsletter we present current legislative updates and decisions in connection with real estate. In this issue, see the following topics:

In den letzten Jahren hat die Kritik an der mangelnden Effizienz von Schiedsverfahren über große Bau- und Ingenieurprojekte zugenommen.

You may have already experienced it. One day your neighbor rings your doorbell and asks you for a signature. He is planning a "small" structural change to his property and, according to the building authority...

Following the Council's approval of the revision of the EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) on 5 November 2024, the legal act is now awaiting publication in the Official Journal and will introduce significant changes for the product compliance of construction products.

The coronavirus has arrived in Germany. This is the central statement of the press conference held by Chancellor Angela Merkel on March 12, 2020.

In its ruling of February 22, 2018 (Case No. VII ZR 46/17), the VII. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decided that it is no longer permissible to settle a claim for damages due to defects in the building ...

In its judgement of December 2, 2013 the Oberverwaltungsgericht North-Rhine Westphalia has also declared large-scale grocery full-range stores legally admissible in a factually mixed area.

In practice, when constructing buildings on a property ("Main Property") borders are often built over, intentionally or accidentally ...

On Oct. 9, 2025, the German parliament (Bundestag) adopted the Act to Accelerate Residential Construction and Secure Housing (Gesetz zur Beschleunigung des Wohnungsbaus und zur Wohnraumsicherung, Act).

German tax accounting rules for building-related expenditures are undergoing significant change, particularly affecting energy-efficient refurbishments. Recent guidance from the Institute of Public Auditors and the Federal Ministry of Finance has expanded the scope of capitalizable costs, creating potential divergences between commercial and tax treatment that require careful navigation by tax advisors.

In its ruling of January 20, 2021, the Munich Higher Regional Court decided that one of the duties of the architect supervising the construction is to also supervise the execution of welding seams.

An efficient land register procedure is a fundamental precondition for the business of buying and selling real estate in Germany.

ermany's shortage of affordable housing in urban centers remains one of the country's biggest challenges. After successive federal governments set ambitious nationwide construction targets...