Commercial

Commercial

Jurisdiction agreement and private autonomy

In a decision of February 8, 2024 in Case C- 566/22 – Inkreal s.r.o. ./. Dúha reality s. r. o., the ECJ ruled on the admissibility of a choice of court agreement.

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Commercial Law

Business law

Commercial law is the special private law of merchants. In addition to the many unwritten commercial customs and practices, as well as the principles developed by the courts in this regard, commercial law deals with the legal relationships of commercial agents, commercial representatives, sales concepts and sales partnerships, the law of commercial partnerships, commercial sales, as well as transport and forwarding law.

Christoph Schmitz-Schunken

Lawyer
Tax consultant
Specialist lawyer for commercial and company law
Specialist lawyer for tax law
cert. Consultant Criminal Tax Law (DAA)

Dirk Daniel

Lawyer
Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law

Joachim Nellissen

Lawyer

We advise on

  • Commercial / supply contracts, national and international

  • Commercial agency agreements

  • AGB law

  • UN sales law / international trade in goods

  • International commercial disputes / litigation

  • Arbitration proceedings / Arbitration

  • Commercial mediation

We work for

  • (Individual) companies and corporations

  • Medium-sized companies

  • Listed companies

  • Commercial agents

  • Freelancers

  • Non-profit organisation

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Commercial
14.03.2024

Jurisdiction agreement and private autonomy

Establishment of the foreign connection within the meaning of Art. 25 Brussels Ia Regulation by party agreement

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Commercial
24.05.2023

The right of cancellation: Consumer protection or protection from consumers?

(Comment on the decision of the ECJ of 17 May 2023 in case C-97/22)

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Commercial
20.01.2023

Agreements on the place of jurisdiction for cross-border sales of goods (B2B) – made (easier)

The effectiveness of jurisdiction agreements in international legal relations is a perennial issue in litigation. Many mistakes are made in this area, primarily out of ignorance. Such mistakes can have considerable financial consequences, as the choice of jurisdiction is of crucial procedural and economic importance in international legal relations. Unfortunately, it is often not (only) the applicable law that is decisive in a dispute but the choice of the proper court.

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