De Gruyter Kommentar

This special edition provides an extensive commentary on the rights, duties, and liabilities of supervisory board members as of July 1, 2018. It addresses corporate governance, debates concerning the legal codes, recent case law, and the literature as a whole. The volume has particular practical relevance and will be indispensable for academics, legal practitioners, and supervisory board members and their advisors.

The German Anti-Money Laundering Act (GwG) regulates the mechanisms for tracing the profits of serious crimes, a central matter in economic criminal law. This commentary sheds light on the act itself, as well as all aspects of the relevant regulations in the German Criminal Code and the Payment Services Supervision Act, already taking into account the implementation of the fifth European Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

This work offers commentary on the new Law on the Protection of Business Secrets, which intends to prevent the betrayal of confidential business knowledge. Unlike other commentaries, this volume views the protection of business secrets as an aspect of fair competition law, and thus also addresses the needs of labor lawyers and trade unionists. It covers unresolved issues on conflict of law rules, procedural innovations, and subsequent claims.

For the first time, the German Consumer Rights Enforcement Act (VDuG) is allowing consumers to file class-action lawsuits targeting performance issues, of which this volume presents each procedural step. Cases are anticipated relating to fraudulent emission and consumption data, pharmaceutical damages, and capital market losses, as well as insurance sector and credit transaction matters. Procedural knowledge will be indispensable in this context.

In this new edition, the authors explore the current legal regulations governing the expansion of the electricity grid along with the practical experiences and scholarly discussions that have accompanied them. The work offers useful guidance for interpreting and applying the legal framework.

Liability insurance for directors and officers (D&O insurance) has gained considerable importance in recent years and is continuously being further developed by the market and the judiciary. Unlike its competitors, the "Herdter" provides commentary on the new 2019 German General D&O Policy Conditions from the perspective of, not the insurer, but the insurance holder and insured persons.

The new edition of this classic has been thoroughly revised and encompasses, as one of the first commentaries to do so, the extensive changes to the German Juvenile court Act brought about by the German Act to Strengthen the Procedural Rights of Accused Parties in Juvenile Criminal Proceedings as well as the Act to Revise the Law of Mandatory Defense.

For the first time, this special edition of the Staub commentary on bank contract law provides an integrated treatment of bank contract law as a whole. Topics include banking transactions, bank-client relationships, and commercial banking (including payment transactions and lending). In addition, securities transactions are discussed in relation to both the European and international contexts.

The new edition of this standard work on the Federal Mining Act contains the most extensive presentation of and commentary on the complete mining law in force in Germany. The volume provides an overview of all problems related to mining law and addresses new topics like fracking, rare soils, and amendments to environmental law. Mine operators, administrations, courts, authorities, university institutes, and industry will benefit from this volume.

This volume provides an extensive, well-founded commentary on the new Whistleblower Protection Act. It provides guidance for company and administrative lawyers, solicitors, and legal scholars. A comprehensive introduction situates the act within the regulatory framework and makes it easier to understand the complex material. The team of authors comprises proven experts who provide profound analyses of the individual regulations.

This volume gives a practical commentary on the VGG, which regulates the collective assertion of copyright and associated protection rights. The new edition includes amendments regarding collective licenses and publisher participation. It additionally considers the impact of the new regulations in the Act on the Copyright Liability of Online Content Sharing Service Providers, also addressing aspects of social law, public law, and antitrust law.

This commentary provides a rigorous guide for attorneys, in-house legal advisers, supervisory board members, trade unionists, and stockholders. It is distinguished by its clarity and its practical orientation. The authors seek to elucidate the complex dialectic of the Codetermination Act and place it on a secure legal foundation. The volume covers all of the reforms introduced by Germany’s new federal government.

The German Bond Act regulates financial securities that play a significant economic role, and is closely linked to stock corporation law (especially where annual general meetings are concerned). It is particularly important for loan restructuring processes. The editors are prominent experts who have acquired a profound knowledge of the material through their legal practice.

The established standard work on cost law contains a commentary on the GKG and the FamGKG, as well as a cost index. The volume covers the relevant literature and case law up to 2019. The reprinted edition details the changes resulting from the law on the implementation of EU regulation 2015/848 concerning insolvency proceedings.

Beyond explaining German law on cooperative societies, the new edition of this standard work covers the Companies Transformation Act and the legal foundations of the European Cooperative (SCE), along with anti-trust provisions for registered cooperatives. Recent amendments (including on mandatory audits) are explained with a focus on practical relevance. It includes the latest developments in case law and the literature through August 2018.

The new Collecting Societies Act that went into force on 1 June 2016 completely re-regulates the collective exercise of copyright and related property rights. The commentary explains the changes from the previous legal situation according to the UrhWG [Copyright Administration Law] and UrhSchiedsV [Copyright Arbitration Law] and focuses on the practical significance of the individual provisions of the new law.

The German Federal Law on Metering Point Operation, which came into force on 2 September 2016, has wide-ranging implications. Between 2017 and 2032, all electrical power meters will have to be converted to comply with the provisions of the Law on Metering Point Operation. This commentary describes the new features of the law and the provisions governing the installation of intelligent metering systems and modern measuring devices.

This renowned commentary provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the entire field of patent law, including commentaries on the Patents Act, the Patent Costs Act, the Utility Model Act, the Semiconductor Protection Act, the Employee Inventions Act, and the Law on International Patent Conventions. The new edition includes consideration of changes to the uniform patent and at the European Patent Office.

This new edition of the commentary covers the ongoing development of legal frameworks for power grid expansion, including experience in practice to date and academic discussion. The work is intended to provide practical guidance for the interpretation and application of the regulatory system.

This commentary focuses on the Societas Europaea (SE), which is enjoying an increasingly positive reception not only with large corporations, but also amongst small and mid-sized enterprises, particularly in Germany. The commentary on SEBG regulations is expanded on with explanations of specific provisions in the SCEBG and MgVG. This new edition includes the latest legislative reforms, e.g. of the German Temporary Employment Act in 2017.

This work addresses legal questions surrounding the Pfandbrief, a German bank debenture. Regulations on the refinancing register (§§ 22a to 22o of the Banking Act) are covered individually. Relevant ancillary laws are included in the appendix. The 3rd edition contains the amendments to the Pfandbrief Act, Banking Act, and the Building and Loan Association Act, which now allows building societies to become mortgage lending institutions.

For the first time, this special edition of the Staub commentary on bank contract law provides an integrated treatment of bank contract law as a whole. Topics include banking transactions, bank-client relationships, and commercial banking (including payment transactions and lending). In addition, securities transactions are discussed in relation to both the European and international contexts.

This trusted commentary on the Act of Court Costs contains a commentary on the GKG and FamGKG and includes an index of costs. Literature and case law are covered up to the end of September 2017. The new edition contains costs-related amendments brought about by the Law Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 655/2014 (EuKoPfVODG) of 21.11.2016 and the Procurement Law Modernization Act of 17.02.2016.

The staff commentary offers a rigorous treatment of the full scope of the rules of procedure for the Federal Constitutional Court. The commentary stands out for its clear and practical presentation and benefits from the authors’ "insider knowledge." It aims to let readers look at various procedures from the internal perspective of the Constitutional Court.

The legislature recently enacted the Small Investors Protection Act to close loopholes in the Capital Investment Code (KAGB) and strengthen the position of the small investor in multiple areas. This volume offers an extensive and coherent commentary on many related laws, most prominent among them the Law on Asset Investment, making it an indispensable tool for investment consultants.

The new edition includes all amendments to the JGG since 2011, including the replacement of retroactive preventive detention by reserved preventive detention for young offenders, the introduction of "warning-shot detention," the legal regulation of prior probation, and the changes to the JGG resulting from the Act on Staffing of Major Criminal and Juvenile Courts and the Act to Strengthen the Rights of Victims of Sexual Abuse (StORMG).

As a result of the 2^nd Modernization of Costs Law, many provisions of the 3^rd(Annexes) were reformulated (such as reimbursement of costs), and came into force in the 1^st quarter of 2014. The new edition includes changes to the Law on Court Costs (GKG) resulting from the 2^nd Modernization of Costs Law. The commentary considers the extensive revisions and changes in the literature and case law as a consequence of the 2^nd Modernization of Costs Law.

This unsurpassed commentary elucidates common structures in the measures applied in enforcement law, as well as particularities native to individual German states. The work addresses all questions relevant to practice, including organization and financing, treatment and rehabilitation, and legal protection. Neighboring areas of law are discussed.

This work is intended for attorneys and brokers seeking a well-founded commentary on the legal requirements for professional liability insurance for attorneys. The author is a specialist at the insurer Alliance, where he is responsible for property damage liability insurance for business consultancy professions. The commentary addresses current legal developments and the latest professional requirements of the legal profession.

The new edition updates the comprehensive commentary on §§84-92c HGB [German Commercial Code]. It meets the highest academic standards and considers the amendment to §89b HGB as well as recent regulations on GMOs. All courts, including the Federal Supreme Court, have cited the previous edition in their major decisions related to distribution law. The new edition is a must-have for anyone involved in distribution law.

The new edition of this standard work also includes commentary on the Transformation Act, the legal foundations of European cooperative societies and on cartel law as it pertains to registered cooperative societies. It engages in practical discussion of the newly introduced legal form of the European cooperative society, considering current developments in case law and the literature through March 2015.

This seminal work provides an up-to-date and comprehensive presentation of the full scope of patent law, including commentaries on patent law, the patent fees law, the employee invention act, and the act on international patent conventions.

The 11^th edition offers a systematic and up-to-date presentation of rental law. Designed for everyday legal practice, the commentary seamlessly analyzes and incorporates legislation, extensive Supreme Court case law, and the legal literature. A focus is placed on residential housing rental, but the rental of commercial real estate and other types of property are also considered.

This special edition contains current commentary on breach of trust as addressed in the German Criminal Code (StGB). It focusses especially on medical accounting fraud, collusive behavior in construction and other forms of procurement, fraudulent claims of business condition and balance sheets when selling a business, investment fraud, and cheating in sports, social services, and subsidies.

This commentary offers profound guidance for attorneys, supervisory board members, union representatives, shareholders, and employees. The authors aim to provide a lucid analysis and exposition of the Co-Determination Act, particularly concerning the reconciliation of equal representation on supervisory boards with the rights of majority shareholders. The new edition updates the work with recent legal precedents, literature, and legislation.

As the only specialized commentary on this area of law, this expanded new edition provides extensive guidance for handling all aspects of the Pfandbrief Act. It covers all practice-relevant problems and appropriate solutions. The appendix contains full texts of the Net Present Value Statutory Order, the Mortgage Lending Value Statutory Order the Cover Register Statutory Order, and the Refinancing Register (§§ 22 a-22 o of the German Banking Act).

The 14th edition of this practice-proven standard work on court costs considers the numerous impacts on the GKG/FamGKG since the previous edition resulting from the:
• Act on legal protection from excessively long legal proceedings and criminal investigations
• Act to promote mediation and other procedures for extra-legal conflict resolution (Mediation Act)
• Carbon storage law (KSpGEG)
• Act to reform the Capital Markets Model Case Act and to amend other procedures
• Act to introduce legal remedies information in civil procedures and to amend other procedures (RechtsBehEG)
• Act for federal implementation of the distance rules in the law of protective detention (StGBuaÄndG)
• Act for reform of findings in foreclosure proceedings
and, of course, especially as a result of the numerous changes in the 2nd legal costs modernization act that came into force on 1 July 2013. The latter has had numerous effects on the legal costs act, some of which also impacted the structure of the GKG/FamGKG. The 14th Edition elucidates the current standards with an analysis of the literature and (in part unpublished) case law up to the time that the reforms came into force. The section on claims amounts communicates the revised catalogue of claim amounts for the social court jurisdiction, and the claims amounts for all jurisdictions in the annexes to §§ 48 52 GKG (Legal Costs Act) have been fundamentally revised and expanded.

This standard commentary is a commentary for practitioners by practitioners and also sufficiently examines the judicature and the academic opinion. The revision of the 6th edition brings this commentary up to date with current legislature, judicature, and literature.This commentary is geared towards practitioners in correctional facilities and in the areas of justice administration and criminal justice.

This volume examines the overall legal situation concerning energy grid expansion. Commentaries are included on NABEG [Grid Expansion Acceleration Act], EnLAG [Energy Line Expansion Act] and EnWG [German Energy Industry Act].

This volume offers practical commentary on the modernization of service descriptions in the new HOAI [German fee scales for architects and engineers]. The commentary aims to educate readers on legal principals resting at the intersection of contract law and price law. It also provides practical assistance for drafting and executing architectural and engineering contracts.

A new edition of this work was made necessary by the numerous changes to the law of costs related to contentious jurisdiction since the Reform Act on Proceedings in Family Matters and Matters of Non-Contentious Jurisdiction (FFG-Reform) came into effect on 1 September 2009. The well-established standard reference work on the law of costs contains commentary on the Court Fees Act (GKG) as well as the Act on Court Fees in Family Law Matters (FamGKG), including costs schedule and expenses. The new edition is updated through July 2011.

The objective of this commentary is to explain the provisions of the Montreal Convention in a succinct and concise manner for the daily practice. The history of the Montreal Convention and of the Warsaw Convention serves as important sources for interpretation. The commentary also takes into account the continental-European and US-American case law regarding the liability of air carriers for damage to passengers or goods as well as sources of European Community legislature. The commentary also considers the various ways in which countries implement the air carrier’s insurance obligation.

In addition to the Montreal Convention, the Montreal Convention Implementation Act, the European Council Regulation on air carrier liability in the event of accidents, the European Council Regulation on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights as well as the European Council Regulation on insurance requirements for air carriers and aircraft operators are presented and explained.

This commentary outlines the reforms to foundation law contained in the new §§ 80-88 of the German Civil Code, which take effect in summer 2023. It systematically discusses new regulations regarding the name, seat, and assets of a foundation, and amendments to foundation charters; to the consolidation and merger of foundations; and to the new central register of foundations; and assesses the legislative background in detail.

In just one volume, this works presents commentary on international civil procedure law as it appears in the ZPO. The provisions of German international civil procedure law are dispersed throughout the ZPO and also in other law codes. This commentary brings together the significant provisions on international litigation (§§ 110, 293, 328, 722 et seq., 1061 und 1067 et seq.) as well as the issue of international pendency (appendix to § 261), which is not regulated in the ZPO. The new edition has been completely revised and now includes commentary on the provisions §§ 1087-1109 ZPO.

The Reform Act on Proceedings in Family Matters and Matters of Non-Contentious Jurisdiction (FGG-Reform) from 1 September 2009, which was carried out within the legislative process in a strikingly hectic manner, brought with it numerous changes to the law of costs related to contentious jurisdiction, producing a wealth of literature and case law on the subject matter. With particular regard to the Act on Court Fees in Family Law Matters (FamGKG), which was revised more than once before the FGG came into effect, there is of course extensive literature to take into account. The appendices to section 48 and 52 GKG (Court Fees Act, GKG) on claim values / values of the matter were extensively revised and to a large extent newly structured. Especially noteworthy features are the reorganized and significantly improved catalogue of claim values 2009 for the social courts and the new catalogue of claim values for the tax courts. Both catalogues are listed in the appendix to section 52 GKG.

The well-established standard reference work on the law of costs contains commentary on the Court Fees Act (GKG) as well as the Act on Court Fees in Family Law Matters (FamGKG), including costs schedule and expenses. The new edition is updated through July 2010.

The new edition explains the Cooperative Societies Act (GenG) and the law regulating the transformation of the German Cooperative Bank. It contains an elaborate statement of the legal foundations of the Statute of the European Cooperative Society (SCE) as well as the antitrust law of the EU. Literature and court decisions dating up to May 2011 could be taken into account.

The work offers comprehensive and reliable help in all matters of daily practice.

This commentary on tenancy presents the entire law of tenancy in a systematic, reliable and up-to-date manner and is specifically designed for the daily legal practice. Legislation, case law, particularly the case law of the high courts, and legal literature up to April 2011 have been taken into account and thoroughly assessed. The commentary focuses on residential leases, but also considers tenancy with regard to commercial property, real estate and other objects, thereby providing the reader with commentary on the entire field of private tenancy law.

The German Pfandbrief Act of 22 May 2005 replaced the Mortgage Bank Act, which had been applicable up to that point. The specialized principle for pfandbrief banks was thus eliminated, and today all credit institutions are allowed to conduct pfandbrief transactions if they fulfill the requirements and have received the appropriate permission. The Act also ushered in a harmonization with reforms in the legal field relevant to credit institutions, as well as with developments related to European integration.

As the only commentary specialized in this topic on the market, this work provides orientation for the application of the Pfandbrief Act. Special attention was dedicated to documenting all known and practice-relevant problems concerning the Pfandbrief Act and to providing appropriate solutions.

The annex includes the texts of the Net Present Value Regulation, of the three Regulations on the Determination of the Mortgage Lending Value (mortgages, airplanes, ships), the Cover Register Statutory Order and the Funding Register Statutory Order (sections 22a - 22o KWG). As a result, this work is an essential and comprehensive reference work for all issues concerning the law on the pfandbrief. Also included: the legislative explanations regarding the reforms 2009 and 2010.

[Walter Gollwitzer, Human Rights in Criminal Proceedings. ECHR and IPCPR]

This special edition contains a commentary on the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights (ECHR) and on the International Pact on Civil and Political Rights (IPCPR) by Löwe-Rosenberg and is an in-depth commentary on the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Judiciary Constitution Law 25th Edition. The purpose of this commentary is to facilitate the initial access to the body of agreements and the decreed decisions and at the same time to provide an overview of the international protection of human rights to contribute to a better understanding of the associated problems and opinions. In addition to the commentary, the work contains the convention texts in German, French and English plus the texts of the associated follow-up agreements.

The reference work on federal mining law contains a comprehensive presentation of the entire law of mining currently applicable in Germany. It combines thorough research with clearly presented statements and provides an excellent overview of all issues related to mining law. This work is of equal relevance to the legal practice, case law and scientific study. The revised edition brings this work up to date.

The commentary is a special edition of the commentary on §§ 105-160 of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) from Staub's Großkommentar zum Handelsgesetzbuch (Comprehensive Commentary on the German Commercial Code). It addresses all major issues from the formation of a general partnership to its winding-up and liquidation.

The new edition of “The Right of Sale: Commentary on §§ 84 to 92c HGB (German Commercial Code)” brings the comprehensive commentary on §§ 84-92c HGB up to date. It particularly considers the amendment to § 89b HGB, which came into effect in August 2009, as the core provision of the commentary as well as the amendment in early 2010 to the Vertriebs-GVO (block exemption regulation governing sales). This work's target audience is attorneys, in-house counsel, business economists, and judges.

This renowned standard reference work offers commentary not only on patent law, patent fee law, the Utility Models Act, the Semiconductor Protection Act, the Employment Invention Act, and the International Patent Treaties Act but also provides the most comprehensive presentation of all relevant areas of patent law. In addition, relevant legislation, judicature and literature are presented in full and up-to-date.
The commentary already takes into account the implementation of the Enforcement Directive into German Law with the Act on the Improvement of the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, the European Patent Convention 2000 as well as other modifications to commented laws.

The Act regarding the Reform of Proceedings in Family Matters and Matters of Non-Contentious Jurisdiction (FFG-Reformgesetz), which will take effect on 1 September 2009, includes the new Family Proceedings Act (FamFG) as well as numerous reforms and changes to the law of costs relating to contentious jurisdiction. The new Act on Court Fees in Family Law Matters (FamGKG) has not only significantly altered the Cost Regulation Act but also the Court Fees Act (GKG). These changes required a restructuring of the commentary and a revision of the title. In addition, the Act on Court Fees in Family Law Matters (FamGKG) is printed and explained in the second part of this commentary. This new edition is updated through June 2009.

This standard commentary is a commentary for practitioners by practitioners and also sufficiently examines the judicature and the academic opinion. The editors and contributors have acquired an abundance of experience with the penal system as practitioners, criminal policy makers, and researchers. The revision of the 5th edition brings this commentary up to date with current legislature, judicature, and literature. The new edition once again provides the practitioner with a current and reliable reference work for practical questions relating to the penal system.

This commentary is geared towards practitioners in correctional facilities and in the areas of justice administration and criminal justice as well as tutors and students in the penal system field.

The football criminal law of the DFB is presented for the first time in a commentary on the legal regulations and rules of procedure (RuVO) of the DFB and includes explanations of the arbitration proceedings pertaining to football as well as other regulatory measures. This work considers legislation relating to matters of football, material criminal procedures, procedural law, match evaluation procedure, state courts and arbitration courts, the topic of fan violence, the criminal law of the FIFA and UEFA (abridged) as well as specialized and marginal fields.

The extent and pace of legislation since the revised text of the Court Fees Act (GKG) have made extensive revisions and supplementary additions necessary. It was possible to take into account comprehensive literature and court decisions dating up to August 2008.

The volume at hand contains a special edition of the commentary by Wolfram Henckel on §§ 129-147 of the German Insolvency Act from Jaeger's extensive commentary on the Insolvency Act. It contains the entire insolvency appeal procedure and provides a basic, current and comprehensive commentary on this core part of the Insolvency Act. With the aid of this commentary, answers can be found to the many questions that confront those active in the field of insolvency appeal law. This work is geared towards attorneys, judges, certified accountants, and insolvency administrators.

The current and comprehensive commentary on sections 84-92c by Raimond Emde from the Staub, the extensive commentary on the Commercial Law Code in its 5th edition, is now made available to a wider circle of interested readers with this separate publication of "The Right of Sale, commentary on §§ 84 to 92c HGB" (German Commercial Law Code).

The law of international civil procedure is not centrally regulated in Germany. The legal provisions of German international civil procedure law are dispersed throughout the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) and other legal codes as well. The key provisions to international litigation found in paragraphs 110, 293, 328, 722 f., 1061 and 1067ff. as well as the rules pertaining to international pending matters, which are not regulated in the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), are annotated in the commentary ("Großkommentar") on the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO). The editor of this special edition has updated the existing commentary and added new elements.

Negotiations between management and the special negotiating bodies of employees are conducted according to the same rules for the European Company (SE), the European Cooperative Society (SCE), and the cross-border merger. The SE and the SCE are of particular interest to Germany because they allow for a reduction of the supervisory board and a changeover from a management / supervisory board to an administrative board. The negotiated solution provides tailored concepts for the respective company. The cross-border merger, which is also subject to the negotiated solution according to SE guidelines, should become even more significant. The commentary presents the material in context and also particularly highlights the solution process for medium-sized businesses.

This definitive work on juvenile court law (JGG: Jugendgerichtsgesetz) is fully brought up to date in the 12th edition.
The commentary's guiding principles remain focused on the basic ideas of the JGG, according to which further breaches of the law by juveniles and young adults should be prevented via juvenile penalties that are constitutional and educationally structured. The integration of young people into society should also be facilitated. This commentary offers essential guidance to all practitioners active in the field of juvenile criminal justice.

This ready-reference commentary on tenancies shows the complete up-to-date law of tenancy systematically and reliably and is conceived for everyday use. Statutes, case law, in particular from the highest courts, and literature up to February 2007 have been evaluated and integrated completely.

The new edition explains the Cooperative Societies Act (GenG) and the law regulating the transformation of the German Cooperative Bank. It contains an elaborate statement of the legal foundations of the Statute of the European Cooperative Society (SCE) as well as the antitrust law of the EU. Literature and court decisions dating up to the end of August 2006 could be taken into account.

The work offers comprehensive and reliable help in all matters of daily practice.

The commentary includes comments on the EIR, taking into account current national and international court rulings and literature as well as country reports and comments on the German regulations implementing the EIR. The authors are renowned national and international insolvency law experts whose comments include notes for dealing with cross-border insolvency proceedings in practice.

Since the publication of the previous edition, legislators have been busy with more than 20 amendments to the law concerning court costs, through which the court fee law also received numerous changes, which made an update of the reliable commentary necessary. The new edition explains:
- Victims' Rights law reform from 24.06.2004,
- Law for the introduction of the additional preventative detention from 23.07.2004,
- 1st Justice Modernization Act from 24.08.2004,
- Censure Hearing Act from 09.12.2004,
- EC Legal CostsAid Act from 15.12.2004,
- Law for the revision of the Partnership Law from 15.12.2004,
- Financial Statement Act from 15.12.2004,
- International Family Law Act from 26.01.2005 and
- Legal Communications Law from 22.03.2005.

The amount in dispute catalog of the jurisdiction is completely revised and newly composed. The "amount in dispute indices" have been considerably altered. The printed text on the cost regulations of the social court law was provided with short comments in the appendix.

As expected, the flood of published higher court jurisdiction has not dwindled despite the new legal costs regulations. It still also partly pertained to questions of the old version, valid up to 30.06.2004, of the court fee law. This has only been used as far as the definition of the old and new versions objectively correspond to each other.

The new edition also makes it possible to incorporate and thoroughly review the definition of procedural laws, particularly the questions of the procedures and amount in dispute. The comparison of the old and new regulations has been maintained. Literature and jurisdiction could be used to the end of June 2005.

Ziel dieser höchstrichterlichen Kommentierung ist es, praktische Brauchbarkeit mit wissenschaftlicher Informationstiefe zu verbinden. Sie stellt die Rechtsprechung vor allem des Bundesarbeitsgerichts und deren Entwicklungslinien authentisch, systematisch, eingehend, und umfassend, aber auch kritisch dar.

Die Vorschriften über den Dienstvertrag im Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch stellen die wesentlichen Grundlagen für das Arbeitsvertragsrecht dar; sie bilden das Arbeitsrecht im BGB. Das vorliegende Werk kommentiert die §§ 611 bis 630 BGB unter dem Gesichtspunkt des Arbeitsrechts aufgrund der höchstrichterlichen Rechtsprechung. Die Zusammenhänge mit den wesentlichen arbeitsrechtlichen Gesetzen außerhalb des BGB werden stets aufgenommen. Zudem werden das Recht der Befristung der Arbeitsverträge, das Kündigungsschutzrecht und - in einem Anhang - das Arbeitsrecht der Kirchen ausführlich kommentierend dargestellt.

Der übliche Rahmen der Kommentierung des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches wird im Interesse der konzisen Darstellung des Individualarbeitsrechts gesprengt. Ausführliche Gliederungen und ein detailliertes Sachverzeichnis erleichtern den Umgang mit der Stoffülle.

Mit der 11. Auflage wird der Kommentar auf den neuesten Stand gebracht. Rechtsprechung und Literatur sind bis Oktober 2001 und teilweise auch darüber hinaus eingearbeitet.

Der Kommentar verfolgt weiterhin das Ziel, die Praxis der in der Jugendstrafrechtspflege Tätigen bei der Anwendung des JGG zu unterstützen und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Verfahrensbeteiligten zu fördern.

Entsprechend den neuen Entwicklungen in Gesetzgebung, Praxis und Wissenschaft wurden einige Teile des Kommentars überarbeitet, so zum Beispiel die Ausführungen zum Täter-Opfer-Ausgleich (§ 10), zu Dateiregelungen (Vorbemerkungen § 97) und zum Jugendschutzverfahren (Anhang nach § 125). Leitlinien des Kommentars sind weiterhin die Grundgedanken des JGG, nach denen durch ein erzieherisch ausgestaltetes und rechtsstaatliches Jugendstrafrecht weitere Rechtsbrüche von Jugendlichen und Heranwachsenden verhindert werden sollen und die Integration junger Menschen in die Gesellschaft gefördert werden soll. Die Autoren, die den Kommentar gemeinsam verantworten, wollen ihren Beitrag dazu leisten, dass die Jugendstrafrechtspflege den Anforderungen an einen verantwortlichen Umgang mit jungen Menschen und ihrer Delinquenz gerecht werden kann.

The manual commentary depicts the whole law governing tenancy systematically, reliably and in an up-to-date fashion. The administration of justice and literature up to June 2003 are dealt with. The focal point of the commentary lies on residential accommodation tenancy, but also the lease of commercial spaces, premises and other properties are taken into consideration.

With the newly revised 3rd edition, this standard work on measures of enforcement law has been brought up to date. The commentary deals in depth with such topics as voluntary and compulsory treatment, rate of incarceration, the loosening and guaranteeing of constitutional civil rights and admissible infringement as well as the carrying through and limits of measures for law and order.

The new edition of the recognized commentaries, established for years in science and practise, accommodates the various changes of this field of law in all areas to the entire land registry procedural law. The objective, to describe the entire land registry procedural law in a single volume, which is certainly important for the practise, was also important for the currently available 6th edition.

The land registry procedural law has had some essential changes since the publication of the previous edition. The new edition takes legislators, jurisdiction and literature into consideration up to and sometimes beyond October 2005. Explanations have also been revised and updated for the rest.

[Lang/Weidmüller: Cooperative Societies Act]
This standard work provides practically-substantiated advice for the legal practice, without having to refrain from any scientific deepening. As a result, it offers cooperative business enterprises - but also legal advisory agencies, auditing firms and courts - comprehensive and reliable help in all matters of daily practice.

The new edition explains the Cooperative Societies Act (GenG), the law regulating the transformation of the German Cooperative Bank (DG Bank-Umwandlungsgesetz) and the Statute of the European Cooperative Society (SCE). The legal amendments brought about through the Euro Introductory Act, the Commercial Law Reform Act, the Insolvency Ordinance, the Law of Obligations Modernisation Act, the Auditor's Ordinance Amendment Act, the Euro Balance Sheet Act as well as the Transparency & Disclosure Law are taken into consideration. The development in the judicial decisions and the literature has been worked in up until the spring of 2005 (and partially beyond). The text of the ordinance pertaining to the Register of Cooperative Societies is reproduced in the appendix. Overviews of the arrangement as well as marginal numbers and a comprehensive subject index facilitate the handling of the commentary.

The commentary offers a manageable guide to all those that apply the Co-determination Act . This work distinguishes itself by clarity, practical reasoning, and understandable language. The focus of this commentary is to bring to light the difficult dialectical legal regulation of the parity of groups on supervisory boards and the dominance of shareholders and to provide this with a secure legal foundation.

The standard work on the law of inland waterways is now available in its fifth edition, which has been completely rearranged. The goal of the work is to provide the user with an extensive and current foundation for work, which makes it possible to find information quickly and comprehensively, and to solve problems in the law of inland waterways.

This volume comments on the Code of Execution of Prison Sentences. Editors and authors are experienced in the field of prisons, prison administration, crime policy and research. This standard work has been brought up to date for the fourth edition.

The Montreal Convention came into effect on 3rd November 2003 following the deposit of the 30th ratification document. Meanwhile it applies to 64 states. Through the quick ratification by further states, the precursor, the Warsaw Convention on the standardization of regulations on the carriage of international air traffic from 1929, is increasingly replaced. The aim of the convention is to create a new, modern and comprehensive work of regulations, which corresponds firstly to the altered technical, economic and consumer protected standards and secondly further guarantees a uniform and clear law through integrating the different legal sources of the Warsaw Convention system.

The objective of the commentary is to explain the purposes of the convention briefly and concisely for the practise. As an important source of interpretation serves the history of the origin of the Montreal Convention as well as the Warsaw Convention. Secondly, the annotation considers the Continental and American administration of justice to the air carrier liability for damage to passengers and goods as well as the legal sources of the European Community legislators. Furthermore, the annotation goes into the differing international state practise by converting the compulsory insurance of the air carrier.

The Montreal Convention law enforcement, the EC decree on the liability of air traffic businesses with accidents, the EC decree on performance adjustments and assistance for passengers in case of non-travel and with cancellation or lengthy flight delays as well as the EC decree on insurance claims on air traffic businesses are explained and described along with the Montreal Convention.

The work contains a text synopsis of the Montreal Convention, the Warsaw Convention in the form of The Hague protocol from 1955 as well as the Warsaw Convention from 1929. Furthermore, in the appendix of the work, the Montreal Convention law enforcement, the European Secondary Community law on the liability of air traffic businesses by accidents and lengthy delays as well as on insurance claims on air traffic businesses, the general terms of transport of IATA and the German Lufthansa AG are also printed as well as further important international conventions, such as the Chicago Convention.

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The work offers a comprehensive representation of the German patent law with a commentary on patent law, patent royalty law, patented design law, semiconductor protection act, and the employee invention act and of the law regarding the international patent agreement. The 6th edition brings the commentary up to the date of the middle of June 2003. It also contains notes on European patent award and opposition proceedings and notes on parallel regulations of other European states. The commentary also appears on CD-ROM.

Seit dem Erscheinen der Vorauflage vor zwei Jahren hat die Gesetzgebung mit zahlreichen, zum Teil recht einschneidenden, Reformen des materiellen Rechts ebenso wie mit Eingriffen in die Verfahrensordnungen tief in die Struktur des Gerichtskostenrechts eingewirkt.

Die teilweise grundlegenden Umgestaltungen vor allem des materiellen und formellen Zivilrechts haben sich auf das Gerichtskostengesetz ausgewirkt. Zahlreiche weitere Gesetze haben zwar keine nennenswerten sachlichen Änderungen nach sich gezogen, dafür aber die Textfassungen des GKG sowie auch der Anhänge verändert. Schließlich ist auch die Gesamtreform des Gerichtskostenwesens im weitesten Sinne mit dem neuen Gerichtsvollzieherkostengesetz (GvKostG) vorerst abgeschlossen worden. Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung wurden bis Ende August 2002 ausgewertet.

Wegen der engen Verknüpfungen beider Materien und auf vielfache Anregung aus Kreisen der Bezirksrevisoren und Gerichtsvollzieher ist in der Neuauflage auch das neue Gerichtsvollzieherkostengesetz (GvKostG) aufgenommen und erläutert worden.

Die Schwerpunkte der Neuauflage liegen neben der Auswertung der veröffentlichten Rechtsprechung weiter bei den Erläuterungen zu § 19, bei den Auswirkungen der ZPO-Reform auf das GKG und der in der Praxis an Bedeutung gewinnenden Bestimmungen des § 8 (Niederschlagung von Kosten) und § 34 (Verzögerungsgebühr).

Folgende Gesetzesänderungen wurden u.a. berücksichtigt:
KostREuroUG v. 27. 4. 2001
Mietrechtsreformgesetz v. 19. 6. 2001
Zustellungsreformgesetz v. 25. 6. 2001
ZPO-RG v. 27. 7. 2001
Gesetz zur Änderung der InsO ... v. 26. 10. 2001
Schuldrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz v. 26. 11. 2001

Die Neuauflage berücksichtigt insbesondere die einschneidenden Änderungen durch das Betriebsverfassungsreformgesetz vom 23. Juli 2001 und das Gesetz zur Vereinfachung der Wahl der Arbeitnehmervertreter in den Aufsichtsrat vom 23. März 2002 sowie die Neufassung der Wahlordnungen vom 15. Mai 2002. Diese sind - erstmals in dieser Auflage - im Wortlaut mit abgedruckt.

Der Kommentar bietet eine handliche Anleitung für alle Rechtsanwälte und Unternehmensjuristen, Aufsichtsratsmitglieder, Unternehmensleiter, Wahlvorstände, Gewerkschaftsvertreter, Anteilseigner und Arbeitnehmer, welche das Mitbestimmungsgesetz anzuwenden haben. Übersichtlichkeit, praxisnahe Argumentation und eine verständliche Sprache zeichnen das Werk aus. Ausführlich geht der Kommentar auf die neugefaßten Wahlordnungen ein.

Die schwierige Dialektik des Gesetzes zwischen Parität der Gruppen im Aufsichtsrat und Übergewicht der Anteilseignerseite wissenschaftlich auszuleuchten und auf ein gesichertes rechtliches Fundament zu stellen, ist ein weiteres Anliegen dieses Kommentars. Dabei verarbeitet er die einschlägige Rechtsprechung und Literatur bis zum Stand vom Mai 2002, teilweise darüber hinaus.

Schließlich soll die wissenschaftliche Aufarbeitung als Hilfe bei der Entscheidung von immer noch zahlreichen offenen Streitfragen dienen. Dabei kam es dem Autor darauf an, unparteiische Lösungen zu finden, welche die Kooperation und nicht die Konfrontation der Sozialpartner betonen und die Leistungsfähigkeit der Unternehmen in einer marktwirtschaftlichen Ordnung fördern.

Die Kommentierung erläutert umfassend und aktuell das gesamte Statusrecht des Bundes- und Landtagsabgeordneten sowie der in Deutschland gewählten Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments. Systematische Grundlage ist das Abgeordnetengesetz des Bundes, dem das Landesrecht vielfach noch entspricht. Das Europaabgeordnetengesetz und die Abgeordnetengesetze der Länder sind synoptisch gegenübergestellt und werden jeweils dann eingehender betrachtet, wenn Abweichungen dies nahe legen.

Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt ist das Recht der Fraktionen, soweit es seine Grundlage in den Abgeordnetengesetzen oder - wie bei einigen Bundesländern der Fall - in besonderen Fraktionsgesetzen hat. Damit werden zwei zentrale Bereiche der staatlichen Politikfinanzierung erstmals im Zusammenhang analysiert.

Das Für und Wider der bestehenden Regelungen und alternativer Modelle wird in klar formulierter Auseinandersetzung mit Rechtsprechung und Literatur diskutiert, wobei die Parlamentspraxis bei der Betrachtung stets im Vordergrund steht. Das Werk leistet so nicht nur einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Versachlichung der Diskussion über das Statusrecht der Abgeordneten und der Fraktionen - insbesondere ihrer finanziellen Ausstattung - sondern führt auch wieder zusammen, was sich in der Gesetzgebung und Parlamentspraxis in Bund und Ländern teilweise auseinander entwickelt hat.

Der Kommentar richtet sich an Abgeordnete der deutschen Parlamente, Europaabgeordnete sowie an alle Interessenten in Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik, die mit den hier angesprochenen statusrechtlichen Fragen befasst sind.

Das Telekommunikationsgesetz bildet den Mittelpunkt der staatlichen Ordnung für die Informationsgesellschaft. Zugleich ist es ein Muster moderner Regulierung im Wirtschaftsverwaltungsrecht. Es regelt alle Aspekte der Erbringung und Nutzung von Telekommunikations-Leistungen:

• Lizensierung, Zusammenschaltung und offener Netzzugang
• Kundenschutz und Telefonnummernvergabe
• Frequenzordnung und Entgeltregulierung
• Wegerechte, Datenschutz und staatliche Fernmeldeüberwachung

Kommentiert wird auch das Gesetz über Funkanlagen und Telekommunikationsendeinrichtungen (FTEG), das Produktrecht der Telekommunikation.

Eine Kommentierung aus einem Guss: Das gesamte deutsche Telekommunikationsrecht wird in einem einheitlichen Gesamtkonzept erläutert, theoretisch fundiert und praxisnah zugleich. Die Autoren berücksichtigen umfassend die Regulierungs- und gerichtliche Entscheidungspraxis (wie UMTS-Lizenzierung, Zusammenschaltungs-Preisregulierung und Entscheidungen zur Internet-Flatrate) sowie die verwaltungs- und europarechtlichen Grundlagen. Für die Entwicklung der Informationsgesellschaft und für die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Deutschlands kommt der Telekommunikation eine Schlüsselposition zu. Zugleich ist das Telekommunikationsrecht eines der dynamischen Rechtsgebiete des europäischen und deutschen Wirtschaftsverwaltungsrechts.

This commentary is directed at lawyers and brokers looking for in-depth commentary on lawyers’ legal professional liability insurance. The author is a specialist at Allianz responsible for financial loss liability insurance for business consulting professions. The commentary is guided by current legal developments and the legal profession’s latest professional requirements.