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    Auswirkung des Brexit auf Gerichtsstandsvereinbarungen, britische Gesellschaften mit Sitz in Deutschland und die Insolvenz von Gesellschaften
    2016-07-12

    Der britische Wähler hat gesprochen und sich mit knapper Mehrheit für den Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs aus dem „Projekt Europa“ entschieden.

    Obwohl noch nicht feststeht, wann die Briten Artikel 50 des EU-Vertrags aktivieren werden, lohnt es sich bereits jetzt, über die rechtlichen Konsequenzen eines Austritts nachzudenken. Denn sollte es hierzu kommen, bleibt dieser – gerade im sensitiven Bereich des grenzüberschreitenden Rechtsverkehrs - nicht folgenlos:

    1.Mögliche Unwirksamkeit von Gerichtsstandsvereinbarungen zugunsten britischer Gerichte

    Filed under:
    European Union, Germany, United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Public, SKW Schwarz, Public limited company, Standard form contract, European Economic Area
    Authors:
    Dr Ulrich Reber
    Location:
    European Union, Germany, United Kingdom
    Firm:
    SKW Schwarz
    Employers' right to withhold sums following determination is not confined to insolvency
    2007-08-07

    Following the House of Lords' decision in Melville Dundas in April, the TCC has now decided in the case of Pierce Design v Johnston on 17 July that the case has a wide application - but unreasonable failure to pay may still be penalised.

    The decision of the House of Lords in Melville Dundas in April resolved a tension between the payment provisions of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 ("the Act") and contractual clauses applying to payments after termination of building contracts.

    Filed under:
    United Kingdom, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Independent contractor, Withholding tax, Cashflow, Standard form contract, House of Lords, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
    Location:
    United Kingdom
    Firm:
    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
    ‘Hell or high water’ provisions — Wells Fargo v Mountain Rentals of Gatlinburg, Inc
    2009-01-19

    The Court of Appeals of Tennessee confirmed that an equipment lessor is entitled to enforce the “hell or high water” provision of an equipment lease.  

    Filed under:
    USA, Tennessee, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Fraud, Liquidated damages, Warranty, Unconscionability, Default (finance), Standard form contract, Wells Fargo, Uniform Commercial Code (USA)
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Reed Smith LLP
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