GRP Rainer LLP

Allegations of delayed filing for insolvency are easily made, yet the investigations need to maintain a sense of proportion. A home search can just as easily overshoot the mark.

The limitation period for a commercial agent's right to be issued with an excerpt from the accounts normally begins at the close of the year in which he or she received a final commission settlement.

A franchise agreement sets out the basic principles governing the relationship between franchisee and franchisor. For this reason, it is of great importance to both parties.

If a company is faced with imminent insolvency or over-indebtedness, the managing director must file for insolvency. Failure to do so in due time may result in him or her being held personally liable.

It is possible to remove a shareholder-managing director from their post if there is good cause justifying this action, but good cause must be present at the time of the resolution's adoption.

According to a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) from 7 June 2018, an association with a protected indication is not by itself sufficient to infringe the registered geographical indication (Az.: C-44/17).

Resale price maintenance restricts competition and therefore usually constitutes a violation of antitrust law. This was reaffirmed by the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany's Federal Supreme Court, in a ruling from October 17, 2017 (Az.: KZR 59/16).

Business succession is an issue that preys on the minds of many small and medium-sized enterprises and family-run businesses. Yet finding a suitable successor can prove challenging.

Not unlike in the case of commercial agents, authorized dealers may also be entitled to claim compensation after their contract has been terminated. That being said, certain conditions need to be fulfilled in order for this to happen.

In a ruling from March 14, 2018, the General Court of the European Union (EGC) upheld a declaration of invalidity with respect to a design. The reason: the design had already been made publicly available before its registration.