Dr Annalena Hanke - Lawyer
Dr Annalena Hanke, specialist lawyer for private construction and architect law is a Senior Associate at our Legal service line. She advises clients on property development law, architectural law and private construction law (German Civil Code (BGB) and German construction contract procedures (VOB/B)), as well as other areas of real estate law. For her doctoral thesis, she dealt with the topic of ‘Multi-person relationships in civil procedural law on matters of construction law with Prof Dr Dr Herbert Roth’.
Fields of expertise
- Property development law, architect law, private construction law
- Public construction law, public procurement law, renewable energy
Memberships
- Institute of construction law Freiburg im Breisgau [Institut für Baurecht Freiburg im Breisgau e.V.]
- Munich Bar Association
Qualifications
- Lawyer
- Specialist Lawyer for Private Construction and Architect Law
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Court judgment on the suspension of limitations
No suspension of the statute of limitations if third-party notice is incomplete
If the person giving third-party notice does not provide information on an upcoming date for proceedings, the information on the status of the dispute under Section 73 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung – ZPO) is considered incomplete. The third-party notice thereby neither has the effect of suspending the statute of limitations in terms of material law nor that of procedural intervention. This is what Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court decided in its judgment of 16/05/2024 (2 U 75/23), cf. IBRRS 2024, 2416.
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3 min read
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07 Nov 2024
Construction law and insolvency
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) gives precedence to protecting the creditor
If a construction contract is terminated for an important reason under Section 8(2) of the German Construction Contract Procedures (VOB/B), this is valid and permissible for insolvency law. But creating a set-off situation (payment of work against claims for damages) is detrimental to the creditor and can be contested.
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3 min read
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22 Oct 2024
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