{"id":4417,"date":"2026-07-06T09:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/knowledge-base\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:58:49","slug":"knowledge-base","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/","title":{"rendered":"German law \u2014 explained clearly."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"progress\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n<header>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/\" class=\"brand\" aria-label=\"BWLAW \u2013 home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/logo-bw.png\" alt=\"BWLAW \u2013 law firm in Germany\" width=\"42\" height=\"28\"><\/a>\n    <nav aria-label=\"Main navigation\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/construction-law\/\">Construction law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/debt-collection\/\">Debt collection<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/company-formation\/\">Corporate law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/\">Employment law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/defective-car-from-germany\/\">Cars<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\" class=\"active\" aria-current=\"page\">Knowledge base<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/#zespol\">Team<\/a>\n    <\/nav>\r\n    <div class=\"lang\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Language\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\" class=\"active\" lang=\"en\" hreflang=\"en\" aria-current=\"true\">EN<\/a>\r\n      <a href=\"\/wissen\/\" lang=\"de\" hreflang=\"de\" aria-label=\"German version of this page\">DE<\/a>\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/pl\/baza-wiedzy\/\" lang=\"pl\" hreflang=\"pl\" aria-label=\"Polish version of this page\">PL<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\n    <a href=\"\/en\/#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Contact a lawyer <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n    <button class=\"burger\" aria-label=\"Menu\">\u2630<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<!-- HERO -->\n<section class=\"shero\">\n  <div class=\"glow\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n    <div>\n      <nav class=\"crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\/<\/span><b>Knowledge base<\/b><\/nav>\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Knowledge base<\/span>\n      <h1>German law \u2014 <em>explained clearly.<\/em><\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lead\">Guides and videos on what really matters to clients: dismissal and severance, unpaid invoices, construction contracts, starting a company. Written the way we advise \u2014 concretely and without legalese. Every guide is also available in Polish and German.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ARTYKU\u0141Y -->\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"artykuly\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Guides<\/span>\n      <h2>Articles by practice area<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"filters rv\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"Filter articles\">\n      <button class=\"on\" data-f=\"all\">All<\/button>\n      <button data-f=\"praca\">Employment<\/button>\n      <button data-f=\"budowlane\">Construction<\/button>\n      <button data-f=\"windykacja\">Debt collection<\/button>\n      <button data-f=\"firmy\">Corporate<\/button>\n      <button data-f=\"samochody\">Cars<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kb-grid rv d1\" id=\"kbGrid\">\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Used car dealer refuses repair in Germany \u2014 and why driving the defective car cost the buyer his loss-of-use claim<\/h3>\r\n        <p>LG Frankfurt awarded the buyer \u20ac7,535.57 in repair costs but only \u20ac350 of the \u20ac122,325 loss of use he claimed. Burden of proof, deleted fault memory, default interest and the 93 per cent cost trap.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 21 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/used-car-dealer-refuses-repair-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Car purchase rescission in Germany \u2014 how much actually comes back?<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The Regional Court of Cologne itemised the unwinding of a used-car sale: full price, deduction for kilometres driven, trade-in under a separate contract, interest, lawyer\u2019s fees and the dealer\u2019s default of acceptance.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 16 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/car-purchase-rescission-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\r\n        <h3>Substitute performance in Germany \u2014 cost advance under \u00a7 887 ZPO<\/h3>\r\r\n        <p>A court ordered defect rectification and nothing happened. KG Berlin: EUR 58,502 advance based on market offers and free choice of contractor for the creditor.<\/p>\r\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/substitute-performance-germany-887-zpo\/\">Read more \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\r\n        <h3>Workplace bullying in Germany \u2014 when can employees claim compensation<\/h3>\r\r\n        <p>A nurse claimed 30,000 euros for bullying and lost twice. The court explains where ordinary conflict ends, where bullying begins and what employees must prove.<\/p>\r\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/workplace-bullying-germany\/\">Read more \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\r\n        <h3>Dismissal during pregnancy in Germany \u2014 deadlines after late knowledge<\/h3>\r\r\n        <p>The notice came first, the medical confirmation later. The Federal Labour Court clarifies when the deadlines start and when a late claim is admitted.<\/p>\r\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 12 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/dismissal-during-pregnancy-germany\/\">Read more \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\r\n      <\/article>\n            <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Ticked boxes about \u201epossible accidents&#8221; \u2014 do you lose your warranty rights?<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A dealer form with checkboxes: \u201eused vehicle, history unknown, accidents possible&#8221;. OLG K\u00f6ln: such clauses do not bind consumers \u2014 rescission and a refund are possible.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/used-car-dealer-warranty-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Car sold \u201eas a Bastlerfahrzeug&#8221; \u2014 do you lose your warranty rights?<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Market price, an advert saying \u201eundamaged&#8221; \u2014 and suddenly \u201eBastlerfahrzeug&#8221; in the contract. OLG Celle: without specific defects named, the clause does not hold.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/car-sold-as-bastlerfahrzeug-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n            <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Water damage after acceptance \u2014 who has to prove the defect?<\/h3>\r\n        <p>After acceptance the burden of proof lies with the client. What a private expert report is worth and which questions dismantle it at the hearing.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/water-damage-subrogation-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\r\n        <h3>Bonus and Christmas bonus during sick leave<\/h3>\r\r\n        <p>Sick beyond six weeks? Performance pay may be cut proportionately even where targets were met (BAG 10 AZR 193\/24). Christmas pay is protected by the 1\/4 cap of \u00a7 4a EFZG.<\/p>\r\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/bonus-sick-leave-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\r\n        <h3>Bonus targets never announced \u2014 the full bonus is payable<\/h3>\r\r\n        <p>Management fixed the targets internally and paid 49 percent. The Federal Labour Court (10 AZR 28\/25): employees can claim the full target bonus \u2014 the 100 percent presumption covers company targets too.<\/p>\r\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/bonus-targets-not-set-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Defective car from Germany: who pays the transport costs?<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The engine died ten days after purchase, thousands of kilometres from the seller. The court made the seller pay for transport \u2014 with an advance on top.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/defective-car-germany-transport-costs\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n            <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>German construction withholding tax \u2014 the certificate that saves 15%<\/h3>\r\n        <p>How to obtain the \u00a7 48b EStG exemption certificate, which tax office is responsible for foreign companies and how to recover withheld amounts.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/german-construction-withholding-tax\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"serie\">VOB\/B guide<\/span>\r\n        <h3>VOB\/B in English \u2014 the German construction contract terms explained<\/h3>\r\n        <p>What VOB\/B is, how it really differs from the BGB and where the formal traps lie \u2014 a pillar guide with a map of all our construction articles.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/vob-b-german-construction-contract\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Acceptance (Abnahme) \u2014 a protocol without the contractor still counts<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A formal acceptance can be valid without the contractor, and payment can be claimed where the work is ready for acceptance \u2014 lessons from OLG Schleswig 1 U 5\/21.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/acceptance-construction-works-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Construction delay claims \u2014 when preceding trades run late<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The employer is generally not liable for preceding trades. What remains is section 642 BGB: a disruption notice, proof of specific idle resources and the redeployment trap.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/construction-delay-claims-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Construction timesheets \u2014 when a signature does not mean payment<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A site manager without authority cannot agree hourly work, and unclear specifications are the bidder\u2019s risk \u2014 lessons from OLG Brandenburg 10 U 84\/25.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 7 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/construction-timesheets-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Notice periods \u2014 four weeks or seven months<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The basic period, the seniority extension and probation under sec. 622 BGB. Why years before age 25 count, why an e-mail is not enough and which two deadlines follow.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/notice-periods-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>BEM for employers \u2014 duties, process, proper closure<\/h3>\r\n        <p>When the duty arises, what a court-proof invitation contains, how to document the process and how to close a BEM when the employee goes silent. Guide with checklist.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/bem-employer-guide-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Dismissed after sick leave? The BEM check that decides cases<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Without a proper BEM the employer must prove the procedure would have been useless \u2014 which almost never succeeds. Typical mistakes, the Integration Office and the three-week deadline.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/dismissal-after-sick-leave-bem\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>BEM meeting in Germany \u2014 your rights after long sick leave<\/h3>\r\n        <p>After six weeks of sick leave your employer must offer a BEM. Participation is voluntary, you may bring a lawyer, and no blanket data consent is required. What refusal costs you \u2014 and what it does not.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 7 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/bem-meeting-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"firmy\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Corporate<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Choice of law \u2014 Rome I and the CISG trap<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A governing law clause does not do everything: it neither excludes the CISG nor decides which court hears the dispute nor overrides mandatory provisions. How to draft it well.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/choice-of-law-german-contracts\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>SOKA-BAU when posting workers \u2014 rates, A1, defence<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A posting company pays 14.7% into the holiday fund and the A1 certificate does not shield it. When the obligation arises, how the general contractor is liable and how to respond to a payment order.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 12 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/soka-bau-posting-workers\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Severance pay tax \u2014 how the one-fifth rule works<\/h3>\r\n        <p>No social security on severance pay, but full income tax. The F\u00fcnftelregelung step by step, a 2026 worked example and why a tax return is now essential.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/severance-pay-tax-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Druckk\u00fcndigung \u2014 dismissal under staff pressure and its strict limits<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The workforce demands a colleague&#8217;s dismissal and the employer gives in. The strict BAG test, warnings during sick leave, sick pay and the Christmas bonus. A Munich labour court case study.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 11 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/druckkuendigung-dismissal-under-pressure\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Accident-damaged car from Germany \u2014 &#8220;not accident-free&#8221; does not save the dealer<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A concealed total loss and a generic note in the invoice. LG K\u00f6ln: the formula fails the \u00a7 476 BGB test \u2014 the consumer recovers the purchase price.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/accident-damaged-car-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Summary dismissal \u2014 the two-week deadline and the warning requirement<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The \u00a7 626(2) BGB clock starts when the employer learns the facts, and a prior hearing can bar summary dismissal. ArbG Arnsberg 1 Ca 877\/25 explained.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/summary-dismissal-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>The interim payment injunction \u2014 fast money for extra work<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Courts can order 80 % of the change-order offer as an interim payment, also under VOB\/B \u2014 if the offer was concrete, the change concerned the works and the application came in time.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/interim-payment-injunction-german-construction\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Contractor termination \u2014 \u00a7 643 BGB when the principal fails to cooperate<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Default of acceptance, deadline notice with termination warning, written form under \u00a7 650h BGB and settlement under \u00a7 645 BGB \u2014 step by step.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/contractor-termination-643-bgb\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Compensation for a terminated construction contract \u2014 the large termination payment<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Getting paid also for unperformed works: the verifiable final invoice, settling &#8220;from the top&#8221; up to 5 per cent, VAT after the ECJ ruling and the formula AWE = T \u00d7 A.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 10 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/compensation-terminated-construction-contract-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Extra work (Nachtrag) \u2014 pricing, proof and payment security<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Actual costs plus a 1.05\u20131.2 markup, breakdown into material, plant and labour, \u00a7 650f BGB security and the 1 % cap on percentage invoice deductions.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 10 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/extra-work-nachtrag-german-construction\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Arbitration clauses in German contracts \u2014 how far they reach<\/h3>\r\n        <p>DIS arbitration, a waiver of the AGB review, a 10% contractual penalty \u2014 what the Federal Court of Justice decided in I ZB 48\/24 and what to check before signing.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/arbitration-clause-german-contract\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>False self-employment \u2014 when a subcontractor is really an employee<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A customs check, 103,000 euros in back contributions and a contract that did not help. How German courts assess subcontractor status on site.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/false-self-employment-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Who falls under SOKA-Bau \u2014 fitting windows is construction<\/h3>\r\n        <p>BAG ruling: advice, canvassing and warehouse time all count towards construction time. How to assess your own company and push back against average-wage claims.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/who-falls-under-soka-bau\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Terminating a construction contract for cause \u2014 \u00a7 648a BGB and VOB\/B<\/h3>\r\n        <p>When a German construction contract can be terminated without notice, which warnings must come first and how the completed works are settled afterwards.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 10 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/termination-construction-contract-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Construction defects \u2014 who must prove them, before and after acceptance<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The advance on expert fees, acceptance as the turning point, defects repaired without documentation \u2014 the burden-of-proof rules that decide German construction disputes.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/construction-defects-burden-of-proof-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Bought a used car for your business? When the warranty exclusion does not hold<\/h3>\r\n        <p>&#8220;Unter Ausschluss jeglicher Gew\u00e4hrleistung&#8221;? Under BGH case law a blanket exclusion in a form contract is invalid even between businesses \u2014 and it never covers fraud.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 7 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/warranty-exclusion-used-car-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Employer refuses sick pay \u2014 when a sick note can be challenged<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A sick note matching the notice period to the day, certificates from abroad, online sick notes without examination \u2014 recent BAG and LAG rulings on when sick pay can be withheld.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 10 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/employer-refuses-sick-pay-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Dismissal due to illness \u2014 it&#8217;s not about the number of sick days alone<\/h3>\r\n        <p>More than 220 days on sick leave in five years \u2014 and the employee won. One-off illnesses are deducted, and up to six weeks a year is the employer&#8217;s own risk.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/dismissal-due-to-illness-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Rolled-back odometer on a car bought in Germany \u2014 how to prove it and what to claim<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Nearly 90,000 km vanished from the odometer \u2014 and the buyer still lost in court. What really decides odometer-fraud cases and how to secure evidence.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 7 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/rolled-back-odometer-car-from-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"samochody\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Cars<\/span>\n        <h3>Car bought in Germany broke down after purchase? Who must prove the defect<\/h3>\n        <p>The car burned out four months after purchase, the cause was never established \u2014 and the buyer still had a chance to win. How the one-year presumption works.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/car-from-germany-broke-down-after-purchase\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\n        <h3>Dismissed in Germany \u2014 what to do? The 21-day checklist<\/h3>\n        <p>Step by step: from the delivery date and formal checks to the claim decision. With a deadline calculator.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span><span class=\"soon\">Soon<\/span>\n        <h3>Severance (Abfindung): when it is due and how to calculate it<\/h3>\n        <p>Half a salary per year is only the starting point. What the amount really depends on.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 6 min read<\/span><a href=\"#\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Aufhebungsvertrag \u2014 the termination agreement<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Germany&#8217;s mutual termination agreement explained in English: differences from a dismissal, severance from 0.5 salaries per year, the 12-week benefit suspension and the clauses to check before signing.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 10 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/aufhebungsvertrag-termination-agreement\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span><span class=\"soon\">Soon<\/span>\n        <h3>VOB\/B in practice: 7 mistakes subcontractors make<\/h3>\n        <p>Obstruction notices, reservation notices, the final invoice \u2014 the duties that cost the most when ignored.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 9 min read<\/span><a href=\"#\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span><span class=\"soon\">Soon<\/span>\n        <h3>Sec. 650f BGB: how to force the principal to secure payment<\/h3>\n        <p>The Bauhandwerkersicherung \u2014 the most effective lever most companies do not know.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 7 min read<\/span><a href=\"#\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\n        <h3>SOKA-BAU: contribution duties and refunds for foreign firms<\/h3>\n        <p>Who the construction leave fund covers, how to obtain refunds and what to watch when posting workers.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 6 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/soka-bau\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"windykacja\">\r\n        <span class=\"cat\">Debt collection<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Mahnbescheid \u2014 the German payment order: deadlines, objection, consequences<\/h3>\r\n        <p>Two weeks to object, one month if served abroad. The enforcement order, limitation effects and the creditor route via AG Wedding \u2014 a complete guide.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 12 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/mahnbescheid-german-payment-order\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"windykacja\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Debt collection<\/span>\n        <h3>Statute of limitations \u2014 the three-year rule and the deadlines that matter<\/h3>\n        <p>Three years from year-end under secs. 195, 199 BGB, five and 30-year periods, suspension by lawsuit or Mahnbescheid, restart under sec. 212 BGB.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 8 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/limitation-periods-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"firmy\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Corporate<\/span><span class=\"soon\">Soon<\/span>\n        <h3>GmbH step by step: costs, timing, pitfalls<\/h3>\n        <p>From the notary appointment to the commercial register \u2014 with a realistic timeline and cost list.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 10 min read<\/span><a href=\"#\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"firmy\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Corporate<\/span>\n        <h3>Sole trade, UG or GmbH \u2014 what to start with in Germany?<\/h3>\n        <p>A comparison in numbers: liability, taxes and credibility with business partners.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 7 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/gewerbe-ug-or-gmbh\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"windykacja\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Debt collection<\/span>\n        <h3>Your German partner is insolvent \u2014 how to file your claim<\/h3>\n        <p>Insolvency proceedings from the creditor\u2019s view: deadlines, the claims schedule, realistic recovery.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 6 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/german-debtor-insolvency\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\n        <h3>Arbeitszeugnis: how to decode a German employment reference<\/h3>\n        <p>\u201cStets zur vollen Zufriedenheit\u201d is not a compliment? The grade code and your right to a correction.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 6 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/arbeitszeugnis-reference-code\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\n        <h3>A warning letter from your employer \u2014 what it means and how to react<\/h3>\n        <p>A warning is often the prelude to dismissal. When it is unjustified and how to respond.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 5 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/warning-letter-abmahnung\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\n        <h3>Summary dismissal (fristlose K\u00fcndigung) \u2014 how to defend yourself<\/h3>\n        <p>Good cause under sec. 626 BGB, the employer\u2019s two-week deadline and the defence strategy.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 5 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/immediate-dismissal-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\n        <h3>What a case before the German labour court looks like<\/h3>\n        <p>Claim, conciliation hearing, judgment \u2014 the process, costs and duration.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 6 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/german-labour-court\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"praca\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Employment<\/span>\n        <h3>Sick leave in Germany (Krankschreibung) \u2014 your rights<\/h3>\n        <p>Six weeks of full pay, then sickness benefit. And the myth that you cannot be dismissed while on sick leave.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 5 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/sick-leave-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\n        <h3>Foreign construction companies in Germany \u2014 the rules at a glance<\/h3>\n        <p>A1 certificates and notifications, SOKA-BAU, trade law, construction withholding tax and contract choice \u2014 the map before market entry.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 7 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/foreign-construction-companies-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\n        <h3>The final invoice (Schlussrechnung) that decides your money<\/h3>\n        <p>Requirements for a verifiable final invoice, the review period and the trap of unreserved acceptance.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 5 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/final-invoice-schlussrechnung\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"budowlane\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Construction<\/span>\n        <h3>The reservation notice that protects the contractor<\/h3>\n        <p>Faulty design, unsuitable ground, others\u2019 mistakes: how to give notice so you are not liable for defects you did not cause.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 5 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/bedenkenanmeldung\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"firmy\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Corporate<\/span>\n        <h3>A branch office (Zweigniederlassung) of a foreign company<\/h3>\n        <p>When a branch beats a GmbH: registration, liability, taxes and practice.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 6 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/branch-office-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"kb-card\" data-cat=\"firmy\">\n        <span class=\"cat\">Corporate<\/span>\n        <h3>Posting workers to Germany \u2014 the employer\u2019s duties<\/h3>\n        <p>A1 certificates, customs notification, minimum wage, audit documentation and liability in the subcontractor chain.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"meta\"><span>\u2248 6 min read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/posting-workers-germany\/\">Read \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- YOUTUBE -->\n<section class=\"sec alt\" id=\"filmy\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Video<\/span>\n      <h2>We explain German law \u2014 on YouTube<\/h2>\n      <p>Short videos on dismissals, severance and running a business in Germany (in Polish). 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