Construction law

Experience shows that the success of a building project does not only depend on the quality of your work. While you are focusing on specialist issues and the execution of construction, we remove the legal obstacles during every phase of a building project. Benefit from our competence ranging from legal questions occurring during the contract awarding process through execution of construction up to the end of the warranty period.  

We can advise and represent you in the following areas:

  • Drawing up of construction contracts (VOB/B [German contract procedure for construction works, part B] and BGB [German Civil Code])
  • Professional construction advisory services (enforcement of additions, notice of impediments, acceptance of work, etc.)
  • Legal project management
  • Enforcement of  claims for compensation for work
  • Defending claims based on defects.

Ask us about means of limiting your entrepreneurial risks by assuring securities on the part of the contracting party, such as contract performance guarantees, advance performance security according to § 648 a BGB [German Civil Code].

Of course we are also happy to advise you on any matter relating to public building laws, for instance, in connection with development plans or building permits.