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Francis Bacon

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LATEST ARTICLES

Mechanical and plant engineering sector

Negotiating and Enforcing Limitations of Liability — How You, as a Provider, Can Limit Your Risk

In the machinery and plant engineering sector, consequential damages can exceed the value of a company’s own services many times over. This article explains how suppliers can limit their liability risk through caps, exclusions for certain types of damages, clauses in standard terms and conditions, and coordinated arrangements throughout the project chain.

YouTube Terms of Service for Businesses: A Practical Look at Monetization and Embedding

YouTube is standard practice for corporate communications. This article examines YouTube’s general monetization policies and the rules for embedding videos from a corporate perspective, and highlights the implications for the advertising environment, hosting strategy, and a company’s own marketing efforts.

Insolvency Challenge: Recovery of Payments

When a letter arrives from the insolvency administrator following an insolvency proceeding, it usually involves a significant amount of money. The letter demands repayment of amounts that were received long ago—based on the right to challenge transactions under §§ 129 ff. of the Insolvency Code (InsO). For affected companies, this is not a minor issue but a genuine liability risk. This article explains the grounds for avoidance, what matters most in mounting a defense, and which documents are now critical.