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Corona as a disturbance of the business basis?

Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, countless contractual relationships have not been able to be implemented as planned. The government corona measures, for which none of the contracting parties are naturally responsible, were mostly to blame. This has raised the exciting question of how to deal with cases in which the main contractual service – e.g. the provision of the premises in tenancy law constellations – could still be provided despite the corona measures, but the tenant was unable to use the premises in whole or in part as a result of the corona measures.

Action from abroad – service effective?

Being sued is always unpleasant. However, if you have to deal with a lawsuit from abroad, the annoyance is considerably greater for various reasons, just to mention the often considerable costs. The first question you should ask yourself when you find a claim from abroad in your letterbox is: Is service of the claim effective at all? This is often not the case, which brings you various advantages (e.g. saving time, possibility of taking your own procedural steps, etc.).