{"id":8726,"date":"2021-06-01T16:03:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/agreement-of-obligations-to-keep-free\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:29:51","slug":"agreement-of-obligations-to-keep-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/agreement-of-obligations-to-keep-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreement of obligations to keep free"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8726\" class=\"elementor elementor-8726 elementor-3785\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-469f7d1b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"469f7d1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-size-large\">LEGAL+ NEWS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70c6df91 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"70c6df91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d6df2fc\" data-id=\"1d6df2fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"599690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">The agreement of indemnification obligations - an underestimated instrument of contract law<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7501ae96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7501ae96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The contractual agreement of hold harmless obligations is still a rarely used contractual instrument. However, such indemnity agreements can be very helpful, especially in multi-party constellations. One particularly relevant example is in the area of very complex and therefore contentious plant construction. Here, indemnity agreements can significantly improve the typically unpleasant position of the general contractor vis-\u00e0-vis the client and subcontractor when it comes to the trades of its subcontractors.   <\/p><p>The author would like to inform the interested public about this in the following article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6661a5dc elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"6661a5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a810a9d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5a810a9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72796404\" data-id=\"72796404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dce10bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dce10bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract-688x1030.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8415\" alt=\"high angle view of lawyer and client discussing contract\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract-688x1030.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract-1001x1500.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract-471x705.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/high-angle-view-of-lawyer-and-client-discussing-contract.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff22a8f\" data-id=\"4ff22a8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b880b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62b880b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The problem: The &#8220;sandwich position&#8221; of the general contractor<\/h2><p>When it comes to the trades of its subcontractors, the general contractor is to a certain extent &#8220;caught between two stools&#8221;.<\/p><p>If there is a problem that can be traced back to a subcontractor&#8217;s trade, the problem becomes easily visible:<\/p><p>The general contractor has two contractual partners, the client and the subcontractor. Now imagine the following, not uncommon constellation: <\/p><p>The client confronts the general contractor with a notice of defects relating to a subcontractor&#8217;s work. From the client&#8217;s point of view, the general contractor, as its sole contractual partner, is responsible for the defect. From the general contractor&#8217;s point of view, the situation is different, as the subcontractor owes it a defect-free delivery. Consequently, the general contractor will pass this notice of defects on to the subcontractor concerned. In the (rare) ideal case, there is agreement on the defect and the subcontractor will rectify the defect to everyone&#8217;s satisfaction. But what happens if the subcontractor goes on strike and rejects the existence of a defect? In these cases, the agreement on hold harmless obligations between the general contractor and subcontractor can help.      <\/p><h2><u>What does keeping free mean?<\/u><\/h2><p>One of the reasons for the (supposed) vagueness of the term &#8220;freehold&#8221; is probably that, as mentioned at the beginning, freehold agreements are still rather rare today.<\/p><p>In fact, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has already dealt extensively and meaningfully with the high practical significance of the assumption of duties to hold harmless<\/p><p>According to this case law of the BGH, which can be described as established, the duty to maintain availability is very far-reaching (see only BGH, judgment of 15.12.2010, ref. <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VIII%20ZR%2086\/09\" title=\"BGH, 15.12.2010 - VIII ZR 86\/09: Umfang einer Freistellungsverpflichtung: Abwehr der von einem ...\">VIII ZR 86\/09<\/a>, para. 12). Thus, according to the aforementioned ruling of the BGH, every duty to keep property free includes <\/p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;(&#8230;) in principle also the <strong>duty to defend against unfounded claims of third parties<\/strong> (Senate judgment of June 24, 1970 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VIII%20ZR%20268\/67\" title=\"BGH, 24.06.1970 - VIII ZR 268\/67: Auslegung der Klausel &quot;alleinige Haftung gegen&uuml;ber Dritten&quot; n...\">VIII ZR 268\/67<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=NJW%201970,%201594\" title=\"NJW 1970, 1594 (2 zugeordnete Entscheidungen)\">NJW 1970, 1594<\/a> under II 1 b; BGH, judgments of January 19, 1983 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=IVa%20ZR%20116\/81\" title=\"BGH, 19.01.1983 - IVa ZR 116\/81: Schadensersatzanspruch wegen Verletzung einer Freistellungsver...\">IVa ZR 116\/81<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=WM%201983,%20387\" title=\"BGH, 19.01.1983 - IVa ZR 116\/81: Schadensersatzanspruch wegen Verletzung einer Freistellungsver...\">WM 1983, 387<\/a> under 2 a; of April 19, 2002 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=V%20ZR%203\/01\" title=\"BGH, 19.04.2002 - V ZR 3\/01: Umfang einer vertraglichen Freistellungsverpflichtung; Abwehr unbe...\">V ZR 3\/01<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=WM%202002,%201358\" title=\"BGH, 19.04.2002 - V ZR 3\/01: Umfang einer vertraglichen Freistellungsverpflichtung; Abwehr unbe...\">WM 2002, 1358<\/a> under II 3; of October 24, 2002 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=IX%20ZR%20355\/00\" title=\"BGH, 24.10.2002 - IX ZR 355\/00: Rechtsstellung des Hauptschuldners bei Inanspruchnahme einer B&uuml;...\">IX ZR 355\/00<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=BGHZ%20152,%20246\" title=\"BGH, 24.10.2002 - IX ZR 355\/00: Rechtsstellung des Hauptschuldners bei Inanspruchnahme einer B&uuml;...\">BGHZ 152, 246<\/a>, 255).  <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p><em>The BGH explained its reasoning:<\/em><\/p><blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;(&#8230;.) This is because the assumption of an indemnification obligation is typically intended to relieve the indemnified party of any risk of a claim by third parties and, in particular, not to be exposed to the risk of being sued for a justified third-party claim or to fulfill an unfounded claim in a misjudgment of the factual and legal situation and to have this held against them as their own misconduct<\/em><\/strong><em> (Senate judgment of June 24, 1970 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=VIII%20ZR%20268\/67\" title=\"BGH, 24.06.1970 - VIII ZR 268\/67: Auslegung der Klausel &quot;alleinige Haftung gegen&uuml;ber Dritten&quot; n...\">VIII ZR 268\/67<\/a>, loc. cit. under II 1 b, 2; BGH, judgment of April 19, 2002 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/dienste\/vernetzung\/rechtsprechung?Text=V%20ZR%203\/01\" title=\"BGH, 19.04.2002 - V ZR 3\/01: Umfang einer vertraglichen Freistellungsverpflichtung; Abwehr unbe...\">V ZR 3\/01<\/a>, loc. cit.).&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p>This means:<\/p><p>The party obligated to indemnify must generally relieve the indemnified party of any risk of a claim by a third party and, if necessary, also assume the defense against such a claim.<\/p><p>In the case of an unrestricted duty to indemnify, the indemnified party can therefore expect that the party obliged to indemnify will, so to speak, relieve it of all worries relating to the claims of the third parties concerned.<\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cef4375 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cef4375\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-134cf75\" data-id=\"134cf75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1708225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1708225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><h2><u>Consequences of violating the duty to maintain freedom<\/u><\/h2><p>If the party obligated to indemnify violates the indemnification obligation it has assumed, the important question arises as to what reaction options arise for the beneficiary.<\/p><p>Indemnification claims are not primarily aimed at payment. The indemnified party can therefore not initially demand payment to itself. Conversely, the party obliged to indemnify cannot fulfill its obligation by paying the indemnified party.  <\/p><p>However, the indemnification claim can be converted into a payment claim. This requires an unsuccessful deadline to be set for the fulfillment of the primary indemnification obligation. If the party obliged to indemnify seriously and definitively refuses the required indemnification, the claim for indemnification is converted into a claim for payment in accordance with the established case law of the BGH.  <\/p><p>If the party obliged to indemnify has breached its obligation to indemnify, e.g. by failing to fulfill its obligation on time, the indemnified party is entitled to claim damages in accordance with Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/bgb\/__280.html\">280 (1)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/bgb\/__286.html\">286 BGB<\/a>. This claim will at least be for compensation for what the indemnified party had to pay to the third party as a result of the breach of duty by the indemnified party. <\/p><p>It is important that the party to be indemnified has given the party obliged to indemnify sufficient opportunity to examine and, if necessary, defend against the claim before making a payment to the third party. If he has done this, the party obliged to indemnify is no longer entitled to object that the party obliged to indemnify has wrongly paid the third party. This is because, due to the breach of his indemnification obligations, he himself is responsible for the fact that the party to be indemnified had to pay the third party.  <\/p><p><u>Particularly relevant: Effects of the indemnification claim on the indemnifying party&#8217;s own payment obligations towards the indemnified party  <\/u><\/p><p>If the party obliged to indemnify breaches its indemnification obligation and thereby exposes the indemnified party to the risks against which it is supposed to protect,<\/p><p>the question arises, which is particularly relevant in general contractor cases, as to what effect this breach of the indemnification obligation has on any outstanding remuneration of the indemnified party (= general contractor) vis-\u00e0-vis the party obliged to indemnify (= subcontractor). In these cases, it will usually be the case that the client (= the third party) in turn withholds remuneration from the general contractor. <\/p><p>A contractual obligation to remain free in general contractor constellations under construction law<\/p><p>must, in implementation of the BGH case law cited above, also include the retention of the third party. This is because, according to established BGH case law, retention means keeping free, <\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>to relieve the indemnified party of any risk of claims by third parties, and<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Accordingly, if necessary, to assume the defense against such a claim,<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>then, of course, the person obliged to grant the exemption must also submit a corresponding<\/p><p>prevent or suitably defend against the retention of this third party.<\/p><p>As a result, the party to be indemnified can therefore pass on the third party&#8217;s retentions, which are at least also based on the breach of the indemnification obligations, to the party obliged to indemnify.<\/p><h2> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e0207\" data-id=\"51e0207\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf3dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbf3dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/discussing-contract--688x1030.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8416\" alt=\"Discussing contract.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/discussing-contract--688x1030.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/discussing-contract--200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/discussing-contract--768x1151.jpg 768w, 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data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f171784\" data-id=\"f171784\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e3671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e3671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><h2><u>Conclusion on the meaning and purpose of retention obligations<\/u><\/h2><p>Indemnification claims are a far-reaching and flexible instrument, especially for general contractors, in 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href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/up-to-e10000-before-the-local-court-why-it-goes-wrong\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUp to \u20ac10,000 before the local court: why it goes wrong\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Up to \u20ac10,000 in the local court &#8211; a mistake with an announcement. The planned reform of the amount in dispute will shift masses of proceedings from the regional courts to the local courts. Sounds like a relief &#8211; but will have the opposite effect.  <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/up-to-e10000-before-the-local-court-why-it-goes-wrong\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Up to \u20ac10,000 before the local court: why it goes wrong\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 10, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8559 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-contract-law\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/contract-law-stuttgart-21-and-the-speech-clause-a-lesson-in-clear-contract-drafting\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/social_sprechklausel_legalplus_teaser-1-1030x687.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8566\" alt=\"Vertragsrecht Stuttgart 21 \u2013 Sprechklausel Urteil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/social_sprechklausel_legalplus_teaser-1-1030x687.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/social_sprechklausel_legalplus_teaser-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/social_sprechklausel_legalplus_teaser-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/social_sprechklausel_legalplus_teaser-1-705x470.png 705w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/social_sprechklausel_legalplus_teaser-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Contract Law<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/contract-law-stuttgart-21-and-the-speech-clause-a-lesson-in-clear-contract-drafting\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tContract law: Stuttgart 21 and the speech clause &#8211; a lesson in clear contract drafting\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sometimes a single sentence decides billions. This is exactly what happened with the Stuttgart 21 project. At the center of the legal dispute was a short contractual provision &#8211; the so-called &#8220;speech clause&#8221;.    <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/contract-law-stuttgart-21-and-the-speech-clause-a-lesson-in-clear-contract-drafting\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Contract law: Stuttgart 21 and the speech clause &#8211; a lesson in clear contract drafting\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 8, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-8577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commercial-law category-contract-law category-international-procedural-law category-nicht-kategorisiert\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/breach-of-an-international-jurisdiction-agreement-can-result-in-liability-for-damages-on-the-ruling-of-the-bgh-from-17-10-2019-ref-iii-zr-42-19\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1030x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8578\" alt=\"Judge&#039;s gavel. Symbol for jurisdiction. Law concept a wooden judges gavel on table in a courtroom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/judge-s-gavel-symbol-for-jurisdiction-law-concept-a-wooden-judges-gavel-on-table-in-a-courtroom.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Commercial law<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/breach-of-an-international-jurisdiction-agreement-can-result-in-liability-for-damages-on-the-ruling-of-the-bgh-from-17-10-2019-ref-iii-zr-42-19\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBreach of an international jurisdiction agreement can result in liability for damages! &#8211; On the ruling of the BGH from 17.10.2019 (Ref. III ZR 42\/19)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>International agreements on jurisdiction, especially if they are to have exclusive validity, generally have the purpose of protecting the party benefiting from the agreement from the often very considerable costs of a legal dispute in a foreign country.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, however, it is not uncommon for the other contracting party to suddenly no longer want to know about the jurisdiction agreement in the event of a dispute. The background to such a dishonest approach is &#8211; obviously &#8211; not least the potential for blackmail associated with such an approach. This is because the party that finds itself &#8211; in breach of the jurisdiction agreement &#8211; exposed to a foreign lawsuit is regularly forced to take action abroad through lawyers in order to avoid legal disadvantages. This in turn is often very expensive, with the USA being the most prominent example.     <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legal-plus.eu\/en\/breach-of-an-international-jurisdiction-agreement-can-result-in-liability-for-damages-on-the-ruling-of-the-bgh-from-17-10-2019-ref-iii-zr-42-19\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Breach of an international jurisdiction agreement can result in liability for damages! &#8211; On the ruling of the BGH from 17.10.2019 (Ref. 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80\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27286c6\" data-id=\"27286c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7055c60c elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7055c60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7781a352 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7781a352\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff8ad0a\" data-id=\"4ff8ad0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f74a32 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33f74a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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