You may have already noticed that when talking about business many terms like enterprise, business and company are often been used as synonyms. But are those really all the same terms? What shall you unterstand by each of those individual terms? Which legal differences shall you be informed about? If you are talking about an…
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Today we are talking about an interesting commercial law case discussed at the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court (Order of 18.03.2021 – 6 W 8/18 -). The case: Offers on Amazon.de Amazon.de generally uses an algorithm to arbitrarily illustrate products, so that if for instance an unpacked printer cartridges is offered, this could appear…
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The commercial agent may have the right for a settlement claim at the end of the contractual agreement. This settlement represents the compensation for services provided by the commercial agent, which also have a beneficial effect on the entrepreneur after the contractual relationships has ended. The appropriate compensation therefore related to expected sales to the…
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Characteristics of a commercial agent/sales representative Sections 84 to 92c of the German Commercial Code (HGB-Handelsgesetzbuch) regulate the rights and obligations of the commercial agent and the company represented. According to section 84 HGB, a commercial agent is the person entitled in representing an independent trader, mediating with other entrepreneurs or finalizing businesses on its…
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