Reforms in sales law, termination button and legal changes to general terms and conditions, digital contracts, changes to revocation and information obligations. Consumer rights and law enforcement in the age of digital products and contracts.

Program

Shortly before the end of the legislative period, the legislator has now implemented several EU directives in this area. In some cases,they will significantly reshapethe law of obligations of the German Civil Code . In particular, the treatment of digital products under the law of obligations has been fundamentally restructured and placed on its own footing. The new provisions will apply from January 1, 2022 and May 1, 2022 respectively. The aim of the conference is to present the new regulations and their far-reaching practical relevance. It aims to provide practitioners as well as teaching and researching lawyers with knowledge for dealing with the new regulations.

Contents are:

• The comprehensive new regulation of contracts for digital products - including the consequences for the contractual typological classification and the new update obligation
• Data protection issues relating to digital products and the provision of personal data in return for payment
• Amended right of withdrawal
• New definition of defect, extension of the reversal of the burden of proof
• Information obligations for online marketplaces/comparison portals about their ranking
• New EGBGB information obligations

Speakers are authors of the handbook: Brönneke | Föhlisch | Tonner (eds.) Das neue Schuldrecht, Baden-Baden (Nomos) September 2021:

• Prof. Dr. Tobias Brönneke, Professor of Business Law at Pforzheim University, Head of the Center for Consumer Research and Sustainable Consumption - vunk
• Prof. Dr. Felix Buchmann, Professor of Private Business Law at Pforzheim University
• Lawyer Dr. Carsten Föhlisch, Executive Director Legal and authorized signatory of Trusted Shop GmbH
• Prof. Dr. Steffen Kroschwald, Professor of Private Commercial Law with a focus on European and International Commercial Law at Pforzheim University; Head of the Center for Consumer Research and Sustainable Consumption - vunk
• Lawyer Chiara Panfili LL.M.
• Schmidt, Patrik, LL.M., Academic Assistant at vunk | Pforzheim University
• Prof. Dr. Ralph Schmitt, Professor of Private Commercial Law with a focus on General Civil and Commercial Law at Pforzheim University, Attorney at the Federal Court of Justice
• Prof. Dr. Marina Tamm, Professor of Civil, Labour and Social Law at Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Dr. Klaus Tonner, Professor emeritus of Civil Law and European Law at the University of Rostock, retired judge at the Rostock Higher Regional Court

If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact fachforum(at)hs-pforzheim(dot)de.