Archiv für die Kategorie ‘Nonprofit Associations’

• Minority Protection in German Associations: Calling of General Meetings by the Courts

  Jan 23, 25 • Nonprofit Associations • No Comments • Johannes Fein
  

  In a recent decision dated September 05, 2024 (case no. 27 W 73/24), the Hamm Higher Regional Court (OLG) rejected an association’s appeal against the court’s authorization to convene a general meeting. The case shows how important the rights of association […]

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• Special Representatives in German Associations: Delegation of Duties and Liability

  Jan 17, 25 • Nonprofit Associations • No Comments • Johannes Fein
  

  In order to cope with the number of tasks that arise, clubs or associations in Germany have the option of a special representative in accordance with Section 30 of the German Civil Code (BGB). If an association has a special representative, […]

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• Moving Nonprofit Organizations From Abroad to Germany

  Feb 1, 21 • Nonprofit Associations • No Comments • Johannes Fein
  

  The Berlin Court of Appeal (Kammergericht, KG) has decided: The registration of an association from another EU state in Germany by way of a cross-border change of legal form cannot be ruled out ex ante. For a long time, this question […]

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