328-345: (Vertrag Zugunsten Dritter, Draufgabe, Vertragsstrafe)

Essential for contractual practice.A main focus of the revised edition 2009 is an examination of the most recent opinions on contracts containing protection for third parties. The current commentary on the contractual penalty considers the latest case law developments in competition law, commercial real-estate law and the labor courts and brings them together to provide a systematic civil law opinion. The more recent discussions regarding the functions of private penalty in civil law are also analyzed. New: a useful overview of the regulations in other countries.