About the new edition:

For the 82nd edition, the following innovations, among others, are commented on:

• Law on the Implementation of the Digitization Directive (DiRUG) of July 5, 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 3338); Amendments to §§ 66, 71, 126a, 129 BGB (entry into force: August 1, 2022);
• Law for fair consumer contracts of August 10, 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 3433); further changes in §§ 312 VII, 312k - new - BGB; Art. 246e EGBGB (entry into force: 1.7.22);
• Law amending the BGB and the EGBGB in implementation of the EU directive for better enforcement and modernization of consumer protection regulations of the Union etc. of August 10th, 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 3483); Amendments to §§ 312 ff., 356 ff. BGB, Art. 246-246e EGBGB (entry into force: May 28, 2022);
• Law on the Reform of the Rent Index Law (Rent Index Reform Act - MsRG) of August 10, 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 3515); Amendments to §§ 558c, 558d BGB; New version of Art. 238 §§ 1-4 EGBGB (entry into force: July 1, 2022);
• Law on the Reform of Guardianship and Custody Law of May 4th, 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 882); far-reaching changes in family law (§§ 1773-1888 BGB), but also changes in the rest of the BGB and EGBGB Entry into force: January 1st, 2023; in §§ 234, 238, 240a, 630d, 1079, 1288, 1358, 1436, 1596, 1626 ff., 1981, 2119, 2282, 2290 f., 2300, 2347 f., 2351 BGB, Art. 7, 15, 17b, 24 EGBGB and in the VBVG);
• Law to strengthen children and young people (Child and Youth Strengthening Act – KJSG) of June 3, 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1444) with a (further) amendment to § 1795 I 3 BGB (entry into force: January 1, 2023);
• Cost Law Amendment Act 2021 of December 21, 2020 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 3229); in Art. 9 (further) amendment of § 1835a (entry into force: 01/01/2023).
• The law implementing the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 (not yet promulgated)