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Melanie Schulze

Lawyer
Specialist lawyer for Construction and architectural law

Frankfurt
Lisa Rieth
069 - 247 53 99 - 13
069 - 247 53 99 - 22
Mainz
Maria Wegner
06131 - 921 356-1
06131 - 921 356-2
Koblenz
Vanessa-Michele Manz
0261 - 404 99-62
0261 - 404 99-36

Expertise

Private construction law (BGB, VOB/B), architectural law (HOAI), turnkey construction, contract for work and services

Additional qualifications


Certificate of successful participation in the additional qualification in private building and architectural law at the Philipps University Marburg 10/2004-06/2006

Further training
Tactics in the construction process (11/2024)

Defective construction work and technical regulations (DIN standards) – illustrated by examples from case law (11/2024)

Construction technology for construction lawyers – block 2: water damage and damage to building waterproofing (06/2024)

Construction technology for construction lawyers – block 1: damage to wooden structures (06/2024)

Expert opinion in the construction process (05/2023)

Tender and follow-up review of public and private construction projects (05/2023)

Entitlement to price adjustments (under the special conditions of pandemic and war) and their enforcement (with case law if applicable) (05/2023)

Corona, Ukraine, supply chain crisis – what to do? (12/2022)
  - Preventive hedging options in the supply chain crisis- Speaker: Burkhardt Dietel
- Cost increases and delays due to the supply chain crisis in classic project contracts under German law- Speaker: Justus Kraner
- Managing the Supply Chain Crisis-Contract Issues under Irish and English law: Speaker: Finola McCarthy
- Options for dealing with cost and scheduling risks caused by the supply chain crisis in new contracts- Supplier perspective- Speaker: Dr. Yves Bock
- TenneT's (legal)approach to the supply chain crisis- a customer's perspective- Speaker: Roel Snel
- Caims management in the supply chain crisis- practical experiences of the GU in its dual role as AN and AG- Speaker: Dr. Ralph Kimpel


Construction and IT – the challenges and benefits of digitization in construction (05/2022)
  - BIM and public procurement law in public construction
- Software Escrow Contracts for Construction Projects
- The agile construction contract- Cooperation and digitalization with ÖNORM B 2110
- On the way to the digital construction contract- Automation of payment transactions in the construction industry using BIM and smart contracts
- Planning Tools for Project Planning and Forensic Delay Analysis
- Smart contracts in construction, special view on deeds
- Closing remarks and potential discussion


Architectural law (05/2022)

An Introduction to Building Construction: Planning, Materials, and Shell Construction (05/2022)

Liability of several parties involved in the construction - securing and defense against mutual claims (05/2022)

Fire protection law (09/2021)

Current building and architectural law I (06/2021)
  Remuneration claim, additional remuneration, disruption-related claims


Third-party notice in the condominium and construction process (06/2021)
 
  • Requirements and effects of third-party notices
  • Questions of liability in the "triangle" of the administrator, advisory board and owners according to the new German Property Act (WEG)
  • Procedural options for reaction
  • The binding effect of § 529 Abs. I ZPO


Defects liability – from A to Z – in a nutshell (04/2021)
 
  • Acceptance and condition report according to BGB
  • No rights in respect of defects before acceptance
  • The recognized rules of technology – the magic formula for every defect?
  • Rights in the event of defects in the service chain


No more fictitious costs of remedying defects / The functional concept of defects (02/2021)

Construction litigation law 2020 – current developments and trends (10/2020)

Recent case law in the liability and coverage litigation of architects (09/2020)

Changes to services and changes to remuneration according to §§ 650b and 650 c BGB n.F. - An overview from a legal and construction management perspective (09/2020)

New building contract law and evidence / New developments in the law of evidence (11/2019)

Securities according to the new construction contract law as well as securities according to the general terms and conditions (11/2019)

The basics and current issues surrounding the HOAI (04/2019)

Sales and delivery contracts for construction (11/2018)

all entries The new construction contract law: initial experiences / liability traps when enforcing claims for damages and rights in the event of defects prior to acceptance (11/2018)

Construction contract law – a challenge for architects (11/2018)

Security deposits and construction contract guarantees (10/2017)

Liability of several parties involved in the construction - securing and defense against mutual claims (06/2017)

Contract award for planning and consultancy services (architects and engineers) (05/2017)

Current property developer law (BauR/MietR) (12/2016)

Current case law in private construction law and valuable practical tips / The government draft for the new construction contract law / Claims management - supplementary performance: The deviation from the contractually agreed scope of services and its consequences / Current case law on architectural law (12/2016)

New developments in flooring technology, new standards, developments and trends (03/2016)

Languages
Latin

English

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Upcoming appointments

You can get to know me better at the following upcoming events.

  • 07.11.2025 16:45:00
    Bad Dürkheim
    Construction contract with a consumer

More information, registration options, etc. on our appointments page