Energy projects combine supply arrangements, infrastructure, land use and public-law permissions. We assess contract terms and regulatory decisions against the practical requirements of operating a business or installation. Price adjustment, connection, use of premises and restrictions on operation often require separate but coordinated responses.
What we assess
Contracts should clearly allocate access, maintenance, liability and dismantling responsibilities. Financing and changes of property ownership need consideration from the outset. Where an authority restricts operation, the appropriate challenge and any urgent judicial protection must be assessed without assuming that correspondence suspends the measure.
Four practical examples
Illustrative scenarios, not accounts of client matters. The appropriate response depends on the documents, applicable law and procedural position.
A commercial energy price increase
A supplier announces a substantial increase. We examine the pricing model, adjustment clause and effective date. Whether a fixed price applies and which costs may be passed on cannot be answered merely by referring to higher market prices.
A delayed grid connection
An installation is ready but remains unconnected. Project documents must establish binding commitments and cooperation duties. Possible performance or damages claims depend on the cause of delay and demonstrable costs.
Solar panels on another owner's roof
An operator leases roof space. Duration, access, maintenance, liability and the position after a property sale require contractual treatment. Financing security and eventual removal obligations also need to be addressed.
Operating restrictions
An authority limits operation of an installation. The permit, conditions and available remedies are reviewed. If operation must continue urgently, we also examine whether interim administrative court protection is available and supportable.
Documents that help
Supply and connection agreements, price notices, permits, operating conditions, project schedules, site agreements and evidence of additional costs.
From assessment to the next step
We first distinguish established facts from disputed allegations and identify any step needed to preserve rights. The legal route is then assessed against the commercial objective, available evidence and potential cost. Where technical or foreign-law input is required, responsibilities are coordinated before further work is commissioned. Negotiation, formal proceedings and practical implementation are considered together; a favourable legal position still needs a workable route to the intended result.
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Tell us the parties involved, your objective and any deadlines. Our main office is in Hanover, Lower Saxony. We advise on German-law matters nationwide and coordinate cross-border work with locally qualified counsel where required.
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