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Dr. Stefan Heinze
List of publications
by notary Dr. Stefan Heinze (as at: August 2024)
Monographs
List of publications
by notary Dr. Stefan Heinze (as at: August 2024)
Monographs
2015
The GbR in the land register according to the ERVGBG: The legal acquisition and sale of real estate and shareholder rights (dissertation University of Würzburg, published 2015 by Carl Heymanns Verlag)
Form books
List of publications
by notary Dr. Stefan Heinze (as at: August 2024)
Commentaries/form books
2019
Munich Contract Handbook Volume 6: Civil Law II (Section: Powers of Attorney), 8th edition 2019
2016
Section "Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts" in: Eckhardt/Hermanns, Kölner Handbuch Gesellschaftsrecht, 3rd edition 2016
2022
Münchener Kommentar zum Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbHG), 4th edition 2022, commentary on Sections 2, 4, 4a GmbHG.
2018
Staudinger BGB: J. v. Staudinger's Commentary on the German Civil Code - Commentary on §§ 879-882, 2018.
2023
Kersten/Bühling, 27th edition 2023 (editing of sections §§ 104-110 and § 112).
Essays
List of publications
by notary Dr. Stefan Heinze (as at: August 2024)
Essays
2024
Property purchase agreement and financing land charge in one record - requirements and practical handling, RNotZ 9/2024, 441-450.
2024
Proof of default of acceptance through notarial deeds: Material legal requirements and admissibility under professional law. At the same time, comment on OLG Cologne, decision of 13.10.2023 - 4 W 31/23 -, RNotZ 6/2024, 309-314.
2024
Reflections on the solution of the exam F 20-46 (2015 I) - Company formation, ZNotP 4/2024, 129-137.
2024
Reflections on the solution to the 2010/I - F 20-22 exam (sale of residential property; dealing with tenant pre-emption rights; restructuring note), ZNotP 2/2024, 62-71.
2024
Discussion of the written examination F 20-15 from the notarial examination (contract drafting for purchase contracts; unsecured advance performance, premature transfer of ownership, compensation for use until payment of the purchase price, enforcement submissions), ZNotP 1/2024, 20-26.
2023
KANZLEI & MANDAT: Capital increase from company funds for the UG (haftungsbeschränkt), NJW 51/2023, 3593-3594
2023
LAW FIRM & MANDATE. GmbH shareholder list and succession - proof of succession, NJW 23/2023, 1635-1637.
2023
Discussion of an original exam from the notarial examination - drafting a marriage contract, ZNotP 10/2023, 381-388.
2023
Inheritance law: Proposed solution to the written examination F 20-62 (inheritance law), ZNotP 2023, 348-354
2023
Solution to written examination F 20-11 (marriage contract: precautionary marriage contract; matrimonial property regime clause; waiver of maintenance; modification of pension equalization; drafting of wills), ZNotP 2023, 291-298
2023
Thoughts on the solution of the written examination F20-33 (divorce agreement; transfer of property against the assumption of debt and equalization payment; further provisions on the consequences of divorce; agreement on child support, ZNotP 2023, 255-265.
2023
Notarial examination: Thoughts on the solution of the exam F20-33 (divorce agreement, transfer of property against the assumption of debt and compensation payment, further regulations on the consequences of divorce, agreement on child support), ZNotP 2023, 121-130.
2023
Notarial examination: Proposed solution for exam F20-06, ZNotP 2023, 12-21.
2022
Solution to exam F 20-45, 2013/II, ZNotP 2022, 426-437.
2021
Notarial examination: Proposed solution for exam F20-60, Notarial examination 2014/II, ZNotP 2021, 406-412.
2021
Notarial examination: Considerations for solving the exam 2013/I - F 20-36, ZNotP 2021, 317-323.
2020
LAW FIRM & MANDATE. Avoiding non-cash formations and capital increases at the GmbH, NJW 2020, 3768-3770.
2020
The Maurach draft and the abandonment of the Gesamthand - dangers in tax law? DStR 2020, 2107-2110.
2020
Total asset transactions of Austrian corporations regarding Germany - Section 237 öAktG in structuring practice, NZG 2020, 1336-1338.
2020
"Use for own residential purposes" according to Section 23 para. 1 no. 1 sentence 3 EstG also by usufructuaries? ZEV 2020, 677-681.
2020
Worthless items in the estate register. Avoidance of harassment, RNotZ 2020, 559-562.
2020
Defects in the estate inventory and their legal consequences (affirmation instead of an oath versus inability to fulfill). At the same time, comment on BGH, U.V. 20.05.2020 - IV ZR 193/19, MittBayNot 2020, 531-536.
2020
Cross-border mergers and review of consent resolutions: The unsuccessful section 122l para. 2 UmwG and solutions for practice, NZG 2020, 961-965
2020
Notarial inventory of the estate. The discrepancy between the notary's official duty to take action (§ 15 para. 1 sentence 1 BNotO) and the heir's legally binding order to provide information, explained, in particular, using the example of the request for submission of documents, ErbR 2020, 446-452
2020
Notarial examination: Considerations on the solution to the 2010/I, F 20-41 (anticipated succession/transfer agreement subject to reservation of usufruct), ZNotP 2020, 148-155
2020
LAW FIRM & MANDATE. The legal representation in forming a GmbH, NJW 2020, 1421-1422.
2020
Drafting a contract for the sale of a condominium. Reflections on the solution to the 2010/I F 20-2 exam, ZNotP 2020, 56-66.
2019
LAW FIRM & MANDATE. Family and guardianship court approval for foreign real estate, NJW 2019, 2909-2912.
2019
LAW FIRM & MANDATE. Consent resolutions for transaction preparation (comment on BGH, B.v. 8.1.2019 - II ZR 364/18), NJW 2019, 1995-1997.
2019
Property purchase agreements in the absence of prior registration after several transformations. A practical note on processing without the requirement of interim registrations, DStR 2019, 1643-1646.
2019
The registration of amendments to the articles of association (and other constitutive registrations) under a time provision (temporary amendments to the articles of association), NZG 2019, 847-853.
2019
The right to refuse to act in the probate register. Foreign language and section 15 (1) sentence 2 BNotO, ZEV 2019, 621-624.
2019
The right of access of the beneficiary of the compulsory portion (Section 2314 para. 1 sentence 2 BGB) in the notarial estate register (Section 2314 para. 1 sentence 3 BGB), DNotZ 2019, 413-433.
2019
The affirmation instead of an oath under Section 260 (2) BGB in the notarial list of estates - A plea for notarial responsibility, RNotZ 2019, 260-265.
2018
Commercial register filings with managers are not present when filing - Section 378 (2) FamFG helps!, NZG 2018, 1170-1171.
2018
Merger of subsidiary GmbH into parent GmbH; main features of the merger procedure; exclusion of the granting of shares; notarial costs; thoughts on the written examination of the notarial examination F 20-3 (notarial examination 2011/I), ZNotP 2018, 138-141.
2017
The protection of public interests by the notarial authentication procedure: The duty to refuse to officiate (§ 4 BeurkG) and its significance for the equivalence of foreign notarization, (at the same time comment on BGH, B. v. 23.11.2015 - NotSt (Brfg) 4/15 -), DNotZ 2017, 804-809
2017
Notarial examination: Proposed solutions for the written exam F 20-42 (deadline 2014/I, mergers of associations), ZNotP 2017, 420-424
2017
The significance of notaries' tax notification and transmission obligations (in particular according to Section 54 (1) EStDV) for the admissibility of foreign notarization in corporate law, NZG 2017, 371-375
2017
Assignment of shares in GmbH & Co. KG; special features in commercial register proceedings; questions of § 25 para. 2 HGB. Thoughts on the exam F 20-20 (Notarial examination 2012/1), ZNotP 2017, 335-340
2017
Admission of new shareholders to the GmbH and capital increase. Consideration of the concerns of existing shareholders. Thoughts on the exam F 20-13 (appointment 2011/II, corporate law), ZNotP 2017, 215-220
2017
Notarial examination: Ensuring the desired synchronization of shareholdings through provisions in the GmbH articles of association and the limited partnership agreement. Thoughts on the written exam F 20-8 (appointment 2010/I, company law), ZNotP 2017, 140 - 147
2016
On the application of Section 44a (2) BeurkG to minutes according to Section 36 BeurkG, NZG 2016, 1089-1096
2016
The sale of real property by civil law companies. Open questions regarding section 899a sentence 2 BGB and possibilities for contractual arrangements, DNotZ 2016, 344-368.
2015
The offer of a conveyance to bring about the default of acceptance. Pitfalls and practical tips, ZNotP 2015, 335-340.
2015
The transfer in rem of land charges. Announcement of a new title creation in the land register? ZNotP 2015, 122-124
2014
The prima facie case in the bidding procedure. Also, comment on OLG Düsseldorf, the decision of 07.05.2013 - I-25 W 21/13 -, ZNotP 2014, 202-206.
2013
Exclusion of the right of application as a design feature? Comment on OLG Braunschweig, decision of 12.02.2013 - 2 W 18/13 -, ZNotP 2014, 24-27
2013
The limited function of indemnity insurance when registering the assignment of limited partnership shares (at the same time comment on KG, Vorlagebeschl. v. 08.06.2004 - 1 W 685/03 -), ZNotP 2013, 245-253.
2013
Consumer protection in the notarization procedure. The latest developments to § 17 para. 2a BeurkG. At the same time, comment on BGH, U. v 07.02.2013 - III ZR 121/12 -, ZNotP 2013, 122-128.
2013
§ Section 311b para. 1 sentence 1 BGB in the amendment of partnership agreements, ZNotP 2013, 42-46
2012
The deletion of branches of foreign companies from the German commercial register (comment on OLG Frankfurt a.M., v. 17.05.2010 - 20 W 163/10 - , IPrax 2012, 516-522 (together with Dr. Christian HEinze)
2012
The civil law partnership is a general partner in the partnership limited by shares. A contribution in particular to questions of commercial register publicity, DNotZ 2012, 426-439
2012
The concept of "registered office" pursuant to §§ 13 III 1, 46 II FZV in the event of divergence between the registered office and the administrative seat, NZV 2012, 369-371
2012
The concept of contribution in kind under § 20 UmwStG: New structuring potential in corporate law? On the effects of the BFH case law on GmbH law and stock corporation law (also comment on BFH, the judgment of 07.04.2010 - I R 55/09 - ), ZNotP 2012, 87-90
2012
Economic start-up and stock corporation: On the "corresponding application of the formation rules" (at the same time comment on BGH, v. 12.07.2011 - II ZR 71/11 -), BB 2012, 67-70
2012
Dealing with unclear resolutions of the condominium owners' meeting. At the same time, comment on OLG Munich, the decision of 09.08.2011 - 34 Wx 248/11 -, ZNotP 2012, 52-55
2011
Capital increase costs in stock corporation law, ZIP 2011, 1848-1851
2011
The interpretation of commercial register entries - discussed using the example of authorized capital in a stock corporation, AG 2011, 408 - 411
2011
The assignment of company shares in partnerships and the execution of the register in consideration of Section 12 para. 1 sentence 3 HGB, NZG 2011, 647-650
2011
Who is subject to the duty to propose dismissing supervisory board members? At the same time, a contribution to the interpretation of section 124 para. 3 sentence 1 AktG, AG 2011, 540-542
2011
Complex handling of set-off and equalization provisions. Comment on BGH, ZNotP 2010, 64-66.
2011
The foreclosure of real estate assets of a civil law partnership. Comment on BGH, decision of 02.12.2010 - V ZB 84/10 - , DB 2011, 460-462
2011
The relief of the clause allocation procedure from substantive legal balancing of interests. At the same time comment on BGH, B. v. 29.06.2011 - VII ZB 89/10, ZNotP 2011, 332-336
2011
IPR practice: The concept of domicile in common law, (Part 3), ErbR 2011, 174
2011
IPR practice: The concept of domicile in common law (Part 2), ErbR 2011, 144
2011
IPR practice: The concept of domicile in common law, (Part 1), ErbR 2011, 112
2010
The legal succession on the creditor side, according to section 727 (1) ZPO in the case of enforceable security land charges. At the same time, comment on BGH v. 30.03.2010 - XI ZR 200/09, ZIP 2010, 2030-2039.
2010
§ Section 899a BGB and the presumption of the existence of the registered company, ZfIR 2010, 713-716
2010
The GbR in the land register: The acquisition within the scope of application of § 20 GBO. At the same time, comment on OLG Munich, decision of 20.06.2010 - 34 Wx 63/10 -, OLG Munich, of 17.08.2010 - 34 Wx 98/10, 34 Wx 99/10 - and OLG Munich, of 25.08.2010 - 34 Wx 110/10 -, ZNotP 2010, 409-419
2010
IPR Practice: Fundamentals of Swiss International Succession Law, (Part 2), ErbR 2010, 351
2010
IPR Practice: Fundamentals of Swiss International Succession Law (Part 1), ErbR 2010, 320
2010
Risks in the event of the legacy. Comment on OLG Celle, the decision of 15.09.2009 - 6 W 117/09 -, ErbR 2010, 190 - 191
2010
IPR practice: Fundamentals of Dutch inheritance law, ErbR 2010, 163
2010
The difficult handling of set-off and equalization provisions. Comment on BGH, decision of 28.10.2009 - IV ZR 82/08 -, ZNotP 2010, 64-66
2010
The notary's official duties include notarizing and executing subordination in the case of land charges by letter. Also, comment on BGH, decision of 22.10.2009 - III ZR 250/08 -, ZNotP 2010, 20-23
2010
IPR-Praxis: Basics of estate planning for real estate in Spain , ErbR 2010, 17
2009
The filing authority of the permanent representative of a branch office for subsequent filings, ZNotP 2009, 389-394
2009
IPR-Praxis: Expediency considerations for the acceleration of inheritance certificate proceedings in the case of foreign benefits, ErbR 2009, 382
2007
Transit as trademark infringement. Conclusion of the ECJ in the decision "Montex/Diesel", (comment), GRUR 2007, 740-748 (together with Christian Heinze)
2003
The Gravestone - Stone of Offense, Jura 2003, 581-587 (together with Dr. Ansgar Staudinger)
Decision notes
List of publications
by notary Dr. Stefan Heinze (as at: August 2024)
Decision notes
2018
Comment on KG, the decision of 26.07.2018 - 22 W 2/18 (requirements for notarization of a merger transaction by a Swiss notary), DStR 2018, 2536-2537.
2014
Comment on BGH, the judgment of 20.02.2014 - III ZR 443/13 - (On proof of the power of representation of the administrator of a condominium owners' association in the termination of a service contract), EWiR 2014, 557-558
2014
Comment on BGH, the decision of 13.02.2014 - V ZB 88/13 - (On the entry of the debtor's bill in the case of a priority notice), EWiR 2014, 519-520
2014
Comment on OLG Düsseldorf, decision of 12.02.2014 - I-3 Wx 31/14 - (interpretation of the power of attorney of the sole managing director to represent the GmbH when registering a change of registered office), EWiR 2014, 443-444
2013
Comment on OLG Munich, the decision of February 6, 2013 - 31 Wx 8/13 - (GmbH: Rejection of a list of shareholders signed by a foreign notary), DStR 2013, 823
2013
Comment on OLG Munich, the decision of 18.07.2012 - 34 Wx 158/12 - (deletion of one of several pre-emptive beneficiaries by its approval), MittBayNot 2013, 233-234
2012
Comment on OLG Frankfurt, the decision of 21.02.2012 - 11 U 97/11 - (Share: formal validity of the assignment of a company share despite the breach of § 13 BeurkG), GmbHR 2012, 515-517
2011
Comment on OLG Munich, the decision of 16.09.2011 - 34 Wx 376/11 - (proof of representation of a GmbH in land register proceedings), DNotZ 2011, 954-957
2011
Comment on OLG Munich, the decision of 28.07.2011 - 34 Wx 90/10 - (Settlement of the appeal except the costs after the new formation and registration of a GbR satisfying the land register evidence), ZfIR 2011, 879-880
2011
Comment on BGH, B. v. 19.04.2011 - II ZB 25/10 - (prohibition of contributions in kind according to section 5a (2) sentence 2 GmbHG), DNotZ 2011, 709-711;
2011
Comment on OLG Zweibrücken, decision of 30.11.2010 - 3 W 177/10 - (Proof of representation of a foundation upon registration of a land charge together with submission to foreclosure), ZfIR 2011, 320-321
2011
Comment on OLG Bremen, the decision of 12.10.2010 - 3 W 14/10 - (obviousness of reference to probate files only if land registry and probate court are identical), ZfIR 2011, 109-111
2011
Comment on BGH, B. v. 19.08.2010 - VII ZB 2/09 - (No restriction of immediate enforcement by notarially agreed use of funds as a prerequisite for the realization of the land charge), (§ 794 ZPO, 1/11) , EWiR 2011, 31-32
2010
Comment on BGH, the decision of 15.07.2010 - V ZB 107/10 - (assignment as implied consent of the assignor to the deletion consent declared by the assignee), ZfIR 2010, 835-837
2010
Comment on OLG Munich, decision of 07.09.2010 - 34 Wx 100/10 - (land register entry of a partner-heir despite dissolution of the GbR), (§ 22 GBO, 1/10), EWiR 2010, 741-742
2010
Comment on OLG Munich, the decision of 27.04.2010 - 34 Wx 32/10 - (Subsequent registration of the shareholders of a registered civil law partnership), DNotZ 2010, 695-698
2010
Comment on BGH, the decision of 10.06.2010 - V ZB 22/10 - (Admissibility of deviating maturity provisions in the case of joint and several liens), ZfIR 2010, 625-627
2010
Comment on OLG Munich, the decision of 24.07.2009 - 34 Wx 50/09 - (No unilateral waiver of a co-authorized party of a subjective right of first refusal after the division of the property), ZfIR 2010, 241-243
2010
Comment on BGH, the decision of 30.10.2009 - V ZR 42/09 - (registration of a right of way from a 30-year-old agreement), ZfIR 2010, 101-103
2009
Comment on OLG Brandenburg, the decision of 05.06.2008 - 5 U 89/06 - (notarial law; notarial liability due to incorrect ranking certificate), RNotZ 2009, 118-120
2008
Comment on OLG Düsseldorf, the decision of 04.04.2008 - I-3 Wx 45/08 - (No registration of a priority notice of an insufficiently defined conditional claim due to lack of foreseeability for third parties), ZfIR 2008, 767-768
2008
Comment on OLG Hamm, the decision of 17.01.2008 - 15 W 370/07 - (proof of authorization or legal succession of a GmbH still required by public or publicly certified deed), ZfIR 2008, 503-505
2008
Comment on BGH, the decision of 24.01.2008 - III ZR 156/07 - (Notarial law: duty to instruct in the case of unsecured advance performance), RNotZ 2008, 365-368
Reviews
List of publications
by notary Dr. Stefan Heinze (as at: August 2024)
Reviews
2024
Review: Hans-Joachim Bauer, Helmut Freiherr von Oefele (ed.), Hans Joachim Bauer, Bernhard Schaub (eds.), GBO. Land Register Regulations. Commentary, 5th edition, Munich 2023, 7/2024, DNotZ 7/2024, 559-560.
2024
Review: Ulrich Keller, Jörg Munzig (eds.), KEHE, Grundbuchrecht, Kommentar, 9th edition, Bonn 2023, DNotZ 5/2024, 398
2021
Schöner/Stöber, Land Register Law, 16th edition 2020, DNotZ 2021, 638-639.
2021
Gustavus/Böhringer/Melchior, Commercial register applications, 10th edition 2020, DNotZ 2021, 318-319.
2020
Wicke, Law on Limited Liability Companies (GmbHG), 4th ed. Munich 2020, RNotZ 2020, 483-484.
2020
Schönenberg-Wessel, The notarial estate register, Munich 2020 (RNotZ 2020, 190-191)
2018
Bauer/von Oefele, Land Register Code, 4th edition 2018 (DNotZ 2018, 958-959)
2014
Zwanzger, The multilateral contract, 2013 (DNotZ 2014, 716-717)
2012
Muscheler, Inheritance Law, Tübingen 2010 (DNotZ 2012, 559-560)
2012
Kraft, The land register capacity of the civil law partnership (DNotI-Report 2012, 119)
2012
Recknagel, The participation of BGB companies in real estate transactions, 2012 (DNotI-Report 2012, 119)
2012
Alsmann, Securing the exchange of services in property purchase agreements, 2011 (DNotI-Report 2012, 91)
2012
Langenfeld, Munich Contract Handbook Volume 6, 6th edition 2010 (DNotI-Report 2012, 59-60)
2012
Frieser/Sarres/Stückemann, Handbook of the Specialist Lawyer for Inheritance Law, 4th edition 2011, DNotI-Report 2012, 50
2012
Schnitlzer, Münchener Anwaltshandbuch Familienrecht, 3rd edition 2010, DNotI-Report 2012, 39
2011
Süß/Wachter, Handbuch des internationalen GmbH-Rechts, 2nd edition 2011, DNotI-Report 2011, 176
2011
Schwark/Zimmer, Kapitalmarktrechts-Kommentar, 4th edition 2010, DNotI-Report 2011, 131-132
2011
Eylmann/Vaasen, Bundesnotarordnung/Burkundungsgesetz, 3rd edition 2011, DNotI-Report 2011, 103
2011
Gaul/Schilken/Becker-Eberhard, Enforcement Law, 12th edition 2010, DNotI-Report 2011, 103-104
2011
Frieser, Fachanwaltskommentar Erbrecht, 3rd edition 2011, DNotI-Report 2011, 63.