German law requires notarial form for many commercial transactions, in particular for real estate contracts and the sale and transfer of GmbH Shares. Thus, a decision by the Munich Court of Appeals (Oberlandesgericht München) on challenges to an arbitration agreement based on the lack of notarial form is of great practical relevance.
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