Dr Dominik Hark, LL.M.

Practice groups

Sector groups

Expertise

Construction contracts
Law of architects and engineers
Real estate law
Commercial lease law

Dominik advises on all issues relating to construction and architects’ law as well as real estate law. The focus of his practice is advising on all aspects of construction work for both the principal and the contractor. He provides comprehensive advice on the drafting and structuring of contracts relating to real estate (in particular construction contracts, lease contracts, purchase contracts and inheritable building right contracts), condominium law and real estate agent law. Other key practice areas include the provision of project-related advice and conflict prevention. In addition to advising on out-of-court dispute resolution, Dominik also assists clients by defending, securing and enforcing claims in litigious disputes.

Recent work

City of Cologne: Comprehensive advice on the general refurbishment of the exhibition building of the Roman-Germanic Museum
City of Cologne: Comprehensive advice on the overall refurbishment and partial renewal of the Mülheim Bridge
Ongoing advice to medium-sized companies on all issues relating to construction and real estate law
Assisting in the provision of comprehensive construction law advice in connection with the Nürburgring
Advising a general contractor on the refurbishment of c. 160 existing residential units

Curriculum vitae

Studied law at the Philipps University in Marburg, 2014 to 2018
Worked as tutor for both state law examinations, 2018 to 2022
PhD at the University of Münster, 2018 to 2020
Research assistant at Kapellmann and Partner, 2018 to 2019
Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Cologne, 2019 to 2021
LL.M. with a focus on construction and architects’ law as well as construction supervision at the University of Marburg, 2022 to 2024
Lawyer at Kapellmann since 2022

Further qualifications and memberships

Head of trainee working groups at the Higher Regional Court since 2023
Member of the Institute for Construction Law in Freiburg i.B. (Institut für Baurecht in Freiburg i.B., IfBF)

Publications

Books and book contributions

Agile Programmierung Lehren aus dem privaten Baurecht für eine agile Programmierung (insbesondere durch den Einsatz von SCRUM)

Annotations on court decisions

Matthies, Gesamtschuldnerische und bereicherungsrechtliche Beziehung zwischen planendem Architekten und Unternehmer, Anm. zu OLG Köln, Urt. v. 19.12.2018 – 11 U 110/16, jurisPR-PrivBauR 5/2019 Anm. 4 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Dominik Hark)

Miscellaneous

Hark, Masterarbeit „Eine kritische Betrachtung der Unzulässigkeit eines selbstständigen Beweisverfahrens nach § 485 Abs. 2 ZPO bei Vereinbarung eines Schiedsgutachterabrede gemäß § 18 Abs. 4 VOB/B“

Events

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Articles

Auf einen Espresso mit... Dr. Dominik Hark

News

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