Die Haftung Dritter in Deutschland und Italien: Eine handelsrechtliche Untersuchung zu Ratingagenturen und PartG

This study examines third-party liability for pure financial losses in the realm of commercial law. It undertakes a comparison of the German and Italian liability systems. The civil liability principles that it develops are harmonized with the particularities of commercial law by means of two paradigmatic examples: the liability of a PartG partner and the third-party liability of rating agencies.

• Presents a comparative legal study of third party liability in Germany and Italy


• Analyzes liability at the boundary between contract and tort


• Includes two practical examples: the liability of rating agencies and the liability of a PartG partner