NEWSLETTER 02-2026: PRICE INCREASES ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. WHO BEARS THE RISK?
In addition to rising labor costs, the construction industry has also been struggling with massive increases in material prices, supply bottlenecks and global crises for several years. Particularly if a fixed price has been agreed between the client and contractor, increases in the price of materials can lead to a previously lucrative transaction suddenly turning into a considerable loss for the contractor.
In our current newsletter, we deal with a recent decision of the Supreme Court, in which it had to deal with the question of who bears the additional costs if there are significant price increases on the contractor’s procurement market due to a global crisis.
