Decision of Karlsruhe: Suhrkamp Verlag may in corporation … – Daily Mirror

10:59 clock Gerrit Bartels

Update The conversion of the Suhrkamp Verlag in a corporation was really just a formality – to Hans Barlach lodged an objection. Now, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled.

It was the 10th December 2012 when the Berlin district court in its judgment the replacement of the Suhrkamp management decreed and this to the publisher also undertook to pay damages due to the hiring of private villa by Suhrkamp -Verlegerin Ulla Unseld-Berkéwicz to own publishing house. An ever so loose Convention, let alone a collaboration between the minority shareholders of the publisher, Hans Barlach, and guided by Ulla Unseld-Berkéwicz Unseld Family Foundation, was out of the question since that day.

the end of the Suhrkamp Verlag, as we knew him for many decades seemed realistic and close.

Two years and countless complaints, appeals, complaints, petition and judgments later Suhrkamp Verlag still exists, with Ulla Unseld-Berkéwicz as managing director – but is still not decided whether the initiated insolvency was lawful and that the publisher can now convert from a limited partnership to a corporation. Hans Barlach had 2013 constitutional complaint filed because it unfair by his opinion, but he has caused zufügende insolvency proceedings did not see safeguarded his rights as a minority shareholder and co-owners of the publisher.

Karlsruhe rejected the urgent application of Barlach from

And Barlach had when the insolvency plan was confirmed in October this year by the Berlin district court, charged additionally Karlsruhe adopting a provisional order arrangement to prevent the implementation of the insolvency plan and thus the conversion of publishing legal form. Two weeks ago, the judges have exactly “temporary” adopt this arrangement and stopped the conversion of the publisher in a corporation, at least until December 21.

Now decided by the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe that the conversion can proceed and thus rejected the urgent application of Barlach. Constitutional Court judges took a so-called weighing of consequences: If the conversion now can not go on, the damage to publishing, employees and creditors was significantly greater than the disadvantages Barlach upon consummation of the reorganization plan

On grief and lengthy suspension parts has. you look at Suhrkamp any case accustomed; Trust in God, serenity and coolness now seem to be among the top Suhrkamp employee obligations. Especially since the books spring begins 2015 and will be advertised new novels by Stephan Thome and Louis Begley in January and brought to the audience.