14. März 2018 International private law also to be observed in tax law Courts may not interpret contracts governed by foreign law according to German law. The legal terms used by the contracting parties in the text of the contract are to be given their proper meaning under foreign law. The German courts have to apply the foreign law in the way it would have been interpreted and applied by the courts of the relevant foreign state. Where necessary they must consult an expert for this purpose. Kategorien: Supreme Tax Court casesSchlagwörter: International private law, Interpretatio ...