Civil Law Partnership (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts)

Tthe partners of a German Civil Law Partnership (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts, GbR) mutually put themselves under a duty to promote the achievement of a common purpose (e.g. renting out a property) in the manner stipulated by the partnership agreement. See § 705 BGB. The partners are jointly liable with their private assets for obligations incurred by the partnership. A partnership (with external relations) can be registered in the German Civil Law Partnership Register (Gesellschafterregister) in which case it is referred to as registered civil law partnership (eGbR).