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'Breaking Off Contract Negotiations. A Critical Analysis of Case Law on Liability under Culpa in Contrahendo': The study examines German case law on liability for breaking off contract negotiations under culpa in contrahendo. It analyses the requirements for liability, their compatibility with freedom of contract, and the allocation of risks arising from pre-contractual investments. Taking efficiency considerations into account, it identifies ambiguities and inconsistencies in the existing liability regime and develops an approach aimed at greater legal certainty in the pre-contractual stage.