Kategorie: Politics Law Society

BGH on calculating compulsory portion where estate includes property http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/law-of-succession.html Calculating an heir“s compulsory portion is challenging if the testator was merely a co-owner of a property. Last year, the…

Withdrawing from life insurance policies: Review withdrawal http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/capital-markets-law.html Anybody who wishes to withdraw from their life insurance policy or pension scheme can have someone review whether this is possible. This…

Dismissal without notice after fiddling working hours http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/employment-law.html If an employee fiddles his working hours, this may entitle his employer to terminate the employment contract without notice. That was the…

Prohibited advertising directed at children http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/advertising.html Children are an interesting target audience in the field of advertising. That being said, it is important for businesses to be careful not to…

BAG: Holliday entitlement lapses with death of employee http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/employment-law.html A ruling of the Arbeitsgericht Berlin (Labour Court of Berlin) is causing a sensation. According to this, heirs can have the…

GRP Rainer: Economic and legal evaluation of M&A transactions http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/ma.html In cases involving M&A transactions, a detailed evaluation of the economic risks and opportunities as well as the associated legal…

GRP Rainer: Experience in business succession planning http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/law-of-succession/last-will-and-testament.html Employers ought not to rely on the rules of intestate succession but instead prepare a will (http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/law-of-succession/last-will-and-testament.html). The law firm GRP Rainer…

Rail cartel: Bundeskartellamt imposes fine running into millions of euros http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/antitrust-law.html Germany“s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, has brought a close to the so-called „Schienenfall“ (rail case) and imposed a…

Trademark law: Community trade mark becomes European Union trade mark http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/trademark-law.html The new regulation concerning European Union trade marks is set to come into force on March 23, 2016. What…

Withdrawing from loans and reimbursement of early repayment penalty http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/banking-law.html It is still possible to withdraw from a loan even after it has been prematurely paid off. After successfully withdrawing…

Withdrawing from loans: OLG Köln bolsters consumer rights http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/banking-law.html In its ruling of November 6, 2015, the Oberlandesgericht Köln (Higher Regional Court of Cologne) once again strengthened consumer rights in…

OLG Frankfurt: No forfeiture of right of withdrawal in cases involving consumer loans http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/banking-law.html According to a ruling of the OLG Frankfurt (Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt), the right to…

Withdrawing from loans: Bundesrat favours longer transitional period for legacy contracts http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/banking-law.html The controversial plans to do away with what is termed the „ewiges Widerrufsrecht“ (perpetual right of withdrawal) in…

BGH to rule on withdrawal from loans on April 5 http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/banking-law.html The issue of withdrawing from loans is to be addressed once again by the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) [Germany“s Federal Court…