In our blog, we inform about current topics in the field of law.
Costs of after-school care for working parents and their classification within the scope of child support The question of whether expenses for after-school care, incurred
...OLG Oldenburg rejects claims for damages in connection with the Facebook data breach The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Oldenburg has dismissed claims for damages by
...Reimbursement Claims by Credit Institutions: Administrative Court of Frankfurt am Main Orders BaFin to Repay the Bank Levy 2011–2014 In several decisions dated September 17,
...Background and context of the proceedings On March 19, 2024, the Federal Labor Court (BAG) under case number 3 AZR 298/24 was required to rule
...Background: Complex corporate law issues in the merger of Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler The merger of the long-established Daimler-Benz AG with the Chrysler Corporation in
...Classification of funeral expenses as estate liabilities in the context of funeral insurance policies In connection with the tax treatment of funeral expenses, the question
...Background: Price Advertising and Consumer Protection in the European Union Price information, especially in the form of advertising with alleged price reductions, is a focus
...Overview and Factual Background The judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (Case No.: VIII ZR 305/20; Date of Decision: 13.12.2023), published on 26 February
...Free usage rights to club logos: Implications upon termination of authorship The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main, in a landmark decision (judgment dated
...Subsequent Pension Equalization after Foreign Divorce: Expanded Consideration of the Legal Situation With the decision of the Saarland Higher Regional Court dated January 30, 2019
...No obligation to monitor service of the court summons after timely filing and advance payment The Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main decided a significant
...Background of the proceedings The Federal Constitutional Court recently had to address the extent to which the verbatim publication of private diary entries, previously seized
...Warning notice in connection with illegal streaming: Legal background and possible courses of action With the continuously increasing use of streaming services on the internet,
...Introduction: Legal challenges when acquiring insolvent businesses and occupational pension schemes The acquisition of a company from insolvency presents buyers not only with economic, but
...Requirements for the recognition of a copy of a will as a valid testamentary disposition Inheritance disputes often arise when the original of a handwritten
...Internationally connected. Digitally leading. Entrepreneurially minded. In September 2025, MTR Legal Rechtsanwalt als Headline Sponsor at the IR Global Annual Conference “Legacy in Motion” in
...BaFin withdraws existing exemptions The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is planning to withdraw or not extend existing exemptions from the Money Laundering Act
...OLG Stuttgart on non-binding price recommendations – Judgment of March 6, 2025, Ref. 2 U 142/23 Misleading business practices violate the Act Against Unfair
...Permissibility of Changing the Allocation Key for Operating Costs: Requirements for Landlords The Hanau Local Court, in its judgment of July 25, 2023 (Ref.: 32
...Legal classification of temporary gold buying campaigns in itinerant trade In its judgment of March 17, 2022 (Case No. 4 A 1381/18), the Higher Administrative
...Federal Court of Justice addresses the statute of limitations for contribution claims in GmbH under transitional law In its decision of February 11, 2008 (II
...Voluntary disclosure enables return to tax compliance Voluntary disclosure for tax evasion can protect against penalties and pave the way back to tax compliance.
...The relationship between gifts of real estate, reserved usufruct, and the duties regarding parental maintenance is one of the complex issues in family and social
...Legal Aid for Lawsuits Seeking the Removal of a Warning Letter After Termination of Employment: Legal Framework and Recent Ruling The removal of a warning
...Classification of post-marital severance payments under Moroccan law in German maintenance law The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, in its decision of July 7, 2020
...Significant clarifications by the European Court of Justice on the role of the SCHUFA score in credit rating assessments On December 7, 2023, the European
...No data protection obligation to remove a warning letter after termination of employment – Decision by the LAG Niedersachsen The Landesarbeitsgericht Niedersachsen (judgment of June
...Facts and Procedural Development In the proceedings with the file number 8 AZR 117/24, currently pending before the Federal Labor Court (BAG), the legal assessment
...Lübeck Regional Court decides on allocation of liability in online banking phishing cases On January 18, 2024 (Case No.: 3 O 83/23), the Lübeck Regional
...Classification of subsequent compensation payments under Moroccan law in the context of German maintenance law The increasing international interconnection of family lifestyles regularly gives rise
...Processing of sensitive health data in the employment relationship in the context of the GDPR The collection and use of health data in the workplace
...Fundamental ruling by the Münster Fiscal Court on the persistent impairment of shares in business assets With its judgment of November 3, 2010 (Case No.
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