Background: A lawyer is hired by the legal protection insurance for out-of-court representation. The client wanted to take legal action immediately, as he had been in out-of-court correspondence with the other party for months without reaching a sati...
Hello, I am a musician (freelancer, insured with KSK). Due to Covid19, I have felt very uncertain as a musician in the last few months and I wanted to do something about it. At the beginning of November, I registered a side business for an online ...
In August 2019, we changed our tax consultancy firm: from Mr. StB M to StB S. There is a friend (Mrs. G) working there, who took over the firm "StB S" on January 1, 2020. I had agreed on flat-rate conditions for the accounting with this friend over ...
My son studied Business Administration in Amsterdam until 2008 and also received study financing there. Now, to his complete surprise, repayment is being demanded from him. It turns out that all previous letters requesting repayment of the study fi...
A has been provided with a technician by a wholesaler, who is supposed to install an electrical part at A's place. After the work is done, A finds out that the technician is employed as a technician at the wholesaler, but is not self-employed on the ...
Good day, I have recently created a website for my company with xxx-yyy.de (exact page attached). There was already a website in the form of xxxyyy.de, without the hyphen. The owner of that website does not have a business domain there, but only a 1&...
We walk our dog in the park by the lake and also on the playground (with our two daughters) every day. We also let him run around on the playground (he weighs 10kg and is rather shy), making sure he does his business beforehand. There is a leash requ...
I am a civil servant of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. At the age of 65, I was retired. That was in 2004. Since then, I have been working as a self-employed person with a writing office as a business owner....
I am concerned about a takeover. I am in my 2nd year of apprenticeship, learning the profession of gardener (specializing in ornamental plant cultivation) in the public sector (municipal employer in Hesse). In an initial "exploratory discussion" reg...
Dear Sir or Madam, I participated in a Gbr in 2010. The business did not go as expected. Unfortunately, my personal savings were used up faster than hoped. I borrowed 2500,-€ privately from an acquaintance in 2010 for another investment in the compa...
I run a website as a (small) freelancer - not an online shop, just a kind of business card, I also don't have terms and conditions etc. - and I would prefer not to disclose my name in connection with the place of residence to search engines. Therefor...
Our employees receive a supplement for Sunday and night work; these are social security and tax-free. According to a ruling by the Federal Labour Court (BAG), this supplement should also be paid in case of illness. Does this apply in general? Is ther...
Hello and good day, I am pregnant during the probation period (01.01.2014 to 30.06.2014) with a fixed-term contract (end 31.12.2014). Section 2 of the probation period states: "This employment contract is provisionally concluded for a trial period of...
As a sales representative, I receive a car allowance of 800 euros per month and a fuel card that allows fueling for private purposes as well. Both are taxed as a taxable benefit in the salary statement. With these benefits, the employer excludes furt...
In our condominium with 6 owners, we employ a garden helper who shows aggressive behavior towards me as a co-owner because I have valid reasons for monitoring his activities, which do not fully meet the requirements of his job description. He is supp...
The text is about a question in labor law. A small to medium-sized company is to be sold to a new owner. The current (still) owner is now presenting a declaration to his employees for signature, with the following content: "I declare myself willing ...
Brother and sister have inherited a piece of land from their father in a registered community of heirs. The notary was instructed to draft the contract for the transfer of the brother's share of the property to the sister in exchange for a payment of...
I have been working for almost 13 years at the German branch of an international airline. Since September 11th (2001), things have been constantly declining in the industry. In 2001, the company had 22,000 employees worldwide, but now there are only ...
My brother wants to transfer our parental home to me. In exchange for a lifetime annuity or in installments. In any case, a right of residence should be entered for him. This right of residence should be linked to my brother's obligation to cancel it...
Given the following scenario: A German seller acts as a business intermediary on a commission basis between Far Eastern traders who want to sell their goods (primarily electronics) and customers on major sales platforms like Amazon / Ebay. This is ne...
Dear lawyers, My question concerns a Schufa entry that was created through the Barclaycard. This came about as follows: due to having to wait for money from a business partner, I fell behind on the payments of the credit card amounts. However, in or...
Dear Sir or Madam, Today I wanted to buy a car at a VW dealership in Rudolstadt, which is approximately 150km away from me. I had the dealer assure me in front of witnesses that no dogs had been transported in the car, as I am allergic to dog hair. A...
Hello, for two years I have been using a car registered in my name. For tax reasons, the vehicle is linked to my part-time IT consulting business. The private use amounts to 86%. I now want to sell this car without being liable for any defects. F...
Hello. Since 1.9.1992, I have been employed in a company that consists of several independent business units without interruption. I have changed employers several times within these structures, so I always received a termination agreement first and ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I am not satisfied with the reference letter for my mother and believe that there is a need for significant corrections. Would you be able to review the letter and draft a letter to the employer with the necessary corrections? T...
