I have recently started working at a music school. Now I have given a trial lesson to a potential customer for the music school. There is no signed contract between this potential customer and the music school. For various reasons, this customer has ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I import goods (home textiles) from China which I sell through various platforms (online shops, Ebay, Amazon, etc.). I have registered a brand in Germany for my product groups under which my products are distributed. The brand is ...
Is an eBay title with "Lego compatible" legally compliant? If not, what consequences could arise? P.S: The product is not from Lego. Since the Lego patent has already expired, many manufacturers are building Lego-compatible bricks....
Hello, I have been employed in the public sector for almost 25 years and have 3 children. On October 1st, 2005, the BAT was replaced by the TvÖD. Since then, no local allowance is paid. However, a child allowance is paid. My wife is also employed, bu...
I would like to offer a Sudoku puzzle in a daily newspaper on a weekly basis, and give solvers the opportunity to call a 0900 number to enter the (marked) correct numbers on a telephone and participate in a draw for e.g. €500. Some local newspapers a...
Our company is made up of several GmbHs, each with its own name. Together, we present ourselves as a team. This is how we answer the phone and how we are represented online. The individual names of the companies only become clear when you take a clos...
I would like to become self-employed as a real estate agent soon and would like to ask if it is allowed to advertise by offering to pay a commission to the owner if they provide me with their property for brokerage? Or is it possible in another way, ...
Good evening, we operate a website and would like to hold a giveaway for all buyers within a certain period of time. On our website, there are three payment methods: bank transfer, direct debit, and Paypal. Now the question: Is it possible to restr...
Who can tell me if there is a legal obligation for a company issuing a pitch to also have to appoint an agency as the winner? Background: What does the client do if all invited advertising agencies present an unusable concept? Is there an obligatio...
I had my former employee observed by a detective agency. They found on 09 and 10.02.2010 that the employee was engaging in self-employment despite being on sick leave, had rented a workshop, and worked there for several hours on those days. As I had ...
Dear Sir or Madam, There are judgments in which the use of a location name in the internet address is prohibited. Then I found judgments in which it is allowed: Higher Regional Court Hamm Judgment of 19.06.2008 4 U 63/08 "lawyer-firm-locationname.d...
Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to ask you about how it looks on a commercial website (fitness studio) when hosting a contest. The studio is located in a town with 5000 residents and is well-known within a 40 km radius. My idea (since I am responsi...
Hello, I am currently working for company A (service provider), which works with various companies including company B. I am providing a service for company B through company A. Company B would like to hire me as a permanent employee in 2010. I sign...
Hello. I run a travel agency and today I received a warning from the Competition Center for alleged "deception about the exclusivity of a supposed advantage" (§§3 para.1,5 para.1 UWG). The Competition Center has various advertising materials (with an...
Dear Sir or Madam, As a creative agency, we have secured the right in the terms and conditions (following passage) to also receive the presentations of competitors for viewing in the case of a competition presentation. What options do we have if the...
