Hello, I have a question regarding the binding nature of a federal directive for the municipality. A directive was issued as part of a federal funding program in which the municipality is participating. Shortly before, a statute was passed in the cit...
Hello For about 19 years, I have been working partly in field sales for a company. For 14 years, I was provided with a company car for private use, including fuel and a 1% rule. About 4 years ago, the company cars were removed and instead a car allo...
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 ...
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...
Dear Sir or Madam, Based on my previous good experiences, I would like to clarify a final matter in terms of rental law or find out a possible trend. I am aware that street noise as a reason for rent reduction is a delicate issue and often tends to ...
eBay purchase: from a private seller, I am a business seller. The product was described as functional. However, it was defective. The seller acknowledged this and agreed to send a replacement, but when I returned the device, it was damaged in transit...
Dear Sir or Madam, My husband, a British citizen, would like to adopt my son, who is 25 years old and a German citizen, as my son would like to take on my husband's family name. We have been married for 10 years and should have surely done this a lo...
Hello, I have a question. I have a court appointment scheduled for the coming Tuesday that I want to reschedule due to my mental health. I received the following letter from my psychiatrist: Mr. Stefan xyz, born on ..., presented himself in my pract...
Hello, I was caught speeding at 35 km/h outside the city limits this summer. 3 points 120 Euro. I have no points and I am a normal driver. I was just in a hurry that evening, unfortunately. The side window of my car was smashed and some things wer...
Dear Lawyers, As a promotional measure, we would like to attach advertising banners to several balconies of a building at our company headquarters in Cologne. We are aware that any alteration to the visual overall impression of a building's facade r...
We would like to offer private and commercial customers the opportunity to decorate beverage bottles of their choice with self-designed and manufactured shrink sleeve labels, as seen on www.jouwheineken.nl. The private customer purchases the desired ...
Today received summons for the hearing Date: 19.05.11 Is it better for me to get another lawyer and is it still possible in terms of the date? If so, do I also have to attend the hearing or will only the lawyer represent my interests?...
Dear Sir or Madam, after the resignation of the former treasurer of an emergency relief association, the board has determined that the above-mentioned treasurer acted against the statutes and handled the funds of the association as they pleased. Our...
My income tax assessment for 1996 dated 21.11.2000 reads: The assessment has been changed according to § 10d paragraph 1 sentence 2 EStG. It is partially provisional according to § 165 paragraph 1 sentence 2 AO. It has been changed according to § 16...
Dear Sir or Madam, we are acquiring a new car and would like to gift our previously used car to our son (valued at approximately €5,000). He intends to register it in his wife's name for the purpose of obtaining a cheaper insurance rate (as a second ...
Hello, I have the following problem. In June, I went swimming in a lake. After swimming, my t-shirt was stolen. Only the towel, underwear, pants, and wet swim trunks were left. I then took public transportation home shirtless. I had no other choice...
- November 2009 Conversation between Sina (23 years old) and Kevin (17 years old) via mobile phone - 12 Nov. Kevin mentions prices of iPhone 1 = 380 € / 2 = 350 € with reference to invoice, receipt, and warranty (email) - 13 Nov. Inquiry from Sina vi...
Dear Sir or Madam, I need strong arguments to put an end to my guardianship (healthcare) arrangement. I have an endogenous psychosis (schizophrenia), ICD-10 F 25.2. Currently stable due to well-managed medication. The guardianship has been in plac...
I am in my mid-50s, severely disabled, and have been working for a large trading company for almost 40 years. I have been unable to work for some time now. Last year, I agreed to a termination agreement with a severance payment (due to the financial ...
I took over the full financing of a Golf VI for my stepson in September 2009. In April 2010, he will complete a 2-year further education and will then be eligible for unemployment benefits (Arbeitslosengeld 1) when not employed. As I am pessimistic a...
I have accepted a position in field service (employee in the field, NOT on a §84 HGB basis) from a fixed-term employee leasing company and it was verbally agreed in advance that for the first two months, a fixed salary would be paid as a transitional...
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...
How long must be tolerated or what can be done Description: Married couple since 1994, 13-year-old son (14 years old in Jan. 2010) He is a manager with a high income, she was a housewife for 10 years, now employed part-time Shared property, approx...
Hello everyone, here is my situation: I am separated from my husband and we have agreed on a separation agreement with a notary. In this agreement, we have divided our assets and waived any claims for equalization of gains. According to my husband...
Good day, Since 2000, I have assumed that my ex-husband has our son listed half on his income tax card, just like me. Now we were so estranged that we only had telephone contact now. It turned out that he did not have any and I only had half of the c...
