18.10.2021 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
a traditional orchard (a single, contiguous parcel) is shared in proportion to half by family A, with the other half being divided equally among families B, C, and D (family D shares their third with another family member). It was agreed at le...
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17.12.2020 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
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 ...
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08.03.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
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&...
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01.04.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello!
We bought a vacation home in France in August 2006. At that time, we were living in Paris on rent. For a few years now, we have been living back in Germany, where I also pay my income tax.
Since we are using our vacation home in France less an...
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09.10.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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19.11.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
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...
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19.06.2012 | answered by Andreas Scholz
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....
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29.04.2012 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
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...
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01.11.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
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 ...
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21.10.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
By creating a unified legal framework for payment transactions, payment institutions are now allowed to be established, which may provide the following services:
1) Deposit and withdrawal business
2) Payment business
3) Payment business with credit ...
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02.06.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
We have the following situation:
My husband (= EM) (many years older than me (= EF)) has 2 adult children (= A + B) from his first marriage; we have a child together (= C), our multi-family house was acquired by EM alone through ...
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16.05.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Through an Ebay classified ad, a best friend sent an I-phone for a price of 486 euros. The package was shipped weighing 1.02 kg (DPD receipt available). According to the recipient's statement (email message available), the package arrived with only 3...
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02.05.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
I want to get married abroad (Algeria). What documents do I need there for a marriage ceremony? I have already inquired at the German registry office, they told me that Algeria does not require a certificate of eligibility for marriage, only a birth ...
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09.04.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Confidential rental condition
Dear Sir or Madam,
In mid-March, my partner and I, along with a real estate agent, viewed an apartment that we found on the internet. The apartment is located in a new building which includes four other apartments and ...
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16.03.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
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...
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15.03.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
We are a company that offers a procedure for the easy, fast, and gentle detoxification of drug addicts (alcohol, heroin, methadone, cocaine, etc.). We call the procedure NESdetox today, with NES standing for Neuro-Electrical-Stimulation. NESdetox is ...
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05.03.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
We have a problem with VHV liability insurance.
Insurance coverage: -Personal injuries, other damages (property and pecuniary damages) including management and processing damages. The total performance for all persons and other d...
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13.12.2010 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
The following situation: Let's say I have an online shop (in Germany) in which I sell a product that is marketed as a bath salt.
However, most customers use it as a means to get high. I also warn on my website against human consu...
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06.11.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello,
Let's imagine someone wants to start a football website, but has doubts about the name choice.
The problem: They would like to choose a normal and everyday name, but heard that these cannot be protected as a trademark.
Questions...
1. Can ...
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12.09.2010 | answered by Tobias Rösemeier
Good day!
In a construction contract, the following was agreed upon:
Page 3:
...The buyer acquires two independent apartments, which are to be combined into one apartment unit. ....
Page 4:
The seller sells to the accepting buyer on the aforementio...
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23.02.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
I have had a stock portfolio at a US bank for 8 months and I trade with a constant amount that stays on the US account... so no transfer back to a German account... I also filled out the W8BEN form when opening the account and therefore do not have a...
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22.02.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
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 ...
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21.02.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Good day!
In an older post, I have already read that a change termination can be issued before the end of parental leave. My parental leave ends in spring '10; I have been with the company for eight years. I am a single parent with one child.
I had a...
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19.02.2010 | answered by Claudia Mölleken
Dear Sir or Madam,
I own an auto repair shop and have taken over my father's company name (established in 1978) and have also had it patented. However, the name "ISKU" is patented in Nice Class 35 by the furniture company ISKU in Finland since 2004....
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05.02.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
If the pledgor does not redeem the pawn item by the due date, the pawnshop is obligated to sell the pawn item through a public auction according to § 1235 of the German Civil Code.
According to § 1234 of the German Civil Code, a waiting period of 4 ...
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