BGH rulings: No cancellation fees in the event of cancellation due to Corona
A health impairment or health risk due to the corona pandemic can entitle travelers to cancel a booked package holiday free of charge. This was decided by the Federal Court of Justice in two individual cases. The legal situation is clear: According to Section 651h [...]
Corona, Ukraine war: construction delays and their legal consequences
Hardly any houses in Germany are currently being completed on time There are various reasons for this - and some of them may entitle builders to withdraw from the purchase contract. Builders throughout [...]
Gender refusal: Are employees threatened with dismissal?
To gender or not to gender? This question not only concerns private individuals, but also many employers. And now also German courts, as a sociologist from Bonn was dismissed without notice - because he did not [...]
New catalog of fines in NRW: These are the penalties for environmental offenders
On 18.5.2022, the Ministry of the Environment of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) published a new catalog of fines. Polluters can expect significantly higher fines. 250 pages, more than 1,280 recommendations for the assessment of fines [...]
Watch out, copycats: why design protection is so important
A lot of time passes before a product is finished and costs are incurred. It is all the more annoying if the design is copied shortly after publication and the creative work is appropriated free of charge [...].
Deadline 31.12.: How to save your remaining leave for the new year
Leftover vacation days at the end of the year are actually a reason to be happy. But they can also cause trouble. That is, if it is not possible to carry them over into the new year. [...]
Damage to the house, roof and garden: When does which insurance pay?
Today Ylenia, yesterday Zeynep and the day before yesterday the flood disaster in the Ahr valley: extreme weather conditions are becoming more and more frequent. The main victims are homeowners and motorists. They have to cope with covered roofs, broken windows and [...]
Facility-based mandatory vaccination: All information for employees and companies
In the course of the corona pandemic, employees in the healthcare and nursing professions have a special responsibility. They have contact with mostly elderly people and people in need of care, and an infection is associated with a high [...]
Transparency register: What is changing and what needs to be considered?
Experts estimate that around 100 billion euros are laundered in Germany every year (source 1 Transparency International and source 2 Spiegel.de). In order to take effective action against money laundering and tax fraud, [...]
Working from home: check your employment contract carefully
Working from home offers advantages for both sides: Employees benefit from a more flexible working arrangement, employers save office space and therefore rental costs. However, there are legal requirements to consider if you want to work from [...]
BGH rulings: No cancellation fees in the event of cancellation due to Corona
A health impairment or health risk due to the corona pandemic can entitle travelers to cancel a booked package holiday free of charge. This was decided by the Federal Court of Justice in two individual cases. The legal situation is clear: According to Section 651h [...]
Corona, Ukraine war: construction delays and their legal consequences
Hardly any houses in Germany are currently being completed on time There are various reasons for this - and some of them may entitle builders to withdraw from the purchase contract. Builders throughout [...]
Gender refusal: Are employees threatened with dismissal?
To gender or not to gender? This question not only concerns private individuals, but also many employers. And now also German courts, as a sociologist from Bonn was dismissed without notice - because he did not [...]
New catalog of fines in NRW: These are the penalties for environmental offenders
On 18.5.2022, the Ministry of the Environment of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) published a new catalog of fines. Polluters can expect significantly higher fines. 250 pages, more than 1,280 recommendations for the assessment of fines [...]
Watch out, copycats: why design protection is so important
A lot of time passes before a product is finished and costs are incurred. It is all the more annoying if the design is copied shortly after publication and the creative work is appropriated free of charge [...].
Deadline 31.12.: How to save your remaining leave for the new year
Leftover vacation days at the end of the year are actually a reason to be happy. But they can also cause trouble. That is, if it is not possible to carry them over into the new year. [...]
Damage to the house, roof and garden: When does which insurance pay?
Today Ylenia, yesterday Zeynep and the day before yesterday the flood disaster in the Ahr valley: extreme weather conditions are becoming more and more frequent. The main victims are homeowners and motorists. They have to cope with covered roofs, broken windows and [...]
Facility-based mandatory vaccination: All information for employees and companies
In the course of the corona pandemic, employees in the healthcare and nursing professions have a special responsibility. They have contact with mostly elderly people and people in need of care, and an infection is associated with a high [...]
Transparency register: What is changing and what needs to be considered?
Experts estimate that around 100 billion euros are laundered in Germany every year (source 1 Transparency International and source 2 Spiegel.de). In order to take effective action against money laundering and tax fraud, [...]
Working from home: check your employment contract carefully
Working from home offers advantages for both sides: Employees benefit from a more flexible working arrangement, employers save office space and therefore rental costs. However, there are legal requirements to consider if you want to work from [...]