Bankruptcy insurance Element - What counts now for 320,000 customers
Shock for policyholders: What to do if the insurance company is insolvent? The news came as a shock to many: Element Versicherung, once celebrated as an innovative start-up, is insolvent. About [...]
Judge sues for more salary - and fails: Do OLG judges really earn too little?
Court finds salary still okay A Higher Regional Court judge in Karlsruhe wanted more money - and a good one at that. He wanted to have his salary increased retroactively for ten years. His reasoning: The [...]
Festival tokens in court - Parookaville dances away from the consumer protectors!
Image source: Instagram @parookaville Cash check on the dancefloor: Parookaville wins in court Parookaville - the electro festival in Weeze, which every year draws tens of thousands of fans into a parallel world of beats, bass and [...]
Schufa must delete - immediately! Why this ruling is a real game changer
Away with the stigma: Court overturns 3-year rule for negative entries It's a ruling that goes down like a thunderbolt: The Cologne Higher Regional Court has ruled that completed negative entries in the Schufa [...]...
"Almost impossible to cancel!" - How Uber's subscription model is coming under fire
When saving becomes expensive A subscription for 10 dollars a month that, according to the advertising, saves a lot on driving and eating - sounds like a fair deal at first. But exactly [...]
Zalando blocks customer accounts - returns kings are kicked out!
No more free returns - Zalando pulls the ripcord What was once celebrated as a customer-friendly service is now causing frustration and disappointment: Zalando, one of Europe's largest online fashion retailers, has [...]
Apple versus Apple: How a Swiss online store is standing up to the Apple Group
David versus Goliath - this time with fruit! It sounds like a bad joke, but it's reality: the mighty tech giant Apple is taking on a Swiss online retailer called Apfelkiste.ch [...]
Shock of millions for Stiftung Warentest: First compensation for false test!
From tester to defendant: Stiftung Warentest under pressure What actually began as consumer protection could become an expensive own goal for Stiftung Warentest. For the first time in its history, the well-known [...]
More names, more freedom: what will change from May 2025!
From May 1, 2025, families in Germany will finally be able to decide more confidently about their surnames. The major reform of the naming law will bring a whole host of new freedoms for married couples, children and [...]
Pseudo self-employed? So quickly you are no longer an entrepreneur - but an employee!
Suddenly no more boss: When "self-employed" is only on paper Many freelancers dream of freelance work - their own hours, no bosses, full self-realization. But what if the dream [...]
Bankruptcy insurance Element - What counts now for 320,000 customers
Shock for policyholders: What to do if the insurance company is insolvent? The news came as a shock to many: Element Versicherung, once celebrated as an innovative start-up, is insolvent. About [...]
Judge sues for more salary - and fails: Do OLG judges really earn too little?
Court finds salary still okay A Higher Regional Court judge in Karlsruhe wanted more money - and a good one at that. He wanted to have his salary increased retroactively for ten years. His reasoning: The [...]
Festival tokens in court - Parookaville dances away from the consumer protectors!
Image source: Instagram @parookaville Cash check on the dancefloor: Parookaville wins in court Parookaville - the electro festival in Weeze, which every year draws tens of thousands of fans into a parallel world of beats, bass and [...]
Schufa must delete - immediately! Why this ruling is a real game changer
Away with the stigma: Court overturns 3-year rule for negative entries It's a ruling that goes down like a thunderbolt: The Cologne Higher Regional Court has ruled that completed negative entries in the Schufa [...]...
"Almost impossible to cancel!" - How Uber's subscription model is coming under fire
When saving becomes expensive A subscription for 10 dollars a month that, according to the advertising, saves a lot on driving and eating - sounds like a fair deal at first. But exactly [...]
Zalando blocks customer accounts - returns kings are kicked out!
No more free returns - Zalando pulls the ripcord What was once celebrated as a customer-friendly service is now causing frustration and disappointment: Zalando, one of Europe's largest online fashion retailers, has [...]
Apple versus Apple: How a Swiss online store is standing up to the Apple Group
David versus Goliath - this time with fruit! It sounds like a bad joke, but it's reality: the mighty tech giant Apple is taking on a Swiss online retailer called Apfelkiste.ch [...]
Shock of millions for Stiftung Warentest: First compensation for false test!
From tester to defendant: Stiftung Warentest under pressure What actually began as consumer protection could become an expensive own goal for Stiftung Warentest. For the first time in its history, the well-known [...]
More names, more freedom: what will change from May 2025!
From May 1, 2025, families in Germany will finally be able to decide more confidently about their surnames. The major reform of the naming law will bring a whole host of new freedoms for married couples, children and [...]
Pseudo self-employed? So quickly you are no longer an entrepreneur - but an employee!
Suddenly no more boss: When "self-employed" is only on paper Many freelancers dream of freelance work - their own hours, no bosses, full self-realization. But what if the dream [...]