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 [...]
Internet toll: price increase for Netflix and Co.
In future, streaming providers will have to pay to use digital infrastructure. This was announced by the EU Commission in August 2022. What does this mean for subscribers to Netflix, Amazon Prime and co. A [...]
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 [...]
Planning annual leave in times of pandemic
It is common practice for employees to schedule their vacation at the beginning of the year. But the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is putting a spanner in the works for permanent employees who like to travel. Flexibility and [...]
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. [...]
Box hotel: sleeping in a box
With his Boxhotels, entrepreneur Oliver Blume offers affordable accommodation in city center locations. Provided guests can say goodbye to the concept of the classic hotel room. The entrepreneur currently runs two hotels, having started [...]
Extra money through overtime
The topic of "overtime" regularly occupies German labor courts. And currently also the Augsburg City Council. It's about more than 4,500 hours of overtime, around 220,000 euros and clarity about the current [...]
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 [...]
Internet toll: price increase for Netflix and Co.
In future, streaming providers will have to pay to use digital infrastructure. This was announced by the EU Commission in August 2022. What does this mean for subscribers to Netflix, Amazon Prime and co. A [...]
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 [...]
Planning annual leave in times of pandemic
It is common practice for employees to schedule their vacation at the beginning of the year. But the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is putting a spanner in the works for permanent employees who like to travel. Flexibility and [...]
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. [...]
Box hotel: sleeping in a box
With his Boxhotels, entrepreneur Oliver Blume offers affordable accommodation in city center locations. Provided guests can say goodbye to the concept of the classic hotel room. The entrepreneur currently runs two hotels, having started [...]
Extra money through overtime
The topic of "overtime" regularly occupies German labor courts. And currently also the Augsburg City Council. It's about more than 4,500 hours of overtime, around 220,000 euros and clarity about the current [...]