von Toby Kick | Sep. 10, 2021 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Top Interest
Get Your Free Copy of Our Civil Litigation Brochure Practical Information from Court Savy German Litigators In the brand new brochure „A Short Guide to Civil & Commercial Litigation in Germany“, I explain the basics of commercial litigation under...
von Toby Kick | Aug. 28, 2019 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs
Lawyer Video on Probate in Europe Our special interest blog www.internationalprobatelaw.com deals with the matter of how to administer German-American estates, how to obtain probate in Europe (especially Germany, Austria and England), the overseas succession laws and...
von Toby Kick | Juni 9, 2019 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, Settlements, Taking Evidence, Top Interest
The Process and Main Stages of Civil Litigation in Germany Filing a Civil Complaint In order to initiate a civil lawsuit (Zivilprozess) in Germany, the plaintiff (Kläger) files a complaint with the competent German court (see here). This complaint is called “Klage” or...
von Toby Kick | März 19, 2019 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, Legal Costs, Top Interest
Get the best of both worlds: a professional German judge in a non-public civil proceeding Parties to civil litigation often fear the public nature of a lawsuit, be it in the USA or in Germany. This is especially true for commercial and corporate cases as well as any...
von Toby Kick | Feb. 18, 2019 | Court Hearings, German Statutes, Taking Evidence, Top Interest
May a Witness in German Civil Litigation refuse to give Testimony? Under German Rules of Civil Procedure, any natural person, including minors, can be named as a witness (Zeuge) by a party to a civil procedure. The civil court then decides on whether and to what...
von Toby Kick | Feb. 18, 2019 | Court Hearings, German Statutes, Taking Evidence, Top Interest
German Civil Court Judges rarely put a Witness under Oath Section 154 German Penal Code (Strafgesetzbuch) is titled „Meineid“, which is the German word for perjury, i.e. lying under oath to certain German authorities, either in a German court of law...
