von Toby Kick | Okt. 18, 2018 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Pre-Trial, Settlements
Pros and Cons of Settling a Civil or Commercial Lawsuit under German Law German litigation lawyers as well as German judges love it when the parties of a civil dispute enter into a settlement agreement (called “Vergleichsvereinbarung” or simply ”Vergleich“). Why?...
von Toby Kick | Okt. 18, 2018 | Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Pre-Trial
Everything you should know before hiring a trial (or any other) lawyer in Germany First of all: German civil law is a codified system (more here). This means that pretty much everything you can think of as being relevant for a client-lawyer relationship is regulated...
von Toby Kick | Sep. 26, 2018 | Filing a Petition, German Statutes
Final Judgments issued by United States Courts in Civil Law and Commercial Law Matters can be recognised and eventually also enforced in Germany It is, however, a somewhat tedious procedure and there are a number of exceptions to this principle. This post explains how...