von Toby Kick | Nov. 27, 2018 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Taking Evidence
[column width=“1/1″ last=“true“ title=““ title_type=“single“ animation=“none“ implicit=“true“] Translation costs in international litigation can exceed court and lawyer fees In a legal dispute...
von Toby Kick | Okt. 23, 2018 | Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Top Interest
Statutes and regulations you should be aware of in case you plan to file a lawsuit in Germany German civil law is based on the tradition of Roman law and is characterized by its codified system of legal provisions, i.e. statutes (Gesetze). This means that pretty much...
von Toby Kick | Okt. 23, 2018 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Taking Evidence, Top Interest
Short guide to contentious probate procedure under German law German succession laws as well as probate procedure are very different from those of Common Law jurisdictions. This is mainly due to the fact that German inheritance law does not know a personal...
von Toby Kick | Okt. 22, 2018 | Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Pre-Trial, Top Interest
U.S. Plaintiffs must post security for the other party’s legal costs when suing in Germany The German Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung) rules in section 110, that any claimant (plaintiff) from outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area...
von Toby Kick | Okt. 18, 2018 | Filing a Petition, German Statutes, Legal Costs, Pre-Trial, Settlements, Top Interest
What are the rules regarding pre-action conduct before litigation in Germany? Let’s be blunt: There aren’t any! The German Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung, ZPO) does not impose any specific pre-action requirements on the parties or their legal...
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?...
