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 | Mai 16, 2019 | German Statutes, Pre-Trial, Taking Evidence, Top Interest
Can German patients demand a complete copy of their medical file? They certainly can. The German Civil Code contains an entire chapter on medical treatment and patient rights. Section 630g German Civil Code regulates that a patient has the right to demand to...
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...
von Toby Kick | Jan. 1, 2019 | Court Hearings, Filing a Petition, Pre-Trial, Taking Evidence, Top Interest
Workshop on German Civil Procedure for U.S. Litigation Lawyers Know and effectively use the tools of German Civil Procedure Due to Brexit, many international businesses shift their focus from Britain to Germany when it comes to contract drafting in general and...
von Toby Kick | Dez. 21, 2018 | Court Hearings, Settlements, Taking Evidence
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