Heirs are obligated to amend or subsequently file the testator"s incomplete or missing tax returns. A testator who conceals income from the tax authorities ...
Michael Rainer
Health claims in relation to food items must be supported by accepted scientific evidence. Otherwise, as was recently confirmed by the Oberlandesgericht (OLG) ...
Unreported income in an estate can become a problem for the heirs. If it has been concealed from the tax authorities, it may still be possible to rescue the ...
Price comparisons featuring tariffs both with and without price quotations are considered to be a form of unlawful comparative advertising and in breach of ...
Companies usually agree to post-contractual non-compete clauses with their managing directors. These need to be balanced to ensure they don"t end up null and ...
Pharmacies are not allowed to give their customers small gifts when filling their prescription. The Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany"s Federal Supreme Court, ...
Evoking protected designations of origin may be unlawful. That was the verdict of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a ruling from May 2, ...
If certain products are excluded from a promotional advertising campaign, this needs to be clearly indicated. The Landgericht (LG) Arnsberg, the Regional Court ...
According to a ruling of the Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Zweibrücken, the Higher Regional Court of Zweibrücken, from February 28, 2019, public authorities must not ...
The Markenrechtmodernisierungsgesetz (MaMog), i.e. the Trademark Law Modernization Act, entered into effect in Germany on January 14, 2019, introducing a ...