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HÜMMERICH legal Rechtsanwälte in Partnerschaft
Christian Mäßen und Prof. Dr. Reinhold Mauer (Managing Partner)
Lievelingsweg 125
(Potsdamer Platz)
53119 Bonn
Tel.: 0228 / 60414 – 0
Fax.: 0228 / 60414 – 99
E-Mail: info@huemmerich-legal.de
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Concerning external linked content, the author dissociates himself from these content of these websites in accordance with the ruling of the Hamburg district court dated 12th May 1998. The following applies to all links: the law firm has no influence on the content or the layout of the linked sites. The utilization of links which lead to web pages other that huemmerich-legal.de take place under the user’s own responsibility.
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Protected names and trademarks
Unless otherwise noted, all names or trademarks on this web page are protected by the partnership HUEMMERICH or it reserves the right to do so. This applies in particular to brands, type designations, logos, emblems or the like. They have to be clearly marked while using them.
Notes on § 5 of the Digital Services Act (DDG) and Ordinance on Service Providers’ Duty to Inform (DL-InfoV)
Disclosures under § 5 of the Digital Services Act (DDG):
Disclosures in accordance with No. 1
HÜMMERICH legal Rechtsanwälte in Partnerschaft mbB
Lievelingsweg 125
53319 Bonn
Two partners of HUEMMERICH have the power of representation. In this case, one of these partners has to be attorney Professor Dr Reinhold Mauer or Christian Maeßen. There is a sole power of representation during the provision of freelance services.
Disclosures in accordance with No. 2
telephone number: +49 (0) 228 – 60414 – 0
telefax number: + 49 (0) 228 – 60414 – 99
email: info@huemmerich-legal.de
Disclosures in accordance with No. 4
HUEMMERICH legal is a partnership company with limited professional liability. The partnership is registered with the Local Court of Essen under the number PR 1663. The company is headquartered in Bonn.
Disclosures in accordance with No. 5
The lawyers of this partnership are admitted in the Federal republic of Germany.
The partners Prof. Dr. Reinhold Mauer, Dr. Matthias Spirolke, Christian Mäßen, Joachim Hermes, Dr. Christoph Schiemann, Thomas Regh, Dr. Bernadette Spreer and Hansjörg Tamoj are members oft the Cologne Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer, Riehler Strasse 30, 50668 Cologne, www.rak-koeln.de).
The following professional regulations for German lawyers can be found on the website of the German Federal Bar (www.brak.de):
Federal Lawyers Act (BRAO)
Federal Lawyers’ Code of Conduct (BORA)
Specialist Lawyer Code of Conduct (FAO)
Federal Code of Lawyers Fees (BRAGO)
Law on the Remuneration of Lawyers (RVG)
Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Union (CCBE)
Disclosures in accordance with No. 6
VAT number: DE 216728845
Disclosures in accordance under the Ordinance on Service Providers’ Duty to Inform (DL-InfoV):
- HUEMMERICH legal is a partnership company with limited professional liability. The partnership is registered with the Local Court of Essen under the number PR 1663. The company is headquartered in Bonn. The law firm is acting nationally.
- Based on the Federal Lawyers Act, lawyers are obligated to maintain professional liability insurance with a minimum amount of 250,000€. Partnerships with limited professional liability are obligated to maintain professional indemnity insurance with a minimum amount of 2,500,000€. The details are provided in § 51 f. BRAO.
The contact details of the liability insurance of our law firm are:
Allianz Versicherungs AG
Kaiser Wilhelm Ring 31
50672 Cologne
Phone: 0221-57 31-0
email: 0221-57 31-561
www.allianz.de
Regarding the territorial application the following applies:
The insurance policy does not apply for liability claims arising from activities:
- a) of established law firms or offices in other countries
b) in connection with the consultation and engagement with Non-European law
c) of the lawyer in Non-European courts - The settlement of our work performance will be carried out according to the German Lawyers’ Compensation Act (RVG) and pursuant to separate lawyers’ fees and remuneration agreements. By derogation from RVG, Lawyers’ fees according to § 34 of RVG and remuneration agreements according to § 3a et seq. of RVG will be negotiated and put into text form or writing before taking on a case.
- According to the German “Verbraucherstreitbeilegungsgesetz” (VSBG), a lawyer who maintains a website or employs general terms of business, has to provide clear and comprehensible information to his clients, who are consumers at the same time, about his willingness to participate in dispute resolutions before a Consumer Arbitration Board. In addition, if the lawyer declares his participation in dispute resolution before a Consumer Arbitration Board or is obligated to participate in such a case due to legal provisions, he must refer to the competent Consumer Arbitration Board.
We are willing to participate in dispute resolutions before a Consumer Arbitration Service. The following authority is the competent Consumer Arbitration Service:
Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltschaft
Neue Grünstraße 17
10179 Berlin
Phone.: 030/2844417-0
Phone.: 030/2844417-12
email: schlichtungsstelle@s-d-r.org
Homepage: http://www.s-d-r.org/
For more information please visit: http://www.s-d-r.org/service
In addition, the bar association for the district of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne undertakes conciliation duties and maintains an arbitration board. Contact details see below:
Cologne Bar Association
Public corporation
Riehler Str. 30
50668 Köln
Phone: 0221/973010-0
Telefax: 0221/973010-50
email: kontakt@rak-koeln.de
Homepage: http://www.rak-koeln.de/
- The European Conciliation Body on the Internet is responsible for disputes that arise from online service contracts between the law firm and a consumer:
For information about extrajudicial online dispute resolutions of the European Union – please see the link below:
http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr