Prime Minister Calls for North Rhine-Westphalia to Become International Competition Court for Commercial Matters

Prime Minister Calls for North Rhine-Westphalia to Become International Competition Court for Commercial Matters

In his keynote at the opening of the panel discussion, the Prime Minister emphasized that North Rhine-Westphalia should be developed into an international competition court for all commercial matters through the Court Commercial. The conference, organized in collaboration with the German American Business Association, the German-American Lawyers Association and the German Consulate General in San … Read more

Landmark Judgment: 15th Civil Senate of Cologne Higher Regional Court Partially Amends Contested Decision

06.02.2024 The 15th Civil Senate of the Cologne Higher Regional Court decided today in the aforementioned proceedings and partially amended the contested regional court decision. In the proceedings (cf. the press release dated October 7th, 2022 – PM 10/22), the plaintiff takes action following an earlier injunction procedure (OLG Cologne, judgment of May 29th, 2018, … Read more

Furtwangen Seeks Community Participation in School Renovation: Ruling Requires Surrounding Municipalities to Contribute

Furtwangen Seeks Community Participation in School Renovation: Ruling Requires Surrounding Municipalities to Contribute

Furtwangen wants communities from which students come to Furtwangen to participate in the renovation of the Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium and secondary school. This also applies to Simonswald. The basis for this claim is a ruling by the Baden-Württemberg Administrative Court. According to this ruling, which was presented at the local council meeting in Furtwangen by lawyer Niels … Read more

Termination of Employment Relationship Following After-Party Incident

Termination of Employment Relationship Following After-Party Incident

12.09.2023 After a drinking session on the employer’s premises after a Christmas party, the parties agreed today before the Third Chamber of the Düsseldorf Regional Labor Court at the employer’s suggestion to terminate their employment relationship. The plaintiff, who lives in North Rhine-Westphalia, has been employed as an area manager for Central (NRW) in the … Read more

Second Division Soccer Team SC Paderborn Fights for Wage Compensation Payments Before Administration Court

FSecond division soccer team SC Paderborn is fighting on Monday (1:30 p.m.) before the administrative court in Minden for wage compensation payments for seven of its players. The authorities had ordered quarantine for employees of the association during the corona pandemic. Among them were not only physiotherapists but also football professionals. According to the Infection … Read more