Federal Court of Justice: date must be noted on postal delivery
Federal Court of Justice: date must be noted on postal delivery June 19, 2023 / According to the statutory provisions, the mail carrier is obliged to note the date of delivery on the envelope of a delivered letter if delivery is made by posting it in the letterbox. As confirmed by the Federal Court of […]
BFH: Possible tax liability on sale of house to divorced wife
BFH: Possible tax liability on sale of house to divorced wife April 26, 2023 / In a recent ruling by the Federal Fiscal Court (BFH), it was decided that the sale of a co-ownership share in a jointly owned property between divorced spouses as part of a property settlement may be subject to taxation as […]
DM blackmailer sentenced – Seven years in prison
DM blackmailer sentenced – Seven years in prison April 26, 2023 / Despite a thin line of evidence, investigators spent months of painstaking work identifying the alleged perpetrator who blackmailed the drugstore dm in 2019 and detonated an explosive device in one of the stores. He has now been sentenced to seven years in prison […]
ECJ: Schufa scoring not data protection compliant according to GDPR
ECJ: Schufa scoring not data protection compliant according to GDPR April 05, 2023 / According to an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the calculation of the so-called “Schufa score” is not compatible with the GDPR pursuant to Art. 22 para. 1. The assessment is based on an inquiry by the […]
Federal Fiscal Court rules: Cryptocurrency trading subject to tax
Federal Fiscal Court rules: Cryptocurrency trading subject to tax April 05, 2023 / According to a ruling by the Federal Fiscal Court, profits made from the sale of cryptocurrencies are subject to income tax. The decision was preceded by a discussion between the plaintiff and the tax office. Tax office demanded income tax In this […]
Changed legal standards – this will be important in Germany in 2023
Changed legal standards – this will be important in Germany in 2023 March 03, 2023 / This year, too, a number of new legal provisions come into force at the turn of the year. Dr. Klaus Höchstetter explains in detail what this means for individuals and legal entities. The Supply Chain Act The Supply Chain […]
BGH ruling: Moers speeding trial must be heard for the third time
BGH ruling: Moers speeding trial must be heard for the third time February 24, 2023 / The illegal car race between two young men in a residential area in Moers, in which an uninvolved woman was fatally injured, has been referred to the BGH for the second time. It has now referred the case to […]
ECJ ruling: Mail order company Amazon liable for third-party trademark infringements
ECJ ruling: Mail order company Amazon liable for third-party trademark infringements February 01, 2023 / In a legal dispute between the French shoe designer Christian Louboutin and the online mail order company “Amazon”, the European Court of Justice has ruled that the mail order company is liable for trademark infringements by third parties if it […]
Schlecker insolvency: Insolvency administrator’s lawsuit to be re-examined following BGH ruling
Schlecker insolvency: Insolvency administrator’s lawsuit to be re-examined following BGH ruling February 01, 2023 / The insolvency proceedings in the Schlecker case are entering a new round following a ruling by the Cartel Senate of the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe. The insolvency administrator’s claim for 212 million euros in damages must be re-examined, […]
Celebrity chef Alfons Schuhbeck sentenced to prison after tax evasion
Celebrity chef Alfons Schuhbeck sentenced to prison after tax evasion February 01, 2023 / The Munich Regional Court has sentenced celebrity chef Alfons Schuhbeck to three years and two months in prison for tax evasion, falling short of the prosecution’s demand for four years and two months. Schuhbeck increasingly confessed during the trial. The accusation […]