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Statute of Limitations Germany

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
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Verjährung von Ansprüchen auf Urlaubsabgeltung

Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) konkretisiert Rechtsprechung - Gemäß § 7 Abs. 4 BUrlG ist Urlaub abzugelten, wenn er wegen Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses ganz oder teilweise nicht mehr gewährt werden kann. Nachdem das BAG...more

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EuGH: Unterbrechung der Verwirkungsfrist nur bei ernsthafter Rechtsverfolgung

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Der mit einem kennzeichenrechtlichen Verfahren um die Rechte am Unternehmenskennzeichen „HEITEC“ befasste BGH legte dem EuGH vier Fragen zur Vorabentscheidung vor, welche alle die Rechtsfrage der Verwirkung wegen Duldung zum...more

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Banking sector in turmoil: The invalidity of the GTC amendment mechanism – Quo vadis?

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In its ruling of 27 April 2021 (case ref.: XI ZR 26/20) in response to cease and desist action brought by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations, the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) found two clauses in the...more

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Bankenwelt in Aufruhr: Die Unzulässigkeit des AGB-Änderungs-mechanismus – Quo vadis?

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Der BGH erklärte mit Urteil vom 27.04.2021 (Az.: XI ZR 26/20) auf die Unterlassungsklage des Bundesverbandes der Verbraucherzentralen hin zwei Klauseln in AGB-Banken für unwirksam, die (entsprechend den AGB-Sparkassen) ohne...more

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German lawmaker enacts the 2020 Annual Tax Act

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After the German Bundestag (lower house of German legislature) has passed the 2020 Annual Tax Act (JStG 2020, in the version of the resolution recommendation of the Finance Committee of the German Bundestag) on 16 December...more

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Heirs of Holocaust Victim Fritz Grünbaum Win Restitution of Nazi-Looted Schiele Drawings

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The Appellate Division First Department in New York has affirmed the trial court’s ruling in Reif v. Nagy that the heirs of Viennese actor and Holocaust victim Franz Friedrich (Fritz) Grünbaum are entitled to the return of...more

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Cos. Must Prepare For Collective Consumer Suits In Germany

German consumers will be able to sue manufacturers and service providers by way of representative action starting on this November — just in time to suspend the statute of limitations for consumer claims based on the exhaust...more

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Collective Actions in Europe: Another Small Step in Germany

German consumers will be able to sue manufacturers and service providers by way of representative action starting on 1 November 2018 – just in time to suspend the statute of limitations of consumer claims based on the exhaust...more

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German Federal Court Resolves Controversy Around Statute of Limitations for Cartel Damage Claims

In a landmark decision, on June 12, 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) decided that the statute of limitations for all cartel damage claims that arose prior to July 1, 2005, shall be suspended...more

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What applies as of when? – When will the 9th amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply?

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So it has begun. However, when will the new provisions of the 9th amendment of the GWB actually apply? Aside from a number of exceptions, the 9th amendment will come into force on the day following its promulgation. But, a...more

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Latest Reform of German Competition Law Brings Clarity

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The German Parliament has adopted the 9th Amendment to the German "Act against Restraints of Competition" ("ARC") or "Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen" ("GWB"). The new law will enter into force after publication in the...more

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Foreign Airlines Move to Dismiss Rate-Fixing Litigation

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Last Friday, foreign cargo carriers filed motions to dismiss an air freight price-fixing suit brought by Schenker AG, the logistics division of Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, in the Eastern District of New...more

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