Potsdam, Bonn or Dresden score points in Corona times

Potsdam, Bonn or Dresden score points in Corona times

26. November 2020 – 16:42 Clock – Childcare, home office and green recreational areas have become more important for many people in times of the pandemic. “In the Corona crisis, the priorities of many people shifted,” explained Hanno Kempermann from IW Consult, a company of the Institute of German Economy. Potsdam offers particularly good prerequisites … Read more

Defense demands acquittal in the Windreich trial

Defense demands acquittal in the Windreich trial

The fraud process surrounding the insolvency of the wind farm developer Windreich is about to be concluded: On the 70th day of the negotiations, the defense demanded acquittal for company founder Willi Balz. Attorney Philipp Kauffmann said on Wednesday in front of the Stuttgart Regional Court that there had been no criminally relevant damage. The … Read more

Insurance has to pay despite delayed notification

Insurance has to pay despite delayed notification

An insurance company cannot rely on the belated notification of an insured event and refuse to pay if the health of the insured person made it impossible to report or inform the husband. The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court decided in a judgment published on Monday (Az .: 7 U 36/19). In that case, the husband … Read more

Railway rehabilitates the Göttingen-Kassel line

Railway rehabilitates the Göttingen-Kassel line

Deutsche Bahn passengers will have to plan more time from April 24th due to the general overhaul of the high-speed route between Göttingen and Kassel. “The long-distance transport offer will largely be maintained, but there will be changed connections and longer travel times,” said a spokesman for Deutsche Bahn on Tuesday. The section will be … Read more

Thuringia has to take out fewer loans

Thuringia has to take out fewer loans

Thuringia’s tax revenues are developing better this year than expected in spring as a result of the corona pandemic. According to the November tax estimate, they are 263 million euros higher than estimated in the supplementary budget for this year, the German press agency learned from government circles. Finance Minister Heike Taubert (SPD) has already … Read more

Court dismisses attorney with extra fee claim

Court dismisses attorney with extra fee claim

Working as a lawyer with “copy-paste” briefs is not particularly difficult, the Regional Court of Munich II decided and rejected a particularly high demand for fees. Instead of the requested 1461 euros, the lawyer is only entitled to the normal fee of 958 euros in this case, the court decided in a judgment published on … Read more

Tax losses of around 7.2 billion euros by 2021

Tax losses of around 7.2 billion euros by 2021

12. November 2020 – 21:51 Clock – The Corona crisis is costing Bavaria dearly: The Free State is threatened with massive tax losses for the current and the coming year. According to the estimate made on Thursday evening, the 2020 state budget will have to cope with a decrease of around 3.5 billion euros compared … Read more

Kenya coalition insists on billions in credit until 2022

Kenya coalition insists on billions in credit until 2022

Despite constitutional concerns of the State Audit Office and the opposition, the red-black-green Kenya coalition in Brandenburg wants to take out billions in loans to deal with the Corona crisis by 2022. “Even if a vaccine against Corona is approved next spring, the vaccine must be produced and the population vaccinated,” said CDU parliamentary group … Read more

Diocese of Aachen: Abuse report before publication

Diocese of Aachen: Abuse report before publication

The Catholic diocese of Aachen had the cases of sexual abuse by clergy in its area investigated by a law firm. The commissioned law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl announced on Tuesday in Munich that the results of the report would be presented at a press conference in Aachen in November. It is about the period … Read more

Legal advice for citizens with little money

Legal advice for citizens with little money

Eight legal advice centers help citizens with little money in Rhineland-Palatinate. According to the Ministry of Justice in Mainz, these free facilities, for example in courts and houses of youth law, offer “fast, unbureaucratic and free advice from a lawyer”. Civil, social or criminal law issues, for example, could often be finally settled here without … Read more