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In the dispute over the use of the McDonald's advertising melody "Ich liebe es", the 21st Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court dismissed the [...]
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A clause on cosmetic repairs in a residential lease agreement is invalid due to unreasonable disadvantage to the tenant if the clause [...]
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The Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has ruled that a residential tenant may raise an objection to an operating costs statement prepared by the landlord even within the [...]
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The 20th Civil Senate of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has ruled that advertising is not misleading if, in addition to the sales price, a crossed-out, previously [...]
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The Independent Center for Data Protection in Schleswig-Holstein (ULD) has issued an order to the Schleswig-Holstein Association of General Practitioners (HÄV SH), threatening [...]
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