By order of June 14, 2010, the Münster Administrative Court (VG Münster) ruled in preliminary legal protection proceedings that the event [...]
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A deliberate breach by the employee of his contractual obligations may justify termination without notice even if the economic [...]
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The trademark "Speicherstadt" had been applied for at the German Patent and Trademark Office for a variety of goods and services of different classes. [...]
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The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that the prohibition of the merger between Axel Springer AG and the TV stations ProSieben/SAT1 is lawful [...].
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The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that a clause in a residential lease is invalid due to unreasonable disadvantage to the tenant if the [...]
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The Cologne Fiscal Court has ruled that the proceeds from the sale of an Internet domain are not subject to income tax if the sale [...]
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