The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible for copyright law among other things, ruled on December 18, 2008 that for the use [...]
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Until 2006, the costs of travel between home and work could be deducted as income-related expenses in accordance with § 9 EStG or [...].
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The Federal Network Agency has discontinued the abuse proceedings concerning the contract terms of Deutsche Telekom AG's (DT AG) Call&Surf packages. HanseNet Telekommunikation GmbH (Alice) [...].
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The plaintiff purchased floor tiles at a price of € 1,382.27 from the defendant, which operates a building materials store. After he had installed the tiles in [...]
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Cologne Higher Regional Court awards director's heirs claims for damages against DVD distributor. In a judgment handed down on January 9, 2009 (Case No. 6 U 86/08), the [...]
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The VIII. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible, among other things, for residential tenancy law. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that a final renovation clause agreed in the apartment handover protocol [...]
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