The Federal Association of Consumer Centers and Consumer Associations has taken legal action as plaintiff against the company "Payback", which operates a customer loyalty and discount system, in [...]
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The German Cabinet has approved a draft law to combat unauthorized telephone advertising and so-called cost traps on the Internet. "We are protecting consumers [...]
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The Federal Network Agency announced two rate decisions in the telecommunications sector on June 30, 2008. Both approvals relate to wholesale products that Deutsche Telekom AG (DT AG) [...].
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According to a judgment pronounced on June 19, 2008 by the 7th Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court ( LG München I), parents may, in addition [...]
Learn moreDENIC eG Obligated to Register Two-Character '.de' Domains
The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt a.M. (OLG Frankfurt a. M.) ruled in its judgment of April 29, 2008 - Ref.: 11 U 32/04 - that [...]
Learn moreAn Ineffective Cosmetic Repair Clause Does Not Justify a Rent Increase
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) had to decide whether a landlord in the [...]
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