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In a decision, the Federal Court of Justice dealt with the question under which conditions the termination of a residential lease by the [...]
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The I. Civil Senate, which is responsible among other things for copyright law, once again dealt with questions of liability due to participation in [...]
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By order of last Friday, the 21st Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court referred to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in a [...]
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When concluding an electricity contract, there must be several payment options. It is not sufficient if only the direct debit procedure (SEPA direct debit mandate) is used for individual tariffs [...].
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In a decision, the Berlin Appellate Court once again correctly determined that the sending of customer satisfaction surveys by e-mail, without prior [...]
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