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The Federal Court of Justice had to deal with the question of how detailed housing allowance payments are to be presented in the full-year statement. The plaintiffs had [...]
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The Frankfurt am Main Regional Court sentenced the defendant, acquitting him of all other charges of attempted fraud, to two [...] years' imprisonment.
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The plaintiff claims damages against the defendant due to overvoltage damage. The defendant is the operator of a municipal power grid and provides [...]
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The Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection Heiko Maas announced on 11.02.2014 during the conference on "Saver-Internet-Day 2014", [...]
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The Federal Network Agency has imposed fines totaling 225,000 euros on three major telecommunications providers. The companies had violated their [...]
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