A health insurance company must refrain from providing personal data of underage consumers aged 15 and older in sweepstakes without the consent of their legal guardians [...].
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The VII Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for the law on contracts for work and services, has ruled that remuneration clauses which, due to their typographical [...]
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Pursuant to Section 5 (1) sentence 3 of the Continuation of Remuneration Act (Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz, EFZG), the employer is entitled to require the employee to submit a medical [...]
Learn moreLiability of parents for underage children in the case of file sharing
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for copyright law, has ruled that parents are liable for the illegal file sharing of a [...]
Learn moreNew consumer law with new right of withdrawal coming
Online retailers can already slowly prepare to redesign their online store again. Until 13.12.2013, the federal government has to implement an already [...]
Learn more§ Section 439 (1) BGB does not apply to contracts of sale between entrepreneurs
The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that the provisions of the German Commercial Code (HGB), which are based on the judgment of the European Court of Justice of June 16, 2011 (C-65/09, C-87/09 - Gebr. [...]
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