Since the measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic were relaxed for vaccinated people, many fake vaccination certificates have been circulating. These are often forgeries by private individuals posing as doctors. These false vaccination certificate documents a vaccination against the coronavirus that did not take place. Quite a few people see this as a business [...]
According to Annexe I German Narcotics Act, cannabis is a non-marketable substance. The production, trade, and activities associated with this drug are clearly regulated in German law. Thus, among other things, the acts mentioned above and acquisition and possession are prohibited and, in some cases, punishable by imprisonment or a fine. Nevertheless, there is consideration [...]
Nowadays, almost every person owns numerous accounts on the internet. Once you have created one on social networks, with an email provider and other cloud services, your data is stored online. With the increasing digitalisation of everyday life, the question of the extent to which a person's digital estate can be inherited is also [...]
Lycamobile is a well-known mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating in numerous countries, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. In 2021, their German subsidiary, which was called "Lycamobile Germany" before it rebranded to "Amalasandan Dienstleistungen GmbH", filed for bankruptcy due to a tax debt of €70 million. Lycamobile has had disputes with the [...]
At the beginning of March 2019, in proceedings conducted by our law firm, the Aachen Regional Court quashed an arrest warrant for an EU citizen who has his residence and centre of life in the United Kingdom. In doing so, it challenged a previous order of the Aachen Local Court. Pre-trial detention can [...]
Disputes between Poland and the European Union has been simmering for some time now, and the relationship is getting worse. Currently, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has to deal with the difficult question of whether a European Arrest Warrant issued by Poland can still claim general validity when the legal foundation in the [...]
Update from 26.11.2021: The European Court of Justice ruled today that Puigdemont´s parliamentary immunity remains lifted. However, this decision only concerns the urgent proceedings against the decision of the EU Parliament that were re-initiated in the context of the recent arrest, not the main proceedings, so it is not a final judgement. The court [...]
After two months of talks, the German "traffic light" coalition has agreed to a deal to form a coalition government. With their diverse political agendas, the Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) have had eight weeks of discussion, and have drawn a plan for government [...]
While some people deem the usage of cannabis as a youthful indiscretion, for others, it is a criminal offence that should be punished. German law clearly regulates, among other things, the production, trafficking and related activities concerning the drug. Nevertheless, cannabis is considered the most trafficked and consumed drug in Germany in the past [...]
Since March 2020, we have been living with a pandemic, triggered by the outbreak of the coronavirus. This affects areas of our social life. In addition to numerous losses and concerns for one's own health as well as that of others, the economy also suffered enormously from the consequences of the pandemic. Since the [...]