GRP Rainer LLP

Tax investigators have apparently been sifting through the Panama Papers in the hope of rumbling suspected tax dodgers. There is still time to submit a voluntary declaration that can lead to immunity.

The European Commission has expanded its proceedings against an internet company on account of possible infringements of antitrust law. The latter is said to have potentially abused its dominant market position.

Enjoying one's twilight years abroad is a dream that an increasing number of Germans are pursuing. However, it is important to bear in mind that this may affect the distribution of one's estate.

Even minor deviations from the respective standard guidance render guidance on the right of withdrawal flawed in the case of loan agreements. In most cases, it is still possible to withdraw from these.

Another hearing before the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany's Federal Court of Justice, concerning withdrawal from consumer loans has been scheduled for May 24 (XI ZR 366/15). The BGH will then have to rule on an appeal brought by a bank.

There are many pressing issues that arise when it comes to succession. For instance, testators have to decide whether they want to rely on the rules of intestate succession or prepare a will or contract of inheritance.

The allocation of tickets for the UEFA European Championship in France has triggered the involvement of the Bundeskartellamt, Germany's Federal Cartel Office. On 03.22.2016, it confirmed that it had instituted proceedings on account of exploitativ

The entry into force of the Wohnimmobilienkreditrichtlinie heralds the end of the so-called "ewiges Widerrufsrecht"(perpetual right of withdrawal) for real estate loans.It will no longer be possible to withdraw from legacy contracts from June 21

For documents to be recognized as a will, it needs to be possible to discern a serious intention to prepare a will. That was the verdict of the OLG Frankfurt (Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt) (Az.: 20 W 155/15).

If over the course of its history a company was split up, advertising featuring the company's history may be misleading. That was the verdict of the OLG Frankfurt (Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt) in a recent ruling (6 U 167/14).