Lawyer for banking law in Munich

Banking law: errors in advice, credit traps and more As a lawyer for banking law, I know that a bank has been part of our daily life since our earliest childhood. Just remember your first savings book, which you probably got at primary school from the nice savings bank advisor next door. We withdraw money, […]

Repay fixed-interest loans early

When selling real estate, the bank loans are usually repaid by the seller so that the property can be transferred unencumbered in the land register – with the existing encumbrances, the property would normally be unsaleable. The repayment of the loans is seen – merely – as a precondition for the bank to release the […]

Early repayment of fixed-interest loans is often not permitted when selling real estate

Why there is often no justified interest in premature termination of the contract   When selling real estate, the bank loans are usually repaid by the seller so that the property can be transferred unencumbered in the land register – with the existing encumbrances, the property would normally be unsaleable. The repayment of the loans […]

A Luxembourg judgment for consumers

by Johannes Fiala, lawyer Hundreds of thousands of investors in unprofitable investments have the chance to reclaim all  previous interest and principal payments. Many lending institutions have provided sales people with their  loan forms in recent years. These salesmen then sold the mortgage-backed loans (or fund shares) to the investors at home. A revocation instruction, […]

Doorstep Selling Act: The ECJ Decision

by Johannes Fiala, lawyer Hundreds of thousands of investors in unprofitable investments have the chance to reclaim all interest and redemption payments to date. Many lending institutions have provided sales people with their loan forms in recent years. These salesmen then sold the mortgage-backed loans (or fund shares) to the investors at home. A revocation […]

Professional financial planning

This way you will have your 2006 income and expenses safely under control!   Building a Comprehensive Financial Plan Professional private financial planning allows asset owners to answer many questions about their financial circumstances and private retirement planning. Financial planning identifies gaps in provision that may arise in retirement and helps to uncover and eliminate […]

Insurers and banks settle dispute over aiding and abetting tax evasion with millions in fines

– Employees and customers are still surprised by international arrest warrants –   Insurers’ and banks’ agreement with judiciary does not prevent prosecution of employees Although some banks, as well as insurers, have settled their dispute with the US judiciary by pleading guilty to criminal charges, the individual employees involved remain under investigation. No employee […]

Private health insurance (PKV) at an economy price – for up to less than 100 euros per month

– How to save thousands of dollars every year with good nerves and advice? –   The “last chance for privately insured people” is advertised en masse on the Internet, through ads that lead to the tariff change broker. For a few thousand euros the premium is lowered, by a tariff change. Two horse feet […]

Books / Technical articles

Publications – Technical papers Fiala/Schramm, Insolvency risk of British life insurers when relocating to Ireland, ExpertenReport, issue 7/2019, pages 60-62 Fiala/Schramm, When are insurers no longer obliged to pay benefits or can reduce benefits?Expert Report, issue 3/2019, pages 56-58 Fiala/Schramm, No insurance coverage in case of refusal to pay protection money, ExpertenReport, issue 11/2018. Pages […]

Does the Federal Agency permit double collection of short-time work benefits (KUG) and full closure insurance (BSV) ?

Short-time work compensation (KUG) is only available as a subsidiary social benefit under the Third Social Security Code. According to legal regulations, benefits or insurance contractual legal claims from a business closure insurance (BSV) are credited, i.e. deducted. This is now said to have changed temporarily by an order of the Federal Institute for Salaried Employees (BA). Really?