Public Relations | Law Firm Dr. Johannes Fiala

Published on: 4. December 2020

How strong claims management becomes a dangerous “service”?

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH, ruling of 07.07.2020, ref. VI ZR 308/19) decided that an employed claims adjuster is (co-)liable in tort if he uses his alleged expertise for an injured party by exerting influence on the performance of third parties; § 823 I BGB. In the case in question, the injured party […]

Published on: 1. December 20201. December 2020

Corona: Company closure insurance (BSV) prevents short-time work compensation

– Why the waiver of full BSV benefits at the expense of the Employment Agency is void – Short-time work compensation (KUG) is a relief for employers – a business aid to keep employees available for the rapid ramp-up of operations after the crisis. An application to the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, BA) […]

Published on: 24. November 202020. December 2020

Relocation Service

Competent support during resettlement There are many scenarios that have made it necessary for our Kanzlei Dr. Johannes Fiala to become active in the field of Relocation and Relocation Services in recent years. A global acting clientèle in an increasingly “borderless” world makes it necessary, beyond state borders to check legal and tax law issues […]

Published on: 16. November 202020. December 2020

Asset manager’s liability : right to compensation and damages

Asset manager liability: What you need to know Those who are wealthy or come to assets are not necessarily also experts in the field of money investmentor asset management. For this reason, in order to maintain the preservation of their own property and to increase the long term visibility of future, many investors use the […]

tax consultant liability: attorney for tax law in Munich

Published on: 22. October 20202. December 2020

Liability of tax consultants

Tax consultants are not infallible either The tax law in Germany is known to be one of the most complex and most comprehensive on this planet. In order not to get unloved mail from the tax office at some point, not only entrepreneurs and companies trust , but also increasingly private persons to the supportof […]

Published on: 25. September 202020. December 2020

Attorney liability

Lawyers are not untouchable either When we turn to a lawyer with a matter of concern, the reasons for this are manifold, often unattractive and usually require specific expertise, which cannot be accessed by a layperson in the short term. One is “at the mercy” of the competence and the action of the lawyer and […]

Published on: 14. September 20202. December 2020

Corona aids: With state aid in insolvency and poverty in old age

– How self-employed persons and GmbH managing directors also lose their pension provision ? – In the so-called Corona crisis, the state helps, for example by providing tax relief – such as reducing advance payments and deferral of payments upon application. This applies to income tax, corporate income tax and value added tax, but not […]

Published on: 14. September 20202. December 2020

No obligation to provide information on taxes and social security contributions on occupational pensions

The Federal Labour Court (BAG, ruling of 18.02.2020, Ref. 3 AZR 206/18) decided that an employer did not owe compensation for damages simply because he had not correctly informed about social insurance contribution obligations at an information event, and simply because he did not even address the topic of social insurance. Then he did […]