Attorneys Sworn In By Bar
am 09.06.2007 von German American Law Journal :: American EditionCK - Washington. For 160 years, German attorneys fought for their independence, Berliner Morgenpost reports. For the first time, the bar associations have begun to swear in its members. Until recent amendments to statutes governing the practice of law--which includes also the lifting of restrictions limiting the admission to various courts--, the courts took their oaths. Except for the supreme court, Bundesgerichtshof in Karlsruhe, attorneys may now practice, with a single …
Gettings CLaims Filed in Time
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The enormous changes in the German laws affecting the statutes of limitations continue--some with urgent effect. Just yesterday, a new statute was published in the federal gazette, Bundesgesetzblatt, that contains numerous ch…
Bar Admission in Germany
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Germany has very few lawyers compared to the Washington, DC, ratio. The requirements, procedures and costs of the admission of domestic lawyers to the German bar is the topic of a helpful guide at beck-aktuell, a website opera…
Members of the German Bar
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. A complete register of German members of the bar began operations on November 13, 2007 at www.rechtsanwaltsregister.org. While regional bar groups, Rechtsanwaltskammer, operate as the supervisory authorities for attorneys in…
Evaluate Judges via Internet
Law & Justice / The Massachusetts court system evaluates its judges as part of the continuing programme, since 2001, to evaluate and enhance judicial performance. The evaluation is done by lawyers, court employees and jurors. Robert J. Ambrogi writes that for the…
Register Pre-TRO Motions
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Defense motions against anticipated petitions for a TRO--an important means to pro-actively protect a potential party from the adverse effects of an imminent injunction obtained ex parte--involve cumbersome preparations. Und…
Celebrating the Justice System
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Karlsruhe, the capital of the German judiciary, hosts the Supreme Constitutional Court, Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Supreme Court in Civil and Criminal Matters, Bundesgerichtshof and numerous other courts. Today, the city co…
