Crossing against the lights/
am 11.10.2005 von http://transblawg.euUdo reports the case of a pedestrian who crossed the road when the light was red and was given a fixed penalty notice for 5 euros. He …
WOM 4 / Word of the moment 4: Vertragsstrafe
Transblawg / Liquidated damages are a sum fixed in advance by the parties to a contract as the amount to be paid in the event of a breach. They are recoverable provided that the sum fixed was a fair pre-estimate of the likely consequences of a breach, but not if
Why did the lawyer cross the road? / ierige
Transblawg / On June 7th, the South China Morning Post had an article by Polly Hui headed Chief justice laments rise of greedy lawyers and beginning 'Mercenary considerations had assumed greater prominence than ethical standards in the legal profession, the c
Translating Rechtsbehelf
Transblawg / The word Rechtsbehelf is a problem to translate into English. I will quote my earlier entry: Rechtsbehelfe are either 1) Rechtsmittel - appeals to a higher court (Berufung, Revision, Beschwerde) or 2) [nameless] - appeals on the same level (Einspruc
How to Blog Safely
Handakte WebLAWg / Blogs are like personal telephone calls crossed with newspapers. Theyre the perfect tool for sharing your favorite chocolate mousse recipe with friends - or for upholding the basic tenets of democracy by letting the public know that a corrupt governm
Fürth fountain to stay in place/Dreiherrenbrunnen bleibt
Transblawg / I was disappointed when I heard this fountain is to be moved a few hundred metres down the road, ostensibly to show it off better and to make this part of the pedestrian zone more beautiful, but really, I suspect, in order to stop the hoi polloi from
Green Dot loses at ECJ / Grüner Punkt verliert beim EuGH
Transblawg / Green Dot masquerading as blue. Der Grüne Punkt IPKAT reports a decision by the Court of First Instance of the European Communities. It held that the Green Dot - Duales System Deutschland - acted abusively when it collected a blanket fee for
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