Information according to § 5 TMG
Admission to the bar
Bar associations
All lawyers of avocado rechtsanwälte are - unless otherwise stated - admitted as lawyers in the Federal Republic of Germany and members of the bar associations of their respective locations.
- Berlin Bar Association
- Frankfurt am Main Bar Association
- Hamburg Bar Association
- Cologne Bar Association
- Munich Bar Association
All avocado rechtsanwälte lawyers who are also avocats à la Cour (Paris) are members of the Paris Bar Association.
Chamber of notaries
All lawyers of avocado rechtsanwälte, who are also notaries, belong to the chambers of notaries of their respective locations:
Professional regulations
Lawyers
- German Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung)
- Professional Code of Conduct for Lawyers (Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte)
- Specialist Lawyers' Act (Fachanwaltordnung)
- Lawyers' fees Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz)Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Community (CCBE)
- Act governing the activities of European lawyers in Germany as of 9th March 2000 (Federal Law Gazette, Vol. I, 2000, p. 182)
- Règlement Intérieur du Barreau de Paris
Notaries
- Federal Notary Code (Bundesnotarordnung)
- Notarisation Act (Beurkundungsgesetz)
- Guidelines of the Chambers of Notaries (Richtlinien der Notarkammern)
- Service regulations for notaries (Dienstordnung für Notarinnen und Notare)
- Scale of charges (Kostenordnung)
- European Code of Notarial Professional Conduct
These regulations can be accessed on the website of the German Federal Chamber of Notaries and under the heading "Berufsrecht":
Avoidance of conflicts of interest
Attorneys are prohibited from representing conflicting interests on the basis of professional regulations (Sec. 43a para. 4 of the German Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung)). Before accepting a mandate, it is therefore always checked whether there is a conflict of interest.
Extrajudicial arbitration
In the event of disputes between lawyers and their clients, it is possible, upon request, to settle disputes extrajudicial at the regional bar association (pursuant to Sec. 73 Para. 2 No. 3 in conjunction with Sec. 73 Para. 5 of the German Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung)) or at the arbitration board of the bar association at the Federal Bar Association (Sec. 191f of the German Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung))., which can be found on the Internet on the homepage of the Federal Bar Association (www.brak.de or by email: schlichtungsstelle( at )brak.de).
Professional liability insurance
avocado rechtsanwälte maintains professional liability insurance for its lawyers.
The professional liability insurance is maintained by Allianz Versicherungs-AG in 10900 Berlin. The geographical scope of the insurance cover covers legal advice in the member states of the European Union and meets at least the legal requirements of Sec. 51 of the German Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung).