Articles from Mike Kirchner

21. Oct 2014 Use of dash cams - not an egg of Columbus Not an egg of Columbus

They are small, inconspicuous and - if the advertising promises of an electronics mail order company are to be believed - leave speeders and tailgaters no chance: so-called dash cams. Small cameras that are mounted in the car on the interior mirror, dashboard or directly on the windshield and record what happens on the road. The cameras promise to provide incorruptible evidence of the other party's guilt or one's own innocence in the event of an accident or an alleged offense. The use of such cameras is the subject of controversial debate, in particular the question of whether video evidence obtained in this way can be used in court proceedings. Two court decisions have now been handed down for the first time in this regard.

Real estate law, public & private construction law, public procurement law
13. Jun 2014 The Consumer Rights Directive and its impact - not just online stores and mail order companies affected Not only online stores and mail order companies affected

The "Act Implementing the Consumer Rights Directive and Amending the Act on the Regulation of Residential Brokerage" of 20.09.2013 (BGBl. I, p. 3642), which came into force on 13.06.2014, amended numerous consumer protection provisions of the German Civil Code (BGB) and thus transposed Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25.10.2011 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64 - the so-called Consumer Rights Directive) into national law. These changes not only affect areas in which extensive regulations for the protection of consumers through information and withdrawal rights already applied under the previous legal situation, such as doorstep selling and online trading, but will also affect all off-premises contracts in future. As a consequence, there are far more comprehensive statutory information obligations and extended options for consumers to withdraw from contracts.

Real estate law, public & private construction law, public procurement law

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