Solicitors

Conflicts frequently arise after an employment contract has been terminated, sometimes even during a term of employment. We assist you with all matters relating to labour law in order to ensure that your rights are asserted: from examining employment contracts via dismissal, severance pay and termination agreements to references. Naturally we also assist you with other labour law related problems such as:

• Cautions
• Notices of dismissal pending contractual changes
• Temporary and part-time labour
• Parental leave and parental benefit
• Salary payments
• Liability in cases of damage
• Employer insolvency
• Dismissal
• Mobbing
• Wage agreements
• Transfers
• Re-employmen
• References etc.

Family law is a special area of civil law and regulates the legal circumstances of persons united by marriage, civil partnership, family and relationships. Family law also regulates legal representation outside the family, such as guardianship, trusteeship and legal support. We help you claim and assert your rights not only in the event of divorce, but also before a marriage is contracted. For us, it is important that regardless of whether we are dealing with a prenuptial agreement, a divorce, maintenance or custody issues, your family law related interests are represented competently, sensitivity and tactfully and negotiated as skilfully as possible.

As consultants and representatives in matters related to inheritance law, we focus on providing professional support for our clients when winding up estates, dealing with probate litigation and planning legacies, taking fiscal considerations into account at the same time. We naturally also help you with other inheritance law related problems such as:

• Succession
• Contracts of inheritance
• Mutual testaments
• Statutory inheritance shares
• Gifts
• Wills
• Executing wills etc.

Please see our “News/Legal Information” page for more information on inheritance law topics, both current and generally significant.

We advise and represent you in all corporate affairs, from choosing the right company form, drafting contracts and founding the company via advice on changes of partnership, liability issues, restructuring, mergers and companies in crisis to company dissolution and liquidation. Our tax consultants also handle these problems from the viewpoint of fiscal law. Please see our “News/Legal Information” page for more information on corporate topics, both current and generally significant.

Commercial law, a separate “law for traders”, takes precedence over the Civil Code, although traders are also bound by the regulations of the Civil Code, at least on a subsidiary basis. Commercial law regulates the particularities of commercial transactions. We safeguard your interests in all areas of commercial and sales law. Our competent tax consultants ensure that fiscal considerations are taken care of as well as social insurance related aspects.

Please see our “News/Legal Information” page for more information on commercial topics, both current and generally significant.

Traffic law is extremely important in the everyday life of every citizen who has to deal with traffic. It largely comprises the following areas:

• Civil transport law, particularly traffic liability (e.g. liability in the case of accidents) and transport contract law (sale and purchase of vehicles, repairs etc.)
• Criminal law on traffic offences and law on summary offences (fines, warnings)
• Driving license regulations
• Licensing regulations

Our traffic law services encompass consulting and representation in all matters relating to traffic law, particularly accidents, repairs, depreciation, write-offs, residual values, replacement values, flat rate costs, liability, comprehensive insurance, indemnity, compensation, loss of use and car rentals.

Pacta sunt servanda (“agreements must be kept”) is the most important principle of public and private contract law, and also governs the honouring of contracts. Contracts often bind the contracting parties to one another over a long period. This may give rise to conflicts which can often be avoided by making extensive use of consulting services before the contract is concluded. We are therefore happy to advise you when drafting civil law contracts (purchase, rental, corporate agreements etc.) and general terms and conditions. We also help you identify and assert contractual claims, both in and out of court.

Please see our “News/Legal Information” page for more information on contract law topics, both current and generally significant.

We offer you the following business-related consulting services, from the foundation, acquisition and sale of companies or holdings via the preparation of contracts and general terms and conditions to court proceedings. We also collect receivables and carry out enforcement proceedings. Our tax consultants also handle these problems from the viewpoint of fiscal law.

Please see our “News/Legal Information” page for more information on business law topics, both current and generally significant.

Property leasing law governs a certain form of civil law contract by means of specific regulations in the Civil Code and other legislation (e.g. the operating costs ordinance, the heating costs ordinance etc.). A wide variety of legal questions may arise before, during and after the termination of a leasing agreement. In order to accommodate your lease-related interests as effectively as possible, we help you safeguard your interests when drafting relevant agreements and assert your rights both during the lease and on/after ending your leasing agreement. This applies to private tenancies and commercial leasing alike. We also advise and represent you in all matters relating to estate agency law, real estate law, commercial tenancy law and home ownership law. We focus primarily on areas such as:

• Drafting and examining lease and tenancy agreements
• Advice on and implementation of contract terminations

“Even the most pious man cannot live in peace if his evil neighbour does not like it.” This insight is both simple and apt. Neighbourly disputes and conflicts frequently cause considerable stress for those involved. If relations between neighbours have broken down, it is often no longer possible to restore peace. One dispute frequently leads to another. Unfortunately, it is also difficult to keep out of the way of problematic neighbours, and this may affect the everyday lives of the parties concerned. This often has serious consequences for the quality of life of those involved. We therefore advise and assist you with all issues involving your neighbours, and focus on trying to find solutions which will re-establish and maintain neighbourly relations and keep the peace.

As a generic term for private legal relationships, civil law is clearly separate from criminal and public law. Civil law (also known as private law) is a legal field concerned with legal relationships between equal entities (natural persons and corporate bodies). This field covers most “everyday disputes” such as contractual matters, compensation claims, warranty rights (e.g. defects after purchasing), collection and general debt recovery. With all our specialities, general civil law is one of our main areas of competence, encompassing not only legal advice but also the legal enforcement and repudiation of claims, particularly in the following areas: