Responsibility: Dr. Matthias Malzer, lawyer and graduate of business management (see below for contact details)

Responsible for content and editorial: RA Dr. Matthias Malzer. 

Dr. Malzer has pecuniary loss liability insurance from HDI Gerling, HDI-Platz 1, 30659 Hannover, which is limited to his activities as an advocate in Germany.

Dr. Malzer is a member of the Saarland Bar Association, Am Schloßberg 5, 66119 Saarbrücken (www.rak-saar.de) and is also an authorised lawyer in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Saarland Bar sit also the responsible supervisory authority.

Furthermore, Dr. Malzer is an authorised “conseil économique” in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

VAT identification number (Germany): DE314999115

Dispute resolution:
The link to the EU’s online dispute resolution platform is ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. I am not obliged, nor am I generally willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer ombudsman.

Alternative dispute resolution:
For disputes between lawyers and their clients, it is possible to apply for alternative dispute resolution  from the regional RAK SAAR (in accordance with section 73 par. 2 (3) in conjunction with section 73 par. 5 BRAO) or the resolution body for the legal profession (section 191f BRAO) in the German Federal Bar Association (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, BRAK), which can be found on the internet via the homepage of BRAK (www.brak.de/), email: schlichtungsstelle@brak.de, postal address: Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltschaft, Rauchstr. 26, 10787 Berlin.

Professional regulations:
The main regulations governing the legal profession can be viewed on the homepage of the German Federal Bar Association, BRAK (www.brak.de/) under the heading “Professional law”. These include, in particular: 
BRAO     –    Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (Federal Lawyers’ Act)
BORA     –    Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (Rules of Professional Practice)
RVG     –     Gesetz über die Vergütung der Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte (Lawyers’ Remuneration Act)
CCBE    –    Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (Professional regulations of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe)

Photos:

Dirk Burgardt