Professional Rules and Regulations

 

Basic professional principles regarding our activity are to be found in the following rules and regulations:

Federal Lawyers’ Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO))
Lawyers’ Professional Code (Berufsordnung der Rechtsanwälte (BORA))
Specialist Lawyers’ Code (Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO))
Federal Lawyers’ Fees Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG))
Federal Code of Lawyers’ Fees (Bundesgebührenordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BRAGO)
Code of Conduct for European Lawyers (Standesregelung der Rechtsanwälte in der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (CCBE-Berufsregeln))

All aforementioned rules and regulations can be found on the homepage of the German Federal Bar Association in the category „professional law“ („Berufsrecht“).

Country of Admission
All our attorneys have acquired their right to be admitted to the Bar in Germany.

Membership in the Bar Association
Our attorneys are members of the Bar Association for the judicial district of the Higher Regional Court of Munich, Tal 33, 80331 Munich, Tel.: +49(0)89/ 53 29 44-0

Professional liability insurance
Pursuant to the Federal Lawyers`Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung) attorneys-at-law have an obligation to maintain a professional liability insurance with a minimum coverage of EUR 250.000,00. Details can be gathered from § 51 Federal Lawyers`Act. Our lawyers are insured with:

- HDI Gerling Firmen und Privat Vers. AG, Postfach 10 22 51, 70018 Stuttgart, vertr. d. MLP AG, Alte Heerstr. 40, 69168 Wiesloch

- Generali Versicherung AG, Adenauerring 7-9, 81737 München, vertr. d. AFB GmbH, Kaistr. 13, 40221 Düsseldorf

- Allianz Versicherungs-AG, 10900 Berlin

Territorial coverage  of the above-mentioned professional liability insurances:  Europe-wide for law firms and offices which are operated in Germany.