Legal Counsellor
Below you will find legal tips and first aid on various fields of law and specific cases. If you have suffered damages in one of the following cases, Berlin based attorney Sascha C. Fürstenow will be happy to advise you and offer you a free and non-binding initial assessment of your circumstances.
Real estate annuity — ways to cash in on your own property without having to move out
To increase the pension through one’s own real estate without having to sell it completely sounds very tempting, especially for people of advanced age. Through the pension system in Germany, not all needs can be met and so other more lucrative ways must be found to improve the financial situation. These methods differ greatly from each other and...
Buying real estate — especially: Buying a condominium
When buying a condominium, from the point of view of the buyer, it is important that the purchase contract is legally in order and not to the detriment of the buyer. In addition to the purchase contract, the declaration of division (Teilungserklärung) must then be examined as a further important document. On the contract of sale of a...
The law for the protection of business secrets (GeschGehG)
With the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets (GeschGehG), which came into force on 26 April 2019, the EU Directive on the Protection of Secrets was implemented and serves to better protect confidential know-how and trade secrets from illegal acquisition, use and disclosure. This means that the marginal regulations concerning the...
Misuse of credit cards and giro cards
Misuse of credit cards, giro cards etc. after card and PIN have been intercepted or stolen from the post office / mailbox Unfortunately, it seems to be becoming increasingly common that when a credit card or giro card is sent by post and the bank subsequently sends the corresponding PIN, the bank card and PIN either do not reach the bank...
Retrieval of an incorrectly made bank transfer
It can be difficult to retrieve an incorrectly made bank transfer, but it is possible under certain circumstances, which is why you should always try to retrieve it from your own bank. The facts of the case: retrieval of a transfer in the event of fraudulent recipient of funds A buyer buys a machine on the Internet. The seller requires a...