Fiducenter Cyprus – Going Global Live Event

Fiducenter Cyprus is pleased to be among the exhibitors of the Going Global Exhibition which will take place on 17 and 18 of May 2017 at Excel London. Mr. George Savvides and Mr. Pambos Kartoudes, Partners of Fiducenter (Cyprus) Ltd, will attend the conference and they will be among the speakers presenting Cyprus as an ideal base from which British companies could […]

Fiducenter Cyprus – Going Global Live Event

Fiducenter Cyprus is pleased to be among the exhibitors of the Going Global Exhibition which will take place on 17 and 18 of May 2017 at Excel London. Mr. George Savvides and Mr. Pambos Kartoudes, Partners of Fiducenter (Cyprus) Ltd, will attend the conference and they will be among the speakers presenting Cyprus as an ideal base from which British companies could […]

Removal and dismissal of a GmbH managing director

If a GmbH, a type of German private limited company, wishes to part company with a manging director, simply dismissing him won’t cut it. The managing director also needs to be removed from his post. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: The managing […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

LAG Rheinland-Pfalz: Dismissal with immediate effect for causing serious offence valid

Seriously offending one’s work colleagues constitutes good cause justifying exceptional notice of dismissal with immediate effect. That was the verdict of the Landesarbeitsgericht (LAG) Rheinland-Pfalz [Regional Labour Court of Rhineland-Palatinate] (Az.: 4 Sa 350/15). GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: Even if there […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

Implications of becoming an employee shareholder

Our client was invited to become an employee shareholder in his employer company.  The employer specialised in designing robots. He was not sure about the potential of seeing any value. There was a concern about being asked to sign a “Section 431 election”.  The problem The documentation issued by employers when they gift shares to employee shareholders can […]

GRP Rainer Rechtsanwälte: Experience dealing with liability claims against GmbH managing directors

The managing director of a GmbH, a type of German private limited company, is exposed to considerable liability risks. Legal advice ought to be urgently sought to minimize these risks as well as in the event of something happening that raises the issue of liability. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

Company officially removed from commercial register due to lack of assets

It is possible for the removal of a company from the commercial register to be instigated by the competent authorities due to a lack of assets. Those who wish to oppose such a move should act immediately. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

BGH: GbR can terminate tenancy agreement if there is a need to make personal use of the property

A Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR) [a type of German partnership constituted under civil law] is able to terminate a tenancy agreement if it needs to make use of the property itself. That was the verdict of the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany’s Federal Supreme Court, in its judgment of December 14, 2016 (Az.: VIII ZR 232/15). GRP […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

Exemption from liability for GmbH managing directors

The managing director of a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH), a type of private limited company in Germany, may be faced with liability claims if he breaches his obligations. That being said, it is possible under certain circumstances for him to request a full exemption from liability. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte