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“Handelsblatt” report from March 15/16/17, 2019 confirms the questionable nature of the action taken by the Association of Social Competition (VSW) against influencers
LEGAL+ NEWS “Handelsblatt” report from March 15/16/17, 2019 confirms the

Conditions of carriage for letters: Liability of Swiss Post for the loss of a registered letter
The question of liability for registered mail sent by Deutsche Post is becoming increasingly important, as in the real world of amazon, ebay & Co. goods are increasingly being sent as e.g. registered maxi letters. This is when the question of whether and, if so, to what extent liability on the part of the postal service can be considered comes into play. This is the subject of the following article.

Guide: Judge biased? The application for bias according to § 42 ZPO
Anyone who has ever been forced to seek legal assistance to enforce or defend against claims knows that being right and getting right are different things. It is not uncommon, and this experience is (unfortunately) also familiar to many of those affected, for the court proceedings to be accompanied by the impression that the judge responsible for the decision was not neutral and therefore possibly biased. If this partiality is to one’s own detriment, the question arises as to whether there are options for action in such cases. The following remarks deal with this question.
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