Legal Notice

Information pursuant to § 5 of the German Digital Services Act (DDG). This English version is a convenience translation; in case of discrepancies, the German Impressum prevails.

horak Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Georgstr. 48
30159 Hanover (head office)
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 511 357 356-0
Fax: +49 (0) 511 357 356-29
Email: info@horakrechtsanwaelte.com

Further offices: see locations.

Legal form and register

horak Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB is a partnership with limited professional liability under the German Partnership Companies Act (PartGG), registered in the partnership register of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Hanover under PR 200554.

Partners authorised to represent the firm

Rechtsanwalt Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M.
Rechtsanwältin Julia Ziegeler

Responsible for content pursuant to § 18(2) MStV

Rechtsanwalt Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M., Georgstr. 48, 30159 Hanover, Germany

Professional titles and competent chambers

The attorneys of the firm hold the professional title “Rechtsanwältin” or “Rechtsanwalt”, awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany. They are members of the Bar Association of Celle (Rechtsanwaltskammer Celle, Bahnhofstraße 5, 29221 Celle, Germany). Rechtsanwalt Dipl.-Ing. Horak is a member and chairman of the specialist committee for intellectual property law of the bar associations of Celle, Braunschweig and Oldenburg.

The patent attorneys hold the professional title “Patentanwältin” or “Patentanwalt”, awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany, and are members of the German Patent Attorneys Chamber (Patentanwaltskammer, Tal 29, 80331 Munich, Germany).

VAT identification number (§ 27a UStG)

DE284516037

Professional liability insurance

HDI Versicherung AG, HDI-Platz 1, 30659 Hanover, Germany. Territorial scope: member states of the European Union.

Professional regulations

Attorneys are subject to the Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO), the Professional Code of Conduct for Lawyers (BORA), the Specialist Lawyers Regulations (FAO), the Lawyers’ Remuneration Act (RVG) and the Code of Conduct for European Lawyers (CCBE). These rules are available in German and English on the website of the German Federal Bar (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer). Patent attorneys are subject to the Patent Attorneys’ Code (PAO) and the Professional Code of Conduct for Patent Attorneys (BOPA).

Out-of-court dispute resolution

In disputes between attorneys and their clients, out-of-court dispute resolution is available upon application at the Bar Association of Celle (§ 73(2) no. 3 in conjunction with § 73(5) BRAO) or at the Arbitration Board of the Legal Profession (Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltschaft, § 191f BRAO) at the German Federal Bar. horak Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board within the meaning of the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG).

Liability

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Copyright

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