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Becker Büttner Held Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Unternehmensberater PartGmbB
Pfeuferstraße 7
81373 München, Germany
Phone +49 (0)89 23 11 64-0
Fax +49 (0)89 23 11 64-570

bbh(at)bbh-online.de

Registered office: Munich – Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Munich under no. PR 627

All partners of the law firm (see Experts) are authorised to represent Becker Büttner Held Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Unternehmensberater PartGmbB.

Value added tax identification number for our offices in Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Erfurt: DE222157292

LAWYERS

BBH lawyers are members of the following Rechtsanwaltskammern (bar associations, supervisory authorities):

Berlin office: Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin (Berlin bar association)
Munich office: Rechtsanwaltskammer München (Munich bar association)
Cologne office: Rechtsanwaltskammer Köln (Cologne bar association)
Hamburg office: Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg (Hamburg bar association)
Stuttgart office: Rechtsanwaltskammer Stuttgart (Stuttgart bar association)

German lawyers are subject to the following fee regulations and professional codes of conduct:

PUBLIC AUDITORS

The public auditors and sworn public auditors of BBH are members of the Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (chamber of public auditors, supervisory authority). For public auditors and sworn public auditors, the following fee regulations and professional codes of conduct apply:

TAX Advisors

The tax advisors of BBH are members of the following Steuerberaterkammern (chambers of tax advisors, supervisory authorities):

Berlin office: Steuerberaterkammer Berlin (Berlin chamber of tax advisors)
Munich office: Steuerberaterkammer München (Munich chamber of tax advisors)
Cologne office: Steuerberaterkammer Köln (Cologne chamber of tax advisors)
Stuttgart office: Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart (Stuttgart chamber of tax advisors)
Erfurt office: Steuerberaterkammer Thüringen (Thuringia chamber of tax advisors)

Tax advisors are subject to the following fee regulations and professional codes of conduct:

PROFESSIONAL TITLES

The professional titles of BBH’s accredited professionals working in the German offices were conferred to them in the Federal Republic of Germany.

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

Professional indemnity insurance is provided by Allianz Versicherungs-AG, 10900 Berlin, Germany. The contract no. is: GHV 10/0459/1021151.

The territorial scope of the insurance coverage comprises legal advice in at least the European Union’s member states and complies with at least the legal requirements pursuant to section 51 of the Federal Lawyers’ Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung – BRAO) or section 54 of the Public Auditors’ Act (Wirtschaftsprüferordnung – WPO) in conjunction with the Ordinance on the Professional Indemnity Insurance of Public Auditors and Sworn Public Auditors (Verordnung über die Berufshaftpflichtversicherung der Wirtschaftsprüfer und vereidigten Buchprüfer – WPBHV) or section 67 of the Tax Consultancy Act (Steuerberatungsgesetz – StBerG) in conjunction with sections 51 et. seqq. of the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Provisions for Tax Advisors, Tax Agents and Tax Advisory Companies (Verordnung zur Durchführung der Vorschriften über Steuerberater, Steuerbevollmächtigte und Steuerberatungsgesellschaften – DVStB).

Dispute settlement procedure

In regard to disputes relating to the provision of legal services, Becker Büttner Held PartGmbB (“the company”) is prepared to participate in an alternative dispute settlement procedure pursuant to the Act on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Matters (Gesetz über die alternative Streitbeilegung in Verbrauchersachen – VSBG).

According to this Act, consumers within the meaning of section 13 German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) (“consumers”) may – for the purpose of conducting a conciliation procedure – call on the consumer conciliation body (Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle) within the meaning of the Act on the Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Matters if they have previously made a complaint to the company. Consumer complaints are to be addressed to: Becker Büttner Held PartGmbB, Jessica Wiehe, Magazinstraße 15-16, 10179 Berlin, Germany, phone: +49 (0)30 611 28 40-305, jessica.wiehe(at)bbh-online.de. The contact details of the competent consumer conciliation body are as follows: Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltschaft, Neue Grünstraße 17, 10179 Berlin, Germany, phone: +49 (0)30 28 444 17-0, fax: +49 (0)30 28 444 17-12, email: schlichtungsstelle(at)s-d-r.org, website: www.schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft.de.

If no more than two months have passed since the claim under dispute was first notified to the company and if the company has during that time neither accepted nor rejected the claim under dispute, the company may request for the conciliation procedure to be suspended for the remainder of the two months. Filing the complaint with the consumer conciliation body suspends the statutory limitation period pursuant to section 204 subsection 1 no. 4 BGB. This does not affect the right of the parties involved to pursue the matter before the courts or to apply for a different procedure.

For online business transactions: Consumers may use the online dispute resolution (ODR) platform of the European Union to obtain free advice in regard to filing a consumer complaint relating to an online contract for the purchase of goods or services and to receive information on the procedures of the consumer conciliation bodies of the European Union. The ODR platform is available at the following link: ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

Responsible for the content of this website (§ 18 Abs. 2 MStV)

Becker Büttner Held
Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater PartGmbB
Lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) Prof. Dr. Ines Zenke
Magazinstraße 15-16
10179 Berlin, Germany
Phone +49 (0)30 611 28 40-0
Fax +49 (0)30 611 28 40-99
bbh(at)bbh-online.de

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