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• Swiss paper uncovers Aussie-led group funding campaign to destroy FIFA

  Swiss weekly newspaper Weltwoche has published damning detail of an Australian-led campaign to attack Qatar, destabilise FIFA and fund a disinformation campaign against FIFA election candidate Shaikh




• OLG Hamburg: Advertising with lowest price guarantee potentially anti-competitive

  According to a ruling of the Oberlandesgericht Hamburg (Higher Regional Court of Hamburg), advertising with a lowest price guarantee is potentially misleading and thus anti-competitive (Az.: 5 U 160/1




• Fidentum GmbH insolvent - BaFin orders liquidation of Lombardium Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG

  Preliminary insolvency proceedings were opened against Fidentum GmbH before the Amtsgericht Hamburg (Hamburg Local Court) on December 4 (Az. 67c IN 473/15). The issuing house offered its clients the L




• BGH strengthens commercial agents" entitlement to payment of voluntary contributions

  The Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Court of Justice) has strengthened the rights of commercial agents after their agency agreements have been terminated with its ruling of November 5, 2015 (Az.: VI




• Pollside.Com Presents Reliable Source Of Information For Upcoming 2016 US Election Updates

  Though the year 2016 presidential polls or election is still a long way off, but it is said that the year 2016 election polls for possible match-ups are already being taken. For the purpose of each po




• Legislature planning changes to voidance actions under insolvency law

  Insolvency law is about to undergo major changes. The German Federal Government introduced a bill at the end of September amending voidance actions under insolvency law. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax




• LG Dsseldorf strengthens the rights of commercial agents regarding compensation claims

  The Landgericht Dsseldorf (Regional Court of Düsseldorf) has strengthened the rights of commercial agents with a view to their entitlement to seek compensation (partial judgment of August 28, 2015, A




• LAG Hamm on applying fixed terms to employment contracts

  Employers have to be careful when applying fixed terms to employment contracts. A temporary employment relationship can quickly turn into a permanent employment contract. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax




• BAG: Unauthorised private use of official computer may justify termination without notice

  According to a ruling of the Bundesarbeitsgericht (German Federal Labour Court), unauthorised private use of an official computer may justify an exceptional notice of termination under employment law.




• LAG Hessen: Successive fixed-term employment contracts do not automatically give rise to right to pe

  According to a recent ruling of the Landesarbeitsgericht Hessen (Regional Labour Court of Hesse), successive fixed-term employment contracts do not automatically give rise to a right to a permanent po



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  ALIPAC Endorses Maria Espinoza for Congress Against Rep. Culberson

  Raleigh, NC, USA -- Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) is endorsing Maria Espinoza for Congress today in her bid to replace illegal immigrant amnesty supporter Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)




• LAG Rheinland-Pfalz: Employer can designate place where work is to be performed

  Owing to its authority to give directions, an employer is allowed to designate the place where work is to be performed if no other arrangements have been made in the employment contract. That was the




• Study on inheritances: Three trillion euros to be passed on by 2024

  Around three trillion euros will be passed on in Germany between 2015 and 2024. That is the finding of a study by the Deutsches Institut für Altersvorsorge (German Institute for Retirement Provision)



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  SupportAiAdmk.org Launches Online Polling System for TN 2016 Polls

  Chennai, Tamilnadu ( ForPressRelease ) November 26, 2015 - SupportAiAdmk.org, the official website of AIADMK party has been started with the vision to gain support for AIADMK party and to encourage pe




• BGH rules in favour of chocolate bears in case concerning trademark law

  In its judgment of September 23, 2015, the BGH (German Federal Court of Justice) ruled in a legal dispute involving trademark law in favour of chocolate teddies, which were said not to have infringe




• OLG Hamm prohibits sale of anti-competitive counterfeit handbags

  In its judgment of June 16, 2015, the OLG Hamm (Higher Regional Court of Hamm) ruled in favour of the French manufacturer of the original handbags in a case concerning trademark law (Az.: 4 U 32/14)




• Right to remedial work continues following invalid rescission of purchase agreement

  Even after an invalid attempt to rescind a purchase agreement, the buyer is still able to demand that remedial work be performed on the item purchased. That was the decision of the OLG Naumburg (Highe




• Jindal Steel to award talents from grass-root level

  With an aim to give recognition to talent at the grass-root level, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) Foundation has launched "Rashtriya Swayamsiddh Samman". "JSPL wants to highlight and recognise t




• VW shares and Volkswagen emissions scandal: Lawyers at GRP Rainer preparing lawsuits for shareholder

  In the wake of the VW scandal concerning manipulated emissions test data and the collapse in the price of VW shares, the law firm GRP Rainer is preparing damages claims for shareholders of Volkswage




• Non-profit foundations based in Switzerland have to pay tax on income generated in Germany

  Foundations based in Switzerland need to pay tax on their income generated in Germany, even if they pursue non-profit causes. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseld




• OLG Celle prohibits misleading advertising of company

  Infringements of competition law can prove to be costly. Following a ruling of the OLG Celle of July 7, 2015, this is also true for impermissible advertising of the location of a company (Az. 13 W 3




• Bundesfinanzhof: Exemption from inheritance tax for heirs to property

  Heirs can obtain an exemption from inheritance tax if they personally make use of an inherited property. According to a ruling of the Bundesfinanzhof (German Federal Fiscal Court), this also applies



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  Jonathan Parker for Miami Beach Commissioner Group 4 Race Aims to Make a Difference!

  Miami Beach, FL -- September 25, 2015 ? As a candidate for Miami Beach Commissioner Group 4, Jonathan H. Parker, a 25-year Miami Beach resident, has a simple philosophy of integrity that guides his pe




• BGH overrules cancellation of a colour trademark

  Be they red, yellow or blue, courts are ever more frequently having to rule on whether a colour is capable of benefiting from trademark protection. The BGH overruled the cancellation of a colour t




• Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project – for pest management on major crops in Maharashtra

  The project was undertaken in the backdrop of severe outbreak on soybean crop during 2008-09 in Maharashtra that resulted into crop losses over an area of 9 lakh ha (i.e.63% of sown area) causing loss




• International Partners Reports Thai Baht and Stock Slump After Bomb

  International Partners: Thailand?s SET and the Thai baht have slumped following the recent bomb blast in Bangkok which killed 20. International Partners has reported that Thailand?s SET (Stock Exch



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  Groups Combine Forces to Target GOP Incumbents Backing Amnesty for Illegals

  ALIPAC is announcing a groundbreaking new tactic that is being added to The Cantor List which targets GOP incumbents in Congress who support immigration reform amnesty for illegal immigrants. Ralei



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  ALIPAC Endorses 2 Amnesty Fighters Earlier than Ever Before

  ALIPAC is making the national organization's first endorsements of the 2016 cycle to support two very strong candidates who will challenge notorious GOP illegal immigrant amnesty supporters John McCai



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  Donald Trump Rockets Into Nashville for NFRA Conference

  Republican Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, will join the National Federation of Republican Assemblies in Nashville, Tennessee on the 29th of August. The event, to be held at Rocketown in downto



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  SAD-BJP Alliance Stays Strong, Launches HRIDAY in Amritsar

  Amritsar is at the pinnacle of growth where recently Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launches ?National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana? (HRIDAY) for 12 cities in the nation. The



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