Our services in
German legal areas
GERMAN INHERITANCE LAW
We structure your estate succession for you, develop holistic concepts together with all parties involved, taking into account tax law, corporate law and marital property law, and provide dedicated legal representation in the event of a dispute.
The aim of our inheritance law advice is to record your last will in a legally secure manner, to arrange your estate or corporate succession in a tax-efficient way, to settle your inheritance or to assert compulsory portion claims.
Timely estate planning provides security for you and your family. We develop individual solutions for asset and corporate succession, review existing wills, and represent your interests both out of court and in court. In doing so, we always keep the tax, family, and economic implications of your decisions in mind.
German inheritance law generally applies if the deceased has their habitual residence in Germany. Since 17 May 2015, i.e. since the application of the rules of the EU Succession Regulation (EU-ErbVO) from a German perspective, nationality is no longer relevant. This means that German inheritance law also applies to foreigners of all nationalities who have their habitual residence in Germany.
Our services in German inheritance law
- • Drafting and reviewing wills
- • Execution of a will
- • Issuing of certificates of inheritance, determination of heirs and amendments to the land register
- • Inheritance and Gift Tax Law
- • Settlement of estates, challenging wills, asserting claims to a compulsory share
- • Representation in contentious probate disputes
- • Inheritance law with an international dimension
- • Mediation in out-of-court disputes
- • Powers of attorney for healthcare and advance healthcare directives
- • Optimal structuring of corporate succession
ErbKompass by Ribas
The ErbKompass by Ribas provides initial guidance on all matters relating to provisions, inheritance and estate administration. It brings together key topics such as wills, certificates of inheritance, compulsory portions, estate administration, cross-border inheritances between Germany and Spain, and digital estates.
Your points of contact
Miguel Ribas
Lawyer
Spanish lawyer
Kristin Fieberg
Solicitor
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German property law
We advise you on the planning and execution of property transactions, review property purchase agreements and draft contracts, and provide you with comprehensive support regarding your legal options when buying or selling a property.
In addition to providing advice, we draft the corresponding purchase contracts for plots of land, houses and flats on your behalf.
Of course, we would also be happy to assist you with mortgages and land charges.
* With regard to the law applicable to property purchase agreements, there is a presumption that the law of the country in which the property is situated applies; thus, contracts relating to property in Spain are governed by Spanish law, and those relating to property in Germany are governed by German law.
Our services in German property law
• Review of all kinds of property-specific contracts: property purchase agreements, apartment purchase agreements, and others.
• Asserting claims under the warranty and claims for the rectification of defects
• legal proceedings relating to property
• Claims for compensation
• Drafting of broker agreements
Your points of contact
Kristin Fieberg
Solicitor
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German tenancy law
We represent and advise tenants and landlords on all matters relating to tenancy law.
We draft and review your existing or future tenancy agreements. We also offer this legal service in the field of commercial property. We represent your interests both in and out of court in disputes arising from such contractual relationships.
Our services in German tenancy law for you
• Drafting, reviewing and amending tenancy agreements, tenancy termination agreements and leasehold agreements.
• Review and enforcement of service charge accounts/utilities
• Asserting and defending claims: rent increases and reductions
• Modernisation and modernisation notice
• Tenancy defects and rent reduction, compensation
• Formal warning
• Subletting
• Advice and representation in cases of both ordinary and summary (instant) dismissal
• Filing/Defence in eviction actions and evictions
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German criminal law
Running foul of the law can happen much faster than you think!
If you are arrested, your home is searched or you are summoned by the police for questioning, you should always make use of your right to remain silent and not comment on the matter.
Only your personal details are to be provided: name, date and place of birth, address, occupation, marital status, nationality.
We will inform you of your rights, access the case file on your behalf, analyse the situation, provide initial recommendations for action and discuss the optimal course of action and best possible defence strategy with you. If necessary, we will represent you through court proceedings.
Our criminal law advice and criminal defence covers the following areas in particular
• Fraud and breach of trust
• Offences against property and assets (theft, embezzlement, robbery, extortion)
• Corruption and bribery
• Tax offences
• Economic crimes
• Criminal product liability
• Drug offences (offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act)
Cybercrime
• Capital offences (murder, manslaughter)
• Assault
Youth criminal law
• Sex offences
• Environmental criminal law
Your contact person
Kristin Fieberg
Solicitor
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Litigation in Germany
We view litigation as a comprehensive service for our clients, which, whilst taking into account legal and tactical considerations, never loses sight of your strategic objectives and the principle of economic proportionality.
Our services in German procedural law
- Comprehensive consultation in the event of a conflict
- Recording, analysis and evaluation of the general conflict potential
- Representation in the court of first instance by bringing an action or defending against an action.
- Lodging legal remedies such as appeal or immediate complaint in subsequent instances following a comprehensive assessment of the prospects of success.
- Representation before the civil courts of the local, regional and higher regional courts.
- Representation before the labour courts, social security courts and administrative courts.
- Summary proceedings: attachment and injunction in civil law, or interim relief in public law.
- Debt collection and dunning procedures.
- Review and application for enforcement measures,
- Lodging an objection or appeal against a payment order, enforcement order or an administrative act that is detrimental to one's interests
- Activities as a mediator
Your points of contact
Kristin Fieberg
Solicitor
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German commercial and company law
We advise companies in all phases of their development. In doing so, we place particular emphasis on economically sensible solutions, clear contract drafting and the avoidance of future disputes. This is how we create the legal basis for sustainable business success.
Our services in German commercial and corporate law
Commercial agency law
Distribution law
• Incorporation of a company
Partnerships
• Companies limited by shares (GmbH, AG, KG aA, UG)
• Acquisition and restructuring of companies
• Articles of Association & Partnership Agreement
• Advice on the most cost-effective legal form
• Gesellschaftführungsordnung
• Gesellschafterstreitigkeiten & Gesellschafterausschluss
Ihr Ansprechpartner
Miguel Ribas
Lawyer
Spanish lawyer
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Deutsches und internationales Vertragsrecht
Verträge werden von Privatleuten und Unternehmern jeden Tag geschlossen. Sogar stillschweigend, also durch bloßes Verhalten, kann ein Vertrag zustande kommen. Oft sind wir uns schon gar nicht richtig darüber im Klaren, wann und wie ein Vertrag zustande kommt.
Wir unterstützen Sie sowohl vor Vertragsabschluss als auch bei auftretenden Problemen im Vertragsverhältnis.
Erstellung, Prüfung und Durchsetzung von:
• Kaufverträgen
• Dienstleistungs- und Werkverträgen
• Schenkungsverträgen
• Handelsrechtlichen Verträgen
• Handelsvertreterverträgen
• Franchise- und Vertriebsverträgen
• Vertragshändlerverträgen
• Arbeitsverträgen
• Darlehensverträgen
Your points of contact
Miguel Ribas
Lawyer
Spanish lawyer
Do you have questions?
We answer!
Do you have a special request or are you looking for legal advice in a specific case?