Legal Notice

The following information applies to our website www.leywerk.es and its subdomains.

Provider of the website

Andreas Fuss Abogado & Rechtsanwalt

Carrer de Casp, 54 principal 1ª B

08010 Barcelona, Spain

T +34 93 165 14 49 I F +34 93 550 42 44

E info(at)leywerk.es I www.leywerk.es

EU VAT registration number

ES X6073592M

Authorized recipient in Germany

Michael Lerch Rechtsanwalt

Friedberger Anlage 27

60316 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

T +49 (0)69 297 234 80 I F +49 (0)69 297 234 820

Responsible for contents

Andreas Fuss Abogado & Rechtsanwalt

Address and authorized recipient as above

Registered trade name

Leywerk

Registered trade mark

Leywerk

Professional titles and regulations

Abogado I Advocat

The professional title ‘Abogado’ (in Catalan 'Advocat') has been conferred in Spain.

As such Andreas Fuss is a member of the Barcelona Bar Association, Spain, nº 30.035.

The regional bar association is the responsible supervisory body of its members. Contact: Il·lustre Col·legi de l'Advocacia de Barcelona (ICAB), C/ Mallorca, 283, 08037 Barcelona, Spain, email: icab(at)icab.cat.

The applicable professional regulations are, amongst others, the General Statute of the Spanish Bar, the Professional and Disciplinary Code of Conduct, and the professional regulation of the Catalan Bar. The professional regulation is available on the website of the Barcelona Bar Association www.icab.cat.

Rechtsanwalt

The professional title ‘Rechtsanwalt’ has been conferred in Germany.

Andreas Fuss is a member of the Bar Association of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, nº. 135.275.

The regional bar association is the responsible supervisory body of its members. Contact: Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main, Bockenheimer Anlage 36, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, E-Mail info(at)rak-ffm.de.

The applicable professional regulations are, amongst others, the Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (Federal Code of the Bar), the Berufsordnung (Code of Professional Conduct), the Fachanwaltsordnung (Code of Specialized Lawyers), and the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (Lawyers’ Fees Act). The professional regulations can be found on the linked website of the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (Federal Bar Association) www.brak.de.

Furthermore, Andreas Fuss is subject to the professional regulations of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and the CCBE Code of Conduct which can be found on the website of the CCBE www.ccbe.eu.

Professional indemnity insurance

DUAL Ibérica Riesgos Profesionales, S.A.U., Plaza de la Lealtad, 2-2º, 28014 Madrid, Spain together with Allianz Compañía de Seguros Reaseguros, S.A., C/ Ramírez de Arellano, 35, 28043 Madrid, Spain. The insurance complements the coverage of the collective insurance provided by the Barcelona Bar Association. Insurer: Caser, de Seguros Reunidos. Cía. de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. (Caser), Avenida de Burgos, 109, 28050 Madrid, Spain. Territorial scope: Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area including Andorra.

Extrajudicial dispute resolution

In case of disputes between the lawyer and his client exists upon application the possibility of an extrajudicial dispute resolution.

Spain

The competent entity is the Tribunal Arbitral del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona (TACAB), C/ Mallorca, 283, 08037 Barcelona, Spain. Website: www.icab.cat.

Germany

It exists the possibility of an extrajudicial dispute resolute either by applying to the Bar Association of Frankfurt am Main (under § 73 Abs. 2 Nr. 3 in conjunction with § 73 Abs. 5 BRAO), to be found on the internet on the website www.rak-ffm.de, or to the Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltsschaft (§ 191 f BRAO) at the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer, to be found on the internet on the website of the arbitration board www.s-d-r-.org, email: schlichtungsstelle(at)s-d-r.org.

Alternative dispute resolution for consumers (ADR)

Spain (Art. 40 Law 7/2017 of 2 November)

The responsible alternative dispute resolution entity for economic consumer disputes (ADR entity) is the arbitration board of the Barcelona Bar Association. Contact: Tribunal Arbitral del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona (TACAB), C/ Mallorca, 283, 08037 Barcelona, Spain, website: www.icab.es.

Andreas Fuss does not commit to using the ADR entity to resolve consumer disputes.

Germany (§ 46 VSBG)

 The responsible alternative dispute resolution entity for economic consumer disputes (ADR entity) is the Arbitration Board of the Bar. Contact: Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltsschaft, Neue Grünstrasse 17, 10179 Berlin, Website: www.s-d-r-.org. Andreas Fuss does not commit to using the ADR entity to resolve consumer disputes.

Online dispute resolution platform (OS-Plattform)

The European Commission provides a platform regarding online dispute resolution (ODR platform) for online contracts with consumers that is accessible on the website http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

Official complaint forms

 The lawyer provides for clients who are consumers official query and complaint forms issued by the Agència Catalana del Consum de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan consumer authority). For more information please call the citizen service: at 012 or 902.400.012 (for calls from outside Catalonia).

Additional information

Additional information is provided in the information brochure of our law firm.

Last version

6 July 2020



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