{"id":2246,"date":"2026-08-04T19:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/?page_id=2246"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:33:15","slug":"notices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/notices\/","title":{"rendered":"notices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This page provides, in English, the information I am required to make available under German law, together with the standard notices referred to in my email signature. It is a courtesy translation; in case of doubt, the German version at <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/impressum\">bauer.legal\/impressum<\/a> prevails.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Rechtsanwalt Wilko Bauer \u2014 sole practitioner<br>B\u00f6lkendorfer Strasse 36, 16278 Angerm\u00fcnde, Germany<br>Tel.: +49 33365 784007 \u00b7 Fax: +49 33365 784008<br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:kanzlei@bauer.legal\">kanzlei@bauer.legal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">VAT identification number: DE285450902<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional titles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The professional titles <strong>Rechtsanwalt<\/strong> (lawyer admitted to practise in Germany) and <strong>Fachanwalt f\u00fcr Informationstechnologierecht<\/strong> (certified specialist in information technology law) were conferred in the Federal Republic of Germany. I also work as a <strong>Mediator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that these titles denote admission in Germany only. I am not admitted to practise in any other jurisdiction, and my advice relates to German law unless expressly agreed otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bar association and supervisory authority<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin (Berlin Bar Association)<br>Littenstrasse 9, 10179 Berlin, Germany<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rak-berlin.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rak-berlin.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applicable professional rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO) \u2014 Federal Lawyers&#8217; Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Berufsordnung f\u00fcr Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (BORA) \u2014 Rules of Professional Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO) \u2014 Specialist Lawyers&#8217; Regulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rechtsanwaltsverg\u00fctungsgesetz (RVG) \u2014 Lawyers&#8217; Remuneration Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Code of Conduct for European Lawyers (CCBE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geldw\u00e4schegesetz (GwG) \u2014 Money Laundering Act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">These rules are available, in German, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brak.de\/fuer-anwaelte\/berufsrecht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brak.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional indemnity insurance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">HDI-Gerling Firmen und Privat Versicherung AG Riethorst 2, 30659 Hannover<br>Geographical scope of cover: Member States of the European Union and the states party to the EEA Agreement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fees and scope of engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Unless otherwise agreed, fees for legal services are charged under the German Lawyers&#8217; Remuneration Act (Rechtsanwaltsverg\u00fctungsgesetz, RVG). Statutory fees are calculated on the basis of the value in dispute (Gegenstandswert), not on time spent, and increase with that value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Where a fee agreement is concluded instead, remuneration is generally charged at an hourly rate. I will discuss this with you before taking on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Please clarify the intended scope of your instructions without delay, as it determines the fees incurred. I am entitled to request reasonable advance payments. If anything in my correspondence is unclear, please ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">An engagement comes into effect only once I have expressly confirmed it or have begun work on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Terms of engagement and language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">My terms of engagement and service descriptions apply in the version in force at the time the contract is concluded. They are currently available in German at <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/bedingungen\">bauer.legal\/bedingungen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/leistungen\">bauer.legal\/leistungen<\/a>; an English version will be provided to you before any engagement is concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Initial enquiries are welcome in German, English or Spanish. Engagements themselves, including the contractual documentation and \u2014 for consumers \u2014 the statutory information on the right of withdrawal, are handled in German or English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confidentiality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Emails from this office are intended solely for the named recipient and may contain information subject to legal professional privilege. If you receive a message in error, please notify me and delete it; forwarding or copying is not permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Security and data protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Email is unencrypted and therefore insecure. Messages may be intercepted, read or altered before delivery. I am happy to communicate using encryption \u2014 please let me know, and we will find a solution that works for you. You may object to communication by email at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">For encrypted correspondence you may use the German judicial mailbox (<a href=\"https:\/\/mjp.justiz.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justizpostfach<\/a>), or ask me for my current public PGP key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Your data is processed in order to handle your matter and is deleted once the statutory retention periods have expired. You have the right of access, rectification, restriction of processing, erasure, data portability and objection, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Full details: <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/datenschutzhinweise\/\">bauer.legal\/datenschutzhinweise<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consumer dispute resolution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">I am neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. Disputes concerning fees may be submitted to the conciliation body of the German bar (Schlichtungsstelle der Rechtsanwaltschaft), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <strong>English<\/strong> translation of my Terms of Engagement is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/terms-conditions\/\">https:\/\/bauer.legal\/en\/terms-conditions\/<\/a> . In the event of any discrepancy, the German version prevails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encontrar\u00e1 aqu\u00ed una traducci\u00f3n al <strong>espa\u00f1ol<\/strong> de mis condiciones de encargo: <a href=\"https:\/\/bauer.legal\/es\/condiciones\/\">https:\/\/bauer.legal\/es\/condiciones\/<\/a> . En caso de discrepancia, prevalece la versi\u00f3n alemana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page provides, in English, the information I am required to make available under German law, together with the standard notices referred to in my email signature. It is a courtesy translation; in case of doubt, the German version at bauer.legal\/impressum prevails. 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