Legal Notice

Provider Information

The provider of the KBM Legal website (kbm-legal.com) and the pages of KBM Legal on social networks (Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/KBMLegal), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kbm_legal/), LinkedIn (KBM Legal LinkedIn), Twitter (https://twitter.com/kbmlegal), Xing (http://www.xing.com/companies/kbmlegal) is the 

KBM Legal Bauer Sommer Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Attorneys at Law
(in short: KBM Legal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB or KBM Legal PartGmbB)

Hansaring 97
50670 Cologne
T: +49 (0) 221 977 698 0
F: +49 (0) 221 977 698 21
info(at)kbm-legal.com 

Partnership Register 

KBM Legal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB is registered in the partnership register of the Essen Local Court under the number PR 5021.

Locations

KBM Legal PartGmbB Cologne
Hansaring 97
50670 Cologne
T: +49 (0) 221 977 698 0
F: +49 (0) 221 977 698 21
info(at)kbm-legal.com

KBM Legal PartGmbB Düsseldorf
Grafenberger Allee 277 Grafenberger Allee 277-278 (entrance C)
40237 Düsseldorf
T: +49 (0) 211 64 13 100 0
F: +49 (0) 211 64 13 100 21
info(at)kbm-legal.com

KBM Legal PartGmbB Wiehl
Am Hans-Teich 18
51674 Wiehl
T: +49 (0) 2262 999 07 10
F: +49 (0) 2262 999 07 11
info(at)kbm-legal.com

VAT identification number
DE 282498254

Professional designation and chambers

Lawyer Götz Sommer, Marc Nörig, Jens Loogen, Aline van Heesch, Marie Vetter, Jan Waskow und Herr Dr. Ernst Müller-Sommer are members of the Cologne Chamber of Lawyers. Lawyer William Bauer is a member of the Düsseldorf Chamber of Lawyers. The professional designation “Rechtsanwalt” or “Rechtsanwältin” (lawyer) has been conferred in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Rechtsanwaltskammer Köln (Chamber of Lawyers Cologne)
Riehler Strasse 30
50668 Köln
T: +49 (0) 221 97 30 10 0
F: +49 (0) 221 97 30 10 50

Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf (Chamber of Lawyers Düsseldorf)
Freiligrathstraße 25
40479 Düsseldorf
T: +49 (0) 211 49 50 20
F: +49 (0) 211 49 50 228

Code of professional conduct

The law profession is subject to the following rules:

• Federal Lawyers’ Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO)
• Rules of Professional Practice (Berufsordnung (BORA))
• Code of Conduct for Specialised Lawyers (Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO))
• Lawyers' Compensation Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG))
• Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union (CCBE))

You will find the Rules of Professional Practice on the website of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers in German and English.

Insurance

Professional liability insurance is provided by Nürnberger Allgemeine Versicherungs- AG, Ostendstraße 100, 90334 Nürnberg. The geographical scope of the insurance encompasses activities in the entire territory of the European Union.

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Professional regulations

The following professional regulations apply:

• Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO)
• Berufsordnung (BORA)
• 
Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO)
• Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG)
• Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union (CCBE)

The professional regulations can also be viewed and accessed in German and English on the homepage of the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer under the heading "Berufsrecht".

Online dispute resolution platform and consumer dispute resolution

In the event of disputes between lawyers and their clients, there is in principle the possibility of out-of-court dispute resolution upon request
at the arbitration board of the bar at the Federal Bar Association, Neue Grünstraße 17 in 10179 Berlin, on the Internet via the homepage of the arbitration board (www.s-d-r.org), e-mail: schlichtungsstelle@s-d-r.org.
 
The European Commission also provides a platform for online dispute resolution, which can be found at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.
 
KBM Legal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB is generally not willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.