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Address:

Prof. Dr. Neumann, Nasdal, Wegner GbR, Kurfürstendamm 64, 10707 Berlin
Contact: Tel.: +49 30 884 201-1, Fax: +49 30 884 201-20
Email: info@kanzlei-neumann.com

Persons with authority to represent the partnership:

1. Prof. Dr. Manfred J. Neumann, solicitor and notary, specialist solicitor for Tax Law, retired
2. Reinhard Nasdal, solicitor and notary public
3. Eckart Wegner, solicitor and notary public

VAT:

DE 135570050

Admissions:

All solicitors belonging to and working for this firm have been admitted in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the Berlin Bar. If they are also notaries public (Nasdal, Wegner) they are also members of the Notaries’ Association of Berlin. All professional titles were granted in Germany.

Responsible professional and supervisory bodies:

Berlin Bar, Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin
Telephone: 030 / 306 93 1 – 0
Telefax: 030 / 306 931 – 99

Tax Consultants’ Association of Berlin, Wichmannstraße 6, 10787 Berlin
Telephone: 030 / 889261-0
Telefax: 030 / 889261-10

Notaries’ Association of Berlin, Littenstraße 10, 10179 Berlin
Telephone: 030 / 24 62 90 – 0
Telefax: 030 / 24 62 90 – 25

The President of the Berlin Court of Appeal, Elßholzstraße 30-33, 10781 Berlin
Telephone: 030/9015-0

Senate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection, Salzburger Straße 21-25, 10825 Berlin
Telephone: 030/9013-0

The notaries public are also subject to the supervision of the President of the Berlin Regional Court II, Littenstraße 12-17, 10179 Berlin

Responsible professional and supervisory bodies:

Berlin Bar, Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin
Telephone: 030 / 306 93 1 – 0
Telefax: 030 / 306 931 – 99

Tax Consultants’ Association of Berlin, Wichmannstraße 6, 10787 Berlin
Telephone: 030 / 889261-0
Telefax: 030 / 889261-10

Notaries’ Association of Berlin, Littenstraße 10, 10179 Berlin
Telephone: 030 / 24 62 90 – 0
Telefax: 030 / 24 62 90 – 25

The Notaries are also subject to the supervision of the President of the Berlin Regional Court II, Littenstraße 12-17, 10179 Berlin

Professional regulations

Essentially, the following regulations and professional codes of practice apply:

Solicitors:

• Federal Lawyers Act (BRAO)

• Rules of Professional Practice (BORA)

• Specialist Lawyers’ Rules (FAO)

• Lawyers’ Remuneration Act (RVG)

• Code of Conduct for Lawyers in The European Union (CCBE).

All regulations may be accessed via the Federal Bar web page (www.brak.de) under the heading “Berufsrecht” in German and English versions.

Notaries public:

• Federal Notaries Act (BNotO)
• Notarisation Act (BeurkG)
• Court and Notarial Fees Act (GNotKG)
• Notaries’ Service Rules (DONot)
• German Notarial Act (NotAktW) directories (NotAktW)
• Berlin Notaries’ Association Guidelines
• European Codex on Notarial Status
• European Charter on organised crime.

The professional regulations may be accessed via the Federal Notaries’ Association web page (www.bnotk.de) under the heading “Berufsrecht” and the Berlin Notaries’ Association Guidelines via www.berliner-notarkammer.de

Tax Consultants

• Tax Consultants’ Act (StBerG)
• Regulations on Compliance with the Provisions on Tax Consultants, Tax Agents and Tax Consultancy Firms (DVStB)
• Tax Consultants’ Remuneration Act (StBVV)
• Rules of Professional Practice of the Federal Tax Consultants’ Association (BOStB).

You can find these professional regulations via the Federal Tax Consultants’ Association website at www.bstbk.de.

Multidisciplinary Activities

Solicitors are forbidden to accept conflicting instructions by their professional regulations (43a (4) BRAO). Before accepting instructions, a check for any conflict of interest is always made.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

In the event of disputes between lawyers and their clients it is possible to apply to the Berlin Bar for alternative dispute resolution (under Sec. 73 (2) no. 3 together with Sec. 73 (5) BRAO,) or to the Bar Conciliation Office of the Federal Bar (Sec. 191 f. BRAO)

We also refer you to the EU’s platform on out-of-court online dispute resolution: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Solicitors, notaries public and tax consultants are insured for professional indemnity purposes with:
HDI Versicherung AG, HDI-Platz 1, 30659 Hannover

1. The geographical scope of insurance cover for solicitors, notaries public and tax consultants includes services in Germany.

2. Liability claims from activities are insured in other European countries:

(1) in connection with counselling and dealing with European law;

(2) of the lawyer before European courts.

3. Worldwide in the amount of the legally prescribed minimum insurance sum for liability claims from the claim of the policyholder before non-European courts.

4. Insurance cover does not apply to liability claims arising from activities through law firms or offices established or maintained abroad.

Insurance cover for solicitors and tax consultants at least meets the requirements of

Sec. 51 Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO) or

Sec. 67 Tax Consultants’ Act (StBerG) together with Sec. 51 et seq. of the Regulations on Compliance with the Provisions on Tax Consultants, Tax Agents and Tax Consultancy Firms (DVStB) or

The notaries’ public professional indemnity insurance at least satisfy the requirements under Sec. 19 a BNotO.

Person responsible for the publications and other information accessible on this site:

Eckart Wegner, solicitor and notary public,
c/o Prof. Dr. Neumann, Nasdal, Wegner GbR,
Kurfürstendamm 64
10707 Berlin

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