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Legal services based on special expertise Registration of persons providing legal services in a foreign law

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If you wish to provide extrajudicial legal services in a foreign law on a commercial basis, you must register and be entered in the legal services register.

		    


                					    

						    

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Anyone wishing to provide extrajudicial legal services in a foreign law must register with the competent authority. You must be personally suitable and reliable. Important criteria for the required reliability are previous experience (in particular any criminal offenses) and financial circumstances. Furthermore, you need proof of special expertise (theoretical and practical) in the relevant areas of law. Professional liability insurance with a minimum sum insured of 250,000.00 euros for each insured event must be taken out. Natural and legal persons as well as companies without legal personality can be registered. The application can be limited to one or more of the above-mentioned areas of law. If necessary for the protection of legal practitioners or legal transactions, registration may be made subject to conditions or linked to requirements.

								    

									    Requirements
  • Personal suitability and reliability,
  • theoretical and practical expertise in the area or sub-area of Section 10 (1) RDG in which the legal services are to be provided
  • professional liability insurance,
  • Legal entities and companies without legal personality must appoint at least one natural person who meets all the necessary requirements (qualified person).
  • The qualified person must be permanently employed by the company, be independent of instructions and authorized to issue instructions in all matters relating to the company's legal services and be authorized to represent the company externally.