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rugekrömer is a limited partnership (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung, PartG mbB).

Registered office of the partnership: Hamburg

Commercial register maintained by the following court: Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Hamburg, PR 963

Persons authorised to represent the company:

Jan Ruge, Martin Krömer, Dr. Klaus Pawlak, Michael Geißler, Justus Maerker, Dr. Stefan Koop, Georg Kalenbach, Dr .Christian von Tiling, Dr. Sebastian Kroll.

The lawyers working for our law firm are licensed pursuant to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg
Valentinskamp 88
20355 Hamburg
www.rechtsanwaltskammerhamburg.de

Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg
Valentinskamp 88
20355 Hamburg
www.rechtsanwaltskammerhamburg.de

Rechtsanwalt (title conferred in the Federal Republic of Germany, equivalent to lawyer/attorney-at-law)

• German Federal Lawyers' Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung, BRAO)
• German Lawyers' Code of Conduct (Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte, BORA)
• German Code of Conduct for Specialized Lawyers (Fachanwaltsordnung, FAO)
• German Lawyers’ Compensation Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz, RVG)
• The professional regulations of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)

The regulations governing the profession can be accessed via the website of the German Federal Bar Association (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer) at www.brak.de under the section "Professional regulations" (Berufsrecht), where they are available in German and English.

The pertinent professional regulations (Section 43 a (4) BRAO) prohibit lawyers from representing conflicting interests. Before accepting a mandate, we therefore always examine whether conflicts of interests exist.

ERGO Versicherung AG

Victoriaplatz 1

40477 Düsseldorf

Fax: +49 (0)1803 123460

Insurance number: HV - SV 71370871.2 - 00892 - 2711

Pursuant to Section 8 (4) of the German Act on Partnership Companies of Members of Independent Professions (Partnership Companies Act (Partnerschaftsgesellschaftgesetz – PartGG)), only the company’s assets shall be liable to creditors for damages arising from professional malpractice provided that the partnership holds the type of professional liability insurance stipulated by law for this purpose. Ruge · Krömer, Fachanwälte für Arbeitsrecht PartG mbB have such a professional liability insurance policy with ERGO Versicherung AG, under the insurance number HV-SV 71370871.2-00892-2711. This policy complies with the requirements of Section 51 a German Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO) and provides coverage of EUR 2,500,000.00 per year, per partner and per claim.

The insurance cover does not extend to liability claims asserted against the policy holder before non-European courts.

10. Value-added tax identification number (Section 27 a German Turnover Tax Law (UStG))

VAT ID No DE 71 / 311 / 03209

Where disputes between lawyers and their clients arise, the parties have the option of applying for out-of-court dispute resolution proceedings with the regional Hamburg Chamber of Lawyers (pursuant to Section 73 (2) No 3 in conjunction with Section 73 (5) BRAO) or with the legal profession’s conciliation board (Section 191f BRAO) at the German Federal Bar Association, available online via the website www.brak.de or by email at schlichtungsstelle@brak.de.

Responsible for content as per Section 10 (3) German Interstate Agreement on Media Services (MDStV):

Martin Krömer (address as above)

Liability notice: Despite careful checking of the contents of the sites linked to, we assume no liability for such contents. Responsibility for the sites linked to lies solely with the operators of the respective sites.

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