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General civil law
Issues of focus: purchase contract • service contract • contract for work • travel contract • loan contract and credit contract • consumer protection and the law regulating doorstep selling contracts • internet law and online law • health care law and liability for medical malpractice • damages and compensation for pain and suffering • building law and architecture law • IT law • law of receivables, law of collection and execution proceedings • real estate law and the law regulating ownership in flats (WEG) • insurance law • insolvency law • transport and shipping law • standard terms and conditions (AGB)
Right of abode and immigration law
Issues of focus: visa and work permits • permit of establishment • residence permits for family members and family unification • resolution No. 1/80 of the EU-Turkey Association Council • immigration refusal and retroactive term of stay limitation proceedings • naturalisation • "dual" nationality • "bogus marriage"
Family law
Issues of focus: Divorce and agreement on the consequences of a divorce • Alimony during legal separation and after the divorce • Pension rights adjustment Prenuptial agreement • parental custody and right to determine the place of residence • Rights of contact and access to children • Child support • Compensation for matrimonial community property and separate property Acknowledgement of, and appeal against, paternity • Turkish and Russian family law • Protection against violence and allocation of the marital home• Recognition of divorce decisions Germany and Turkey
Tenancy law
Issues of focus: Rental contract • Ordinary and extraordinary termination • Cosmetic repairs • Deposit • Rent increases and rent index • Defects • Abatement or reduction of rent • Additional rental charges and their settlement • Subtenancy • Disputes among neighbours and breaches of peace
Social security law
Issues of focus: Social security system and promotion of employment (unemployment insurance) • Social compensation and provisions (e.g. for severely disabled persons, compensation for victims of war and violence) • Promotion of social interests (housing benefit, child allowance, childcare payment, education grants) • Social welfare benefits and basic social security (welfare aid, basic social security for job seekers)
Criminal law
Issues of Focus: Criminal defence and execution of criminal sentences
• Law of torts, compensation for pain and suffering and victim support •
Criminal proceedings for tax offences•Assault • Marriage of convenience • Narcotics • Pre-trial custody • Compensation for unjust treatment by authorities under criminal law • Penal order • Acquittal and dismissal of charges • Appeal on points of fact and points of law • Fines, imprisonment and probation • Fraudulent use of welfare aid • Criminal defence during investigation proceedings • Searches and seizures • Deals in criminal proceedings • Police and public prosecution • Criminal complaints and demands for penalty • Accessory prosecution by the injured party • Juvenile criminal law • Libel
