Law

LG and KG Berlin decide on a competition violation In its judgment of December 18, 2018, the LG Berlin (16 O 49/18) decided that an unannounced visit by a representative to a consumer's private apartment to make an offer would constitute an unreasonable nuisance and thus a competition violation. The KG Berlin decided on the appointment ...

In France there are special rules for network marketing: companies have to pay social security contributions for their direct sellers and consultants. Network marketing has proven to be a successful business model for many companies in recent years. Local direct sellers are a ...

Unjustified allegations of fraud in Bitclub recruitment In a sensational process before the Hamburg Regional Court (Az .: 307 O 317/19), Mr. Thomas Kaysh had sued Mr. Jörg Wittke and another person (hereinafter referred to as "A") for damages. ..

Structural changes can represent breaches of contract Structural sales (alternatively also known as network operation, network marketing or multi-level marketing) is a hierarchically structured direct sales. It is a multi-level network through which products and services are sold. The sellers try their ...

Why compliance is becoming more and more important in the area of direct sales. In the area of direct sales and especially in the sales channel of network marketing, a very significant change in the area of marketing channels can be observed in recent years ...

On June 9, 2020, the Augsburg District Court announced the - as far as can be seen - first judgment in criminal proceedings in connection with the OneCoin distribution. The Augsburg public prosecutor issued a penalty warrant against two OneCoin sales partners in which they accused them of being ...

Switzerland and dear money, some of them will already have gray hair. Now a 77-year-old from Aargau has to deal with Switzerland personally. And that, although everything is so wonderful for the accused ...

The messenger service WhatsApp, which belongs to the Facebook group, has developed into an effective marketing tool used by many multi-level marketing companies in recent years. In particular, the tools provided by WhatsApp are used, which ...

Bitclub Network Inc. sells mining hardware and offers its operation as part of a mining pool. The rented members then receive the mined bitcoins after deducting a quota for electricity and operation. As part of a...

We recently reported that the Hamburg Regional Court (judgment of 04.11.2016 - 315 O 396/15) had ruled that the eBay sale ban by Forever Living Products was lawful and in particular not in a legal dispute represented by our law firm ...