Legal Notice

UHY Wahlen & Partner Attorneys Tax Advisors and Auditors

Cologne Office

Industriestraße 161
50999 Köln
Telefon +49 2236 33005 - 0
Telefax +49 2236 33005 - 99
Koeln@UHY-Wahlen.de

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Wipperfuerth Office

Wupperstraße 14
51688 Wipperfürth
Telefon +49 2267 888 87 - 0
Telefax +49 2267 888 87 - 10

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Frankfurt a.M. Office

Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz 13
60594 Franfurt a.M.
Telefon +49 69 660 593 79 - 0
Telefax +49 69 660 593 79 - 99
Frankfurt@UHY-Wahlen.de

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Tax Identification Number

DE198520281

Register of Partnerships

Amtsgericht Essen, PR 1602

Shareholders 

Partner
Thomas Wahlen, RA, FASt, WP
Dipl.-Kaufm. Gunter Stoeber, WP, StB
Dipl.-Kaufm. Dr. Horst Michael Leyh, WP, StB
Dr. Gregor Römer, RA, FAArbR

The above mentioned partner have agreed to a partnership for a permanent professional practice.
Furthermore the office also maintains a permanent cooperation with Dr. Leyh, Dr. Kossow & Dr. Ott KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (LKO), Siegburger Straße 215, 50679 Cologne.
Under professional rules, German attorneys may not represent conflicting interests (§ 43a Abs. 4 BRAO). Therefore, prior to accepting new client representation, it is always reviewed whether a conflict of interests is given.

Place of Jurisdiction

Place of jurisdiction is Cologne Germany unless otherwise agreed. German law is applicable.

Professional Indemnity Insurance

The professional indemnity insurance is provided by the HDI-Gerling Firmen und Privat Vers. AG, Postfach 10 24 64, 50464 Cologne. The territorial scope of the insurance coverage comprises legal advice in the European Union member states.

Information pursuant to Sec. 5 German Tele Media Act (Telemediengesetz)

Thomas Wahlen
UHY Wahlen & Partner Rechtsanwälte, Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer
Industriestraße 161
50999 Köln, Germany
Telefon +49 2236 33005 - 0
Telefax +49 2236 33005 - 99
Koeln@UHY-Wahlen.de

Regulatory Authority for Accountants

Wirtschaftsprüferkammer, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts

Landesgeschäftsstelle Düsseldorf
Tersteegenstraße 14 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany
Telefon +49 211 4561-187 Telefax +49 211 4561-193
lgs-duesseldorf@wpk.de www.wpk.de

Regulatory Authority for Tax Advisors

Steuerberaterkammer Köln Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts

Gereonstraße 34-36 50670 Cologne, Germany
Telefon +49 221 33643-0 Telefax +49 221 33643-43
mail@stbk-koeln.de www.stbk-koeln.de

Regulatory Authority for Attorneys

Rechtsanwaltskammer Köln

Riehler Straße 30 50668 Cologne, Germany
Telefon +49 221 973010-0 Telefax +49 221 973010-50 (od. -55)
kontakt@rak-koeln.de www.rak-koeln.de

Bar Admission

Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers at UHY Wahlen are admitted within the Federal Republic of Germany to practise as lawyers (Rechtsanwalt) and are members of the Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer) tax advisors or accountants are admitted within the Federal Republic of Germany to practise as tax advisors or accountans and are members of the relevant Bars (Steuerberaterkammer/Wirtschaftsprüferkammer).

Professional Statutes and Standards:

For Accountants

  • Wirtschaftsprüferordnung (WPO)
  • Berufssatzung für Wirtschaftsprüfer/vereidigte Buchprüfer (BS WP/vBP)
  • Satzung für Qualitätskontrolle
  • Wirtschaftsprüfer-Berufshaftpflichtversicherungsverordnung (WPBHV)

The professional statutes and standards are provided by Wirtschaftsprüferkammer at www.wpk.de.


For Tax Advisors:

  • Steuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG)
  • Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz (DVStB)
  • Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer (BOStB)
  • Steuerberatergebührenverordnung (StBGebV)

The professional statutes and standards are provided by Bundessteuerberaterkammer at www.bstbk.de.


For Attorneys:

  • Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO)
  • Berufsordnung (BORA)
  • Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO)
  • Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG)
  • Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland (EuRAG)
  • Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union (CCBE Berufsregeln)

The professional statutes and standards are provided by Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer at www.brak.de.


General Terms of Contract

Unless otherwise stated the contract between client and law firm is governed by the “Allgemeine Auftragsbedingungen für Wirtschaftsprüfer und Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaften.

General information in accordance with § 36 VSBG

Relevant consumer arbitration board: For proprietary disputes resulting from the client relationship the arbitration board of the lawyers, Neue Grünstraße 17, 10179 Berlin, www.s-d-r.org is relevant. The lawyers of UHY are principle prepared to participate in dispute resolution from the arbitration board of the lawyers.

General information according to ODR-Regulation

Information platform of the EU for out-of-court online-dispute resolution: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

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