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Legal services provider
The name of the legal services provider is
WSHP Wiegand Striether Sprengnether Strahl Wissig Lang Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB.
WSHP Wiegand Striether Sprengnether Strahl Wissig Lang Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB is a professional partnership with limited liability under the German Professional Partnership Act (PartGG). The partnership is registered at the Local Court of Frankfurt am Main under number PR 2777, and its VAT ID no. is DE 1122 90 647. The partnership has had its registered office in Frankfurt am Main since January 1, 2022 and maintains branch offices in Bad Vilbel and Berlin under the same name. The managing partners are Jürgen Wiegand, lawyer and notary, Stefan Striether, lawyer, Mirko Sprengnether, lawyer and notary, Holger Strahl, lawyer, Julia Wissig, lawyer and notary, and Susanne Lang, lawyer and notary.
The partnership also provides services under the abbreviated name WSHP Rechtsanwälte und Notare. This name is protected under trademark and copyright law.
Professional title
The legal professional title of the partners of the firm who practice law is “lawyer” (“Rechtsanwalt”) (professional title conferred in Germany). All lawyers are admitted to the German bar and are members of the Bar Association of Frankfurt am Main.
Competent supervisory authority
Bar Association of Frankfurt am Main (Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main)
Bockenheimer Annex 36
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: +49 (0) 69 17 00 98-01
Fax: +49 (0) 69 17 00 98-50
Email: info@rechtsanwaltskammer-ffm.de
Professional laws, rules, and regulations for lawyers
The lawyers of our firm are subject to the professional laws, rules, and regulations for German lawyers (Federal Lawyers Code (BRAO), Federal Lawyers’ Fees Act (RVG), Professional Code of Conduct), which can be reviewed on the website of the Federal Bar Association of German Lawyers (BRAK):
- Federal Lawyers Code (BRAO);
- Professional Code of Conduct for Lawyers at Law (BORA);
- Professional Standards for Board-Certified Lawyers (FAO);
- Federal Lawyers’ Fees Act (RVG);
- Directive of the German Bar Association pursuant to Sec. 14 (4) sent. 2 of the German Anti-Money Laundering Act (GwG);
- Code of Conduct for European Lawyers (CCEB)
Notarial services providers
Susanne Lang, Mirko Sprengnether, Jürgen Wiegand, and Julia Wissig have also been appointed as notaries by the Court of Appeals of Frankfurt am Main and thus provide services as both lawyers and notaries. They provide all notarial services personally as officers of the court. The partnership is authorized to bill fees and to accept payments.
The notaries Sprengnether and Wiegand have their registered office in Bad Vilbel. The notaries Wissig and Lang have their registered office in Frankfurt am Main.
As a general rule, notaries may provide services within the district of the Local Court that has jurisdiction over their registered office (so-called notarial practice area), if this does not create the appearance of advertising contrary to the profession, dependence or partiality.
The following municipalities are part of the notarial practice area of notaries Wiegand Sprengnether, Wissig und Lang:
- Frankfurt am Main
- Bad Vilbel
- Karben
- Eschborn, including the community of Niederhöchstadt
- Hattersheim, including the communities of Okriftel and Eddersheim
- Hofheim, including the communities of Diedenbergen, Langenhain, Lorsbach, Marxheim, Wallau, and Wildsachsen
- Kriftel
- Liederbach
- Sulzbach
Susanne Lang, Mirko Sprengnether, Jürgen Wiegand and Julia Wissig each are admitted to practice law and provide notarial services in the Federal Republic of Germany and have been conferred the professional title “lawyer and notary” (Anwaltsnotar). In their capacity as notaries, they each are also members of the Local Bar Association of German Notaries, Frankfurt am Main:
Local Bar Association of German Notaries, Frankfurt am Main (Notarkammer Frankfurt am Main)
Bockenheimer Annex 36
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 17 00 98 02
Fax: +49 69 17 00 98 25
https://www.notarkammer-ffm.de/
In addition, notaries are subject to regulation by the following supervisory authorities:
1. Presiding Judge of the Local Court of Frankfurt am Main (Präsident des Landgerichtes Frankfurt am Main):
Local Court of Frankfurt am Main
Presiding Judge
Gerichtsstraße 2
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: 069/1367-01
Fax: 069/1367-6553
2. Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of Frankfurt am Main (Präsident des Oberlandesgerichts Frankfurt am Main):
Court of Appeals of Frankfurt am Main
Presiding Judge
Zeil 42
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: 069 1367-01
Fax: 069 1367-2976
3. Hesse Ministry of Justice (Hessisches Ministerium der Justiz):
Hesse Ministry of Justice
Luisenstrasse 13
65185 Wiesbaden
Email: poststelle@hmdj.hessen.de
Phone: 0611 3214-2780
Fax: 0611 32714-2691
Professional laws, rules, and regulations for notaries
Professional laws, regulations, and rules for notaries include the following:
- German Federal Notaries Code (BNotO)
- German Notarization Act (BeurkG)
- German Act on Court Costs and Notary Fees (GNotKG)
- Professional Standards for German Notaries (DONot)
- German Regulations on the Maintenance of Notarial Records and Directories (NotAktVV)
These and supplementary professional laws, rules, and regulations for notaries can also be found on the website of the Federal Bar Association of German Notaries at
https://www.bnotk.de/Notar/Berufsrecht/index.php.
The following information is provided in accordance with the German Regulations on Information Obligations of Service Providers (DL-InfoV).
Professional liability insurance
The partnership carries professional liability insurance in compliance with the requirements of Sec. 8 (4) of the German Act on Professional Partnerships (PartGG) in conjunction with Sec. 51a of the Federal Lawyers Code (BRAO). The liability limit is at least € 2,500,00.00 per insured event. The annual liability limit is in conformity with the legal minimum requirements for German partnerships of professionals with limited professional liability set forth in the aforementioned German laws. The insurance carrier is Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherungs AG, the insurance policy number 36.681.553081.
Susanne Lang, Jürgen Wiegand, and Julia Wissig each carry professional liability insurance for their notarial services with Allianz Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Königinstraße 28, 80802 Munich.
Mirko Sprengnether carries professional liability insurance for his notarial services with Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherungs AG.
The geographic scope of the above professional liability insurance covers legal advice rendered in Germany, member states of the European Union, or anywhere else in the world, in the amount of the minimum liability limit required by law.
Information on alternative dispute resolution in accordance with Art. 14 (1) Regulation (EU) No. 524/2013 (ODR Regulation) and Sec. 36 of the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG)
The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR), which can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.
To avoid misunderstandings, we hereby expressly clarify that WSHP
Rechtsanwälte und Notare does not enter into online service contracts within the meaning of Art. 4 (I) (E) of the ODR Regulation. We therefore do not consent, and are not obligated, to participate in any dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer mediation board.