Support for Estate/Probate Proceedings in Common Law Jurisdictions
We also advise clients in foreign estate / probate proceedings on any questions pertaining to German inheritance law. Our services include providing Affidavits in Foreign Law (German Law) and Legal Opinions on German law in foreign contentious probate proceedings.
News
- German Inheritance Tax: Tax-free Exemptions in 2023
- German Federal Civil Court: Application of English law can violate the German Public Policy
- German Federal Fiscal Court Ruling on Gift Tax triggered by Distributions from a Foreign Trust
- German Federal Fiscal Court: Assets titled in Trust to which the Grantor has reserved comprehensive Powers are to be considered owned by him for German Inheritance and Gift Tax Purposes
- Cologne Court of Appeal: Application of English law can violate the German Public Policy