- AutorIn
- Frank R. Remmertz
- Titel
- Scope and limits of the German legal services act for legal tech service providers
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-212178
- Quellenangabe
- Compliance Elliance Journal - 4 (2018),1, Legal tech
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Jahrgang: 4
Heft: 1
Seiten: 59-71 - Erstveröffentlichung
- 2018
- Abstract (EN)
- In contrast to as in other jurisdictions, such as the United States or the UK, out-of-court legal services in Germany are strictly regulated by a statute, the Legal Services Act, which came into force nearly a decade ago and superseded the former Legal Counsel Act (Rechtsberatungsgesetz). According to this act, out-of-court legal services must be expressly permitted and are, in principle, reserved to lawyers. Consequently, there are certain legal restrictions for tech providers offering legal services in Germany that must be observed. The following article deals with the scope and limits for offering legal services by legal tech providers in Germany according to the German Legal Services Act. The author explains why some legal tech business solutions offering legal services may be in conflict with this act, which is a significant issue of compliance for both legal tech start-ups and their investors. Entrepreneurs, stakeholders of legal tech start-ups and capital investors should weigh the economic opportunities and legal risks carefully before placing a legal tech start-up on the German market.
- Freie Schlagwörter (DE)
- Legal Technology, legal tech, Compliance, Software, Jurist
- Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- Legal technology, legal tech, compliance
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 343
- Publizierende Institution
- Universität Leipzig, Leipzig
- University of Miami, Miami
- Förder- / Projektangaben
- Version / Begutachtungsstatus
- angenommene Version / Postprint / Autorenversion
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-212178
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 14.05.2018
- Dokumenttyp
- Artikel
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Englisch