Apply for admission of a law firm as a professional practice company
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Unternehmensstart und Gewerbezulassung
Do you want to run your law firm in a company under German law, a European company or a company under the law of a member state of the EU or a contracting state of the European Economic Area pursuant to Section 59b (2) sentence 1 BRAO?
Basic information
Do you want to run your law firm in a company under German law, a European company or a company under the law of a member state of the EU or a contracting state of the European Economic Area pursuant to Section 59b (2) sentence 1 BRAO?
In principle, the practice of law requires admission to the Hanseatic Bar Association in Bremen pursuant to Section 59f (1) BRAO.
No admission is required for partnerships in which there is no limitation of liability of natural persons and to which only lawyers or members of one of the professions mentioned in Section 59c (1) sentence 1 no. 1 belong as partners and as members of the management and supervisory bodies.
A voluntary application for admission may be filed.
Requirements
The professional practice company, its shareholders and the members of the management and supervisory bodies must meet the requirements of Sections 59b, 59c, 59d (5), 59i, 59j BRAO.
What documents do I need?
- Proof of professional liability insurance or a provisional confirmation of coverage
- Excerpt from the register depending on the legal form of the partnership/commercial register
- Depending on the applicant:in and constellation, further documents (cf. p. 3 of the application form)
