Case studies archive

  • Social Security

    An Austrian subsidiary of a Germany based company working in the automitive sector needed support concerning social security payments of sales agents. The Insbruck based Galexy partner could efficiently help withing days.  

  • Sunken Tradeship

    A Barge sunk in France on a channel, beeing operated by a captain with a citzienship of the Netherlands. His company operated from Belgium. The German Galexy partner helps to assist the Belgium Galexy partner in dealing with the German insurer of the Tradeship in order to find refund for the damage at the ship as well as at the cargo.

  • Commercial Law, Footbal Stadium

    One of the leading German producers for stadium furniture is not paid by the Belgium client, who ordered the seating system for a football stadium. The Belgium Galexy partner takes over the case in front of the Kamer for Kophandel in Amsterdam and gives profound support to the German client and the German Galexy partner not only in writing but a...

  • Debt Recovery

    The Swiss Galexy Partner helps to recover a demand resulting out of a verdict by a German court through legal execution in Switzerland. Even though the demand is slightly low the German client could be served with a solid legel representation in Switzerland at reasonable costs.

  • Financial Restruction Germany - Netherlands

    The sole sales agent of a German manufacturer for furnitures in the Netherlands comes into a major financial crisis. The Galexy member in the Netherlands and Germany help create a basis for a financiel restructuring through recapitalization within less than 4 weeks.

  • INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA, LAND AND AIR

    Several member firms are actively engaged in these areas. Cooperation occurs most frequently in relation to disputes involving the exercise of liens over cargo, arrest and the recognition and enforcement of orders and judgments in other jurisdictions.

  • PERSONAL INJURY

    A number of GALEXY members have expertise in ski law and deal regularly with claims arising from accidents on the ski slopes. Unfortunately a large number of accidents happen on holidays. GALEXY member firms deal with many such cases each year ranging from fatalities to relatively minor injuries.

  • E-COMMERCE

    GALEXY members have dealt with several cases of cyber squatting and the sale of domain names as well as other aspects of e-commerce law such as contract formation and defamation.

  • INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

    Advice has been given in relation to protection through registration of trademarks and, where appropriate, applications for registration made. Infringement: a multi jurisdictional copyright infringement claim involved offices in several jurisdictions.

  • DEBT COLLECTION

    GALEXY members cooperated in a major debt recovery exercise across several jurisdictions resulting in full recoveries in almost all instances. Registration and enforcement of judgments under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions is an area in which GALEXY members cooperate frequently.

  • INSOLVENCY

    Cooperation between the Dutch and German offices of GALEXY led to a successful claim against a bank on behalf of an insolvent company arising out of inter group transfers effected by the bank.

  • COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

    A German company wishing to obtain an endorsement for its products from a well known British personality in a related field was assisted by the GALEXY member in England to make contact, set up a meeting and together with the client's German lawyers advise on and negotiate terms.

  • EMPLOYMENT

    A client with offices in several countries was assisted by the GALEXY firms in those countries in planning and implementing a restructuring of its workforce across all offices.

  • IMMIGRATION / EMPLOYMENT LAW

    A client wishing to employ foreign nationals in an overseas office outside the EU was successfully guided through immigration issues. Work permits were obtained by the local GALEXY firm.

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