Bverfg: Age Limit for Notaries Is Unconstitutional
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The Federal Constitutional Court has overturned a regulation according to which notaries of attorneys have to resign from the 70th birthday. The judgment could also affect the assessment of other age limits.
The age limit for some of the notaries in Germany is contrary to the fundamental right of professional freedom, according to a ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court. One can still well need the older professionals.
A lawyer notary from NRW did not want to retire, but had to. The reason: At 70 he exceeded the legal age limit for notaries. His lawsuit against it before the Federal Constitutional Court was successful. By Egzona Hyseni.
Up to now, there has been an age limit for notaries. The Federal Constitutional Court considers this to be an infringement of professional freedom and has declared the regulation inadmissible.

The former notary Dietrich Hülsemann did not want to accept having to retire at 70. That led him to Karlsruhe. Now he got right.
At the age of 70, notaries and notaries had ended so far. One who wanted to continue working moved to the highest German court. This has now been his verdict. The pitfalls are in detail.
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