Protection from Legal Prosecution by Obtaining Legal Advice
In times of growing regulatory complexity and the continuous expansion of criminal law provisions, preventive criminal law advice is becoming more and more important.
Especially for entrepreneurs, managers – and occasionally also for private individuals – it is essential to deal with the legal framework at an early stage in order to minimize criminal law risks.
The complexity of the applicable regulations means that even well-informed decision-makers can quickly find themselves in legal gray areas. The following principle usually applies here: ignorance of the scope of legal provisions does not protect against punishment – but a carefully prepared legal opinion can offer precisely this protection in many cases.
Criminal law compliance advice complements the preventive strategy: it helps companies to develop internal guidelines that not only comply with the law, but also offer specific recommendations for action in critical situations.
Preventive Legal Assessments and Criminal Compliance Consulting
Obtaining a qualified opinion from a lawyer not only offers the opportunity to clarify the legality of certain business or private actions in advance, but can even protect against criminal prosecution in certain cases.
This is particularly important if the criminal prosecution authorities come to a different assessment of the legal situation than the expert opinion. Under certain circumstances, such an expert opinion can form the basis for an “inevitable mistake of law” (cf. § 17 sentence 1 StGB), whereby the client is spared a criminal sanction.
A well-founded preventive criminal law opinion is therefore much more than a legal recommendation – it is a decisive protective mechanism for people who want to act with legal certainty.
AVOIDING CRIMINAL LAW RISKS: PROTECTION FOR COMPANIES AND ENTREPRENEURS
Our law firm helps clients to identify and avoid criminal law risks at an early stage by providing individual, carefully prepared legal opinions through preventive criminal law advice.
Whether in complex commercial transactions, compliance issues or tax matters, proactive preventive criminal law advice can identify potential pitfalls at an early stage and ensure legal certainty.
By identifying risks early, you can avoid legal consequences – and that is exactly where we support you.
