Lawyer in the canton of Schaffhausen

No. The canton is divided into districts, but a single court hears civil and criminal cases at first instance for the whole canton: the Kantonsgericht Schaffhausen, which also decides employment disputes. Tenancy disputes begin at the Schlichtungsstelle für Mietsachen. Appeals and administrative cases go to the Obergericht des Kantons Schaffhausen.

Lawyers on ora. are entered in a cantonal register of lawyers, and ora. checks the entry before a profile goes public. Legal advisers without a register entry prove a Swiss law degree and are marked as such. Membership of the Schaffhauser Anwaltsverband, the cantonal bar association, is voluntary and does not replace the register entry.

An employment claim can be filed at the employer’s seat or where you usually work. If you work in the canton of Schaffhausen for a Schaffhausen employer, the Kantonsgericht Schaffhausen is usually competent. Social security and tax follow their own cross-border rules. An employment lawyer can assess your situation.

Against a decision of the municipality or the canton, you must first use the remedy stated in the decision. In administrative matters, the cantonal court instance is the Obergericht des Kantons Schaffhausen. Deadlines are short. An administrative lawyer assesses whether an appeal has prospects of success and drafts the submission.

Each practitioner sets their own fee, which you see on their profile before you book. ora.’s service fee is shown on a separate line, and you pay the practitioner directly. If you cannot afford proceedings, you can apply to the Kantonsgericht for legal aid.