Lawyer in Solothurn

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For a flat or business premises in Solothurn, the competent body is the Schlichtungsbehörde für Miete und Pacht. A dispute over rent, service charges, defects or a notice to quit starts there in principle: the board hears both sides and seeks an agreement. If none is reached, it issues authorisation to proceed, and the case can go to the Richteramt Solothurn-Lebern. Tenancy deadlines are short – have your request checked early.

In the canton of Solothurn, the Richterämter (first-instance courts) also decide employment disputes; in Solothurn it is the Richteramt Solothurn-Lebern. Dismissal, unpaid wages, overtime or a damaging work reference: an employment lawyer first reviews your documents, the deadlines and your prospects before you write to the employer or go to court.

Against a decision of a cantonal or municipal authority – a building permit or a decision of the municipality, for example – an appeal to a department or another internal authority is often available first. After that, an appeal usually goes to the Verwaltungsgericht des Kantons Solothurn. The deadline and the remedy are stated at the end of the decision. An administrative lawyer checks which route applies in your case and whether the deadline is still running.

If you cannot afford proceedings and your case is not without prospects, you apply for legal aid to the competent court – in Solothurn, in civil matters, usually the Richteramt Solothurn-Lebern. Legal aid can waive court costs and include a court-appointed lawyer. A practitioner helps you with the form and the evidence of your income and assets.