A firm’s legal notice, required on websites in Austria and Germany, needs more than a name and address: the chamber, the professional title together with the state that awarded it, the professional rules, the register for companies and, for most professions, the professional indemnity insurance. The generator puts these details together for lawyers, tax advisers, auditors, notaries, mediators and accountants (Bilanzbuchhalter:innen).
Which details a firm’s legal notice needs
In Austria, § 5 Abs. 1 E-Commerce-Gesetz (ECG) sets out the mandatory details: name or company name, the geographical address, an email address, where applicable the Firmenbuch number (company register number), the Firmenbuch court and the UID-Nummer (VAT ID), the supervisory authority and, for regulated professions, the chamber, the professional title together with the state in which it was awarded, and a reference to the professional rules with access to them. On top of that comes the disclosure under § 25 Mediengesetz (Media Act) and, for registered companies, the details under § 14 UGB.
In Germany, § 5 Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz (DDG) applies with almost the same points; legal entities additionally state their legal form and authorised representatives. § 2 Abs. 1 Nr. 11 DL-InfoV requires the name and address of the professional indemnity insurer and the territorial scope of cover as soon as such insurance exists. For lawyers, tax advisers and auditors, it is mandatory by law, so the details must be included. In Austria, § 22 Dienstleistungsgesetz (DLG) provides the same for compulsory insurance.
The details differ by profession. Notaries state their official title and the supervisory authority: in Germany the president of the Landgericht (regional court), in Austria the Federal Ministry of Justice as the highest supervisory authority. Registered mediators in Austria refer to the list kept by the Ministry of Justice, while in Germany there is neither a chamber nor a register for mediation. Accountants (Bilanzbuchhalter:innen) in Austria name the Bilanzbuchhaltungsbehörde (accountancy authority) and their Wirtschaftskammer (chamber of commerce); self-employed bookkeepers in Germany make clear which activities § 6 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 StBerG permits them.
How to use the generator
Choose your profession and the country where your firm is based, then the legal form. For a GmbH, a partnership or a registered sole proprietorship, the fields for the Firmenbuch or register and for the authorised representatives appear. The chamber selection only shows the chambers that apply to your profession and country, in Germany all 27 regional Rechtsanwaltskammern (bar associations), 21 Steuerberaterkammern (chambers of tax advisers) and 21 Notarkammern (chambers of notaries).
The preview shows what is still missing as you type. Once everything is complete, copy the text for your website builder or the HTML for your web agency. On the English, Turkish, Croatian, Polish and Russian pages, the legal notice is created in that language; the names of chambers, registers and laws stay in German, because these are their official names.
Common mistakes in a firm’s legal notice
For professional indemnity insurance, often only the insurer’s name is given, and the address and territorial scope are missing. Many legal notices still link to the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform, which was shut down on 20 July 2025. In Germany, the wrong chamber is often named, because several federal states have more than one Rechtsanwaltskammer or Steuerberaterkammer: the competent chamber is the one in whose district your firm is located. And for companies, the Firmenbuch or register number and the court are often missing.
