Legal Affairs (S43)

The team Legal Affairs advises the committees and all members of the University of Rostock on legal issues relating to university matters. This includes examination, admission and contract law, employee invention, patent and copyright law, university law matters as well as the legal representation of the Universityof Rostock in certain contractual matters and the representation of the University of Rostock in court. The department also reviews and revises the university's statutes and administrative regulations.

The services provided by S43 include:

• Legal advice to the university management, university administration and academic committees as well as members of the University of Rostock;
• Legal advice on the preparation of study and examination regulations, examination or preparation of other university statutes and regulations and related legal advice;
• Legal advice for the university's examination administration in examination matters and capacity law, legal support for the Appeals Committee in examination matters as well as legal advice and extrajudicial representation of the university in appeal proceedings;
• Legal representation of the University of Rostock in contractual matters, advice on contract drafting and contract review;
• Legal representation of the University of Rostock before the courts in all areas of law (except labour law); dunning procedures, enforcement matters;
• Opinions on legislative and authorisation procedures;
• Management of university inventions as well as patent and property rights;
• Submission of applications in staff representation resolution proceedings pursuant to § 9 BPersVG;
• Performing special tasks in individual cases.