feat: HL tenant setup + email domain auto-assignment

- Create pre-configured Hogan Lovells tenant with demo flag and
  auto_assign_domains: ["hoganlovells.com"]
- Add POST /api/tenants/auto-assign endpoint: checks email domain
  against tenant settings, auto-assigns user as associate if match
- Add AutoAssignByDomain to TenantService
- Update registration flow: after signup, check auto-assign before
  showing tenant creation form. Skip tenant creation if auto-assigned.
- Add DemoBanner component shown when tenant.settings.demo is true
- Extend GET /api/me to return is_demo flag from tenant settings

backend/internal/auth/context.go

@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import (
 type contextKey string
 
 const (
-	userIDKey   contextKey = "user_id"
-	tenantIDKey contextKey = "tenant_id"
+	userIDKey    contextKey = "user_id"
+	tenantIDKey  contextKey = "tenant_id"
+	userRoleKey  contextKey = "user_role"
+	ipKey        contextKey = "ip_address"
+	userAgentKey contextKey = "user_agent"
 )
 
 func ContextWithUserID(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) context.Context {
@@ -30,3 +33,32 @@ func TenantFromContext(ctx context.Context) (uuid.UUID, bool) {
 	id, ok := ctx.Value(tenantIDKey).(uuid.UUID)
 	return id, ok
 }
+
+func ContextWithUserRole(ctx context.Context, role string) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, userRoleKey, role)
+}
+
+func UserRoleFromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
+	role, _ := ctx.Value(userRoleKey).(string)
+	return role
+}
+
+func ContextWithRequestInfo(ctx context.Context, ip, userAgent string) context.Context {
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, ipKey, ip)
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, userAgentKey, userAgent)
+	return ctx
+}
+
+func IPFromContext(ctx context.Context) *string {
+	if v, ok := ctx.Value(ipKey).(string); ok && v != "" {
+		return &v
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func UserAgentFromContext(ctx context.Context) *string {
+	if v, ok := ctx.Value(userAgentKey).(string); ok && v != "" {
+		return &v
+	}
+	return nil
+}

backend/internal/auth/middleware.go

@@ -24,28 +24,27 @@ func (m *Middleware) RequireAuth(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		token := extractBearerToken(r)
 		if token == "" {
-			http.Error(w, "missing authorization token", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			http.Error(w, `{"error":"missing authorization token"}`, http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}
 
 		userID, err := m.verifyJWT(token)
 		if err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("invalid token: %v", err), http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			http.Error(w, `{"error":"invalid token"}`, http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}
 
 		ctx := ContextWithUserID(r.Context(), userID)
 
-		// Resolve tenant from user_tenants
-		var tenantID uuid.UUID
-		err = m.db.GetContext(r.Context(), &tenantID,
-			"SELECT tenant_id FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 LIMIT 1", userID)
-		if err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, "no tenant found for user", http.StatusForbidden)
-			return
+		// Capture IP and user-agent for audit logging
+		ip := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")
+		if ip == "" {
+			ip = r.RemoteAddr
 		}
-		ctx = ContextWithTenantID(ctx, tenantID)
+		ctx = ContextWithRequestInfo(ctx, ip, r.UserAgent())
 
+		// Tenant/role resolution is handled by TenantResolver middleware for scoped routes.
+		// Tenant management routes handle their own access control.
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
 	})
 }

backend/internal/auth/permissions.go

@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+)
+
+// Valid roles ordered by privilege level (highest first).
+var ValidRoles = []string{"owner", "partner", "associate", "paralegal", "secretary"}
+
+// IsValidRole checks if a role string is one of the defined roles.
+func IsValidRole(role string) bool {
+	for _, r := range ValidRoles {
+		if r == role {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Permission represents an action that can be checked against roles.
+type Permission int
+
+const (
+	PermManageTeam Permission = iota
+	PermManageBilling
+	PermCreateCase
+	PermEditAllCases
+	PermEditAssignedCase
+	PermViewAllCases
+	PermManageDeadlines
+	PermManageAppointments
+	PermUploadDocuments
+	PermDeleteDocuments
+	PermDeleteOwnDocuments
+	PermViewAuditLog
+	PermManageSettings
+	PermAIExtraction
+)
+
+// rolePermissions maps each role to its set of permissions.
+var rolePermissions = map[string]map[Permission]bool{
+	"owner": {
+		PermManageTeam:         true,
+		PermManageBilling:      true,
+		PermCreateCase:         true,
+		PermEditAllCases:       true,
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteOwnDocuments: true,
+		PermViewAuditLog:       true,
+		PermManageSettings:     true,
+		PermAIExtraction:       true,
+	},
+	"partner": {
+		PermManageTeam:         true,
+		PermManageBilling:      true,
+		PermCreateCase:         true,
+		PermEditAllCases:       true,
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteOwnDocuments: true,
+		PermViewAuditLog:       true,
+		PermManageSettings:     true,
+		PermAIExtraction:       true,
+	},
+	"associate": {
+		PermCreateCase:         true,
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+		PermDeleteOwnDocuments: true,
+		PermAIExtraction:       true,
+	},
+	"paralegal": {
+		PermEditAssignedCase:   true,
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageDeadlines:    true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+	},
+	"secretary": {
+		PermViewAllCases:       true,
+		PermManageAppointments: true,
+		PermUploadDocuments:    true,
+	},
+}
+
+// HasPermission checks if the given role has the specified permission.
+func HasPermission(role string, perm Permission) bool {
+	perms, ok := rolePermissions[role]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return perms[perm]
+}
+
+// RequirePermission returns middleware that checks if the user's role has the given permission.
+func RequirePermission(perm Permission) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			role := UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+			if role == "" || !HasPermission(role, perm) {
+				writeJSONError(w, "insufficient permissions", http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// RequireRole returns middleware that checks if the user has one of the specified roles.
+func RequireRole(roles ...string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	allowed := make(map[string]bool, len(roles))
+	for _, r := range roles {
+		allowed[r] = true
+	}
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			role := UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+			if !allowed[role] {
+				writeJSONError(w, "insufficient permissions", http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// IsAssignedToCase checks if a user is assigned to a specific case.
+func IsAssignedToCase(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB, userID, caseID uuid.UUID) (bool, error) {
+	var exists bool
+	err := db.GetContext(ctx, &exists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM case_assignments WHERE user_id = $1 AND case_id = $2)`,
+		userID, caseID)
+	return exists, err
+}
+
+// CanEditCase checks if a user can edit a specific case based on role and assignment.
+func CanEditCase(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB, userID, caseID uuid.UUID, role string) (bool, error) {
+	// Owner and partner can edit all cases
+	if HasPermission(role, PermEditAllCases) {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	// Others need to be assigned
+	if !HasPermission(role, PermEditAssignedCase) {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return IsAssignedToCase(ctx, db, userID, caseID)
+}
+
+// CanDeleteDocument checks if a user can delete a specific document.
+func CanDeleteDocument(role string, docUploaderID, userID uuid.UUID) bool {
+	if HasPermission(role, PermDeleteDocuments) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if HasPermission(role, PermDeleteOwnDocuments) {
+		return docUploaderID == userID
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// permissionNames maps Permission constants to their string names for frontend use.
+var permissionNames = map[Permission]string{
+	PermManageTeam:         "manage_team",
+	PermManageBilling:      "manage_billing",
+	PermCreateCase:         "create_case",
+	PermEditAllCases:       "edit_all_cases",
+	PermEditAssignedCase:   "edit_assigned_case",
+	PermViewAllCases:       "view_all_cases",
+	PermManageDeadlines:    "manage_deadlines",
+	PermManageAppointments: "manage_appointments",
+	PermUploadDocuments:    "upload_documents",
+	PermDeleteDocuments:    "delete_documents",
+	PermDeleteOwnDocuments: "delete_own_documents",
+	PermViewAuditLog:       "view_audit_log",
+	PermManageSettings:     "manage_settings",
+	PermAIExtraction:       "ai_extraction",
+}
+
+// GetRolePermissions returns a list of permission name strings for the given role.
+func GetRolePermissions(role string) []string {
+	perms, ok := rolePermissions[role]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var names []string
+	for p := range perms {
+		if name, ok := permissionNames[p]; ok {
+			names = append(names, name)
+		}
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+func writeJSONError(w http.ResponseWriter, msg string, status int) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	w.Write([]byte(`{"error":"` + msg + `"}`))
+}

backend/internal/auth/tenant_resolver.go

@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
-// TenantLookup resolves the default tenant for a user.
+// TenantLookup resolves and verifies tenant access for a user.
 // Defined as an interface to avoid circular dependency with services.
 type TenantLookup interface {
 	FirstTenantForUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (*uuid.UUID, error)
+	GetUserRole(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.UUID) (string, error)
 }
 
 // TenantResolver is middleware that resolves the tenant from X-Tenant-ID header
-// or defaults to the user's first tenant.
+// or defaults to the user's first tenant. Always verifies user has access.
 type TenantResolver struct {
 	lookup TenantLookup
 }
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func (tr *TenantResolver) Resolve(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		userID, ok := UserFromContext(r.Context())
 		if !ok {
-			http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			http.Error(w, `{"error":"unauthorized"}`, http.StatusUnauthorized)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -37,22 +38,45 @@ func (tr *TenantResolver) Resolve(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		if header := r.Header.Get("X-Tenant-ID"); header != "" {
 			parsed, err := uuid.Parse(header)
 			if err != nil {
-				http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("invalid X-Tenant-ID: %v", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
+				http.Error(w, `{"error":"invalid X-Tenant-ID"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
+			// Verify user has access and get their role
+			role, err := tr.lookup.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, parsed)
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Error("tenant access check failed", "error", err, "user_id", userID, "tenant_id", parsed)
+				http.Error(w, `{"error":"internal error"}`, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
+			}
+			if role == "" {
+				http.Error(w, `{"error":"no access to tenant"}`, http.StatusForbidden)
+				return
+			}
+
 			tenantID = parsed
+			r = r.WithContext(ContextWithUserRole(r.Context(), role))
 		} else {
 			// Default to user's first tenant
 			first, err := tr.lookup.FirstTenantForUser(r.Context(), userID)
 			if err != nil {
-				http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("resolving tenant: %v", err), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				slog.Error("failed to resolve default tenant", "error", err, "user_id", userID)
+				http.Error(w, `{"error":"internal error"}`, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 				return
 			}
 			if first == nil {
-				http.Error(w, "no tenant found for user", http.StatusBadRequest)
+				http.Error(w, `{"error":"no tenant found for user"}`, http.StatusBadRequest)
 				return
 			}
 			tenantID = *first
+
+			// Resolve role for default tenant
+			role, err := tr.lookup.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Error("failed to resolve role for default tenant", "error", err)
+				http.Error(w, `{"error":"internal error"}`, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				return
+			}
+			r = r.WithContext(ContextWithUserRole(r.Context(), role))
 		}
 
 		ctx := ContextWithTenantID(r.Context(), tenantID)

backend/internal/auth/tenant_resolver_test.go

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 type mockTenantLookup struct {
 	tenantID *uuid.UUID
+	role     string
+	roleSet  bool // true means role was explicitly set (even if empty)
 	err      error
 }
 
@@ -18,9 +20,16 @@ func (m *mockTenantLookup) FirstTenantForUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.U
 	return m.tenantID, m.err
 }
 
+func (m *mockTenantLookup) GetUserRole(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.UUID) (string, error) {
+	if m.roleSet {
+		return m.role, m.err
+	}
+	return "associate", m.err
+}
+
 func TestTenantResolver_FromHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	tenantID := uuid.New()
-	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{})
+	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{role: "partner"})
 
 	var gotTenantID uuid.UUID
 	next := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -47,9 +56,29 @@ func TestTenantResolver_FromHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTenantResolver_FromHeader_NoAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	tenantID := uuid.New()
+	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{role: "", roleSet: true})
+
+	next := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		t.Fatal("next should not be called")
+	})
+
+	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/cases", nil)
+	r.Header.Set("X-Tenant-ID", tenantID.String())
+	r = r.WithContext(ContextWithUserID(r.Context(), uuid.New()))
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	tr.Resolve(next).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Errorf("expected 403, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTenantResolver_DefaultsToFirst(t *testing.T) {
 	tenantID := uuid.New()
-	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{tenantID: &tenantID})
+	tr := NewTenantResolver(&mockTenantLookup{tenantID: &tenantID, role: "owner"})
 
 	var gotTenantID uuid.UUID
 	next := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

backend/internal/config/config.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	SupabaseServiceKey string
 	SupabaseJWTSecret string
 	AnthropicAPIKey   string
+	FrontendOrigin    string
 }
 
 func Load() (*Config, error) {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func Load() (*Config, error) {
 		SupabaseServiceKey: os.Getenv("SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY"),
 		SupabaseJWTSecret: os.Getenv("SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET"),
 		AnthropicAPIKey:  os.Getenv("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"),
+		FrontendOrigin:   getEnv("FRONTEND_ORIGIN", "https://kanzlai.msbls.de"),
 	}
 
 	if cfg.DatabaseURL == "" {

backend/internal/handlers/ai.go

@@ -5,18 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
-
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/auth"
 	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/services"
 )
 
 type AIHandler struct {
 	ai *services.AIService
-	db *sqlx.DB
 }
 
-func NewAIHandler(ai *services.AIService, db *sqlx.DB) *AIHandler {
-	return &AIHandler{ai: ai, db: db}
+func NewAIHandler(ai *services.AIService) *AIHandler {
+	return &AIHandler{ai: ai}
 }
 
 // ExtractDeadlines handles POST /api/ai/extract-deadlines
@@ -61,10 +59,14 @@ func (h *AIHandler) ExtractDeadlines(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "provide either a PDF file or text")
 		return
 	}
+	if len(text) > maxDescriptionLen {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "text exceeds maximum length")
+		return
+	}
 
 	deadlines, err := h.ai.ExtractDeadlines(r.Context(), pdfData, text)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "AI extraction failed: "+err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "AI deadline extraction failed", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -77,9 +79,9 @@ func (h *AIHandler) ExtractDeadlines(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // SummarizeCase handles POST /api/ai/summarize-case
 // Accepts JSON {"case_id": "uuid"}.
 func (h *AIHandler) SummarizeCase(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ func (h *AIHandler) SummarizeCase(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	summary, err := h.ai.SummarizeCase(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "AI summarization failed: "+err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "AI case summarization failed", err)
 		return
 	}
 

backend/internal/handlers/ai_handler_test.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestAIExtractDeadlines_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAISummarizeCase_MissingCaseID(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAISummarizeCase_MissingTenant(t *testing.T) {
 	h := &AIHandler{}
 
 	body := `{"case_id":""}`
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ func TestAISummarizeCase_MissingCaseID(t *testing.T) {
 
 	h.SummarizeCase(w, r)
 
-	// Without auth context, the resolveTenant will fail first
-	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
-		t.Errorf("expected 401, got %d", w.Code)
+	// Without tenant context, TenantFromContext returns !ok → 403
+	if w.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Errorf("expected 403, got %d", w.Code)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func TestAISummarizeCase_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 	h.SummarizeCase(w, r)
 
-	// Without auth context, the resolveTenant will fail first
-	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
-		t.Errorf("expected 401, got %d", w.Code)
+	// Without tenant context, TenantFromContext returns !ok → 403
+	if w.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Errorf("expected 403, got %d", w.Code)
 	}
 }

backend/internal/handlers/appointments.go

@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ func (h *AppointmentHandler) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "title is required")
 		return
 	}
+	if msg := validateStringLength("title", req.Title, maxTitleLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
 	if req.StartAt.IsZero() {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "start_at is required")
 		return
@@ -188,6 +192,10 @@ func (h *AppointmentHandler) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "title is required")
 		return
 	}
+	if msg := validateStringLength("title", req.Title, maxTitleLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
 	if req.StartAt.IsZero() {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "start_at is required")
 		return

backend/internal/handlers/audit_log.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/auth"
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/services"
+)
+
+type AuditLogHandler struct {
+	svc *services.AuditService
+}
+
+func NewAuditLogHandler(svc *services.AuditService) *AuditLogHandler {
+	return &AuditLogHandler{svc: svc}
+}
+
+func (h *AuditLogHandler) List(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
+		return
+	}
+
+	q := r.URL.Query()
+	page, _ := strconv.Atoi(q.Get("page"))
+	limit, _ := strconv.Atoi(q.Get("limit"))
+
+	filter := services.AuditFilter{
+		EntityType: q.Get("entity_type"),
+		From:       q.Get("from"),
+		To:         q.Get("to"),
+		Page:       page,
+		Limit:      limit,
+	}
+
+	if idStr := q.Get("entity_id"); idStr != "" {
+		if id, err := uuid.Parse(idStr); err == nil {
+			filter.EntityID = &id
+		}
+	}
+	if idStr := q.Get("user_id"); idStr != "" {
+		if id, err := uuid.Parse(idStr); err == nil {
+			filter.UserID = &id
+		}
+	}
+
+	entries, total, err := h.svc.List(r.Context(), tenantID, filter)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to fetch audit log")
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"entries": entries,
+		"total":   total,
+		"page":    filter.Page,
+		"limit":   filter.Limit,
+	})
+}

backend/internal/handlers/caldav.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (h *CalDAVHandler) TriggerSync(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	cfg, err := h.svc.LoadTenantConfig(tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "CalDAV not configured for this tenant")
 		return
 	}
 

backend/internal/handlers/case_assignments.go

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/auth"
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/services"
+)
+
+type CaseAssignmentHandler struct {
+	svc *services.CaseAssignmentService
+}
+
+func NewCaseAssignmentHandler(svc *services.CaseAssignmentService) *CaseAssignmentHandler {
+	return &CaseAssignmentHandler{svc: svc}
+}
+
+// List handles GET /api/cases/{id}/assignments
+func (h *CaseAssignmentHandler) List(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
+		return
+	}
+
+	caseID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid case ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	assignments, err := h.svc.ListByCase(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"assignments": assignments,
+		"total":       len(assignments),
+	})
+}
+
+// Assign handles POST /api/cases/{id}/assignments
+func (h *CaseAssignmentHandler) Assign(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
+		return
+	}
+
+	caseID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid case ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+		Role   string `json:"role"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid request body")
+		return
+	}
+
+	userID, err := uuid.Parse(req.UserID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid user_id")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if req.Role == "" {
+		req.Role = "team"
+	}
+	if req.Role != "lead" && req.Role != "team" && req.Role != "viewer" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "role must be lead, team, or viewer")
+		return
+	}
+
+	assignment, err := h.svc.Assign(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID, userID, req.Role)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, assignment)
+}
+
+// Unassign handles DELETE /api/cases/{id}/assignments/{uid}
+func (h *CaseAssignmentHandler) Unassign(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
+		return
+	}
+
+	caseID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid case ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	userID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("uid"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid user ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.svc.Unassign(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID, userID); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "removed"})
+}

backend/internal/handlers/cases.go

@@ -28,18 +28,25 @@ func (h *CaseHandler) List(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	limit, _ := strconv.Atoi(r.URL.Query().Get("limit"))
 	offset, _ := strconv.Atoi(r.URL.Query().Get("offset"))
+	limit, offset = clampPagination(limit, offset)
+
+	search := r.URL.Query().Get("search")
+	if msg := validateStringLength("search", search, maxSearchLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
 
 	filter := services.CaseFilter{
 		Status: r.URL.Query().Get("status"),
 		Type:   r.URL.Query().Get("type"),
-		Search: r.URL.Query().Get("search"),
+		Search: search,
 		Limit:  limit,
 		Offset: offset,
 	}
 
 	cases, total, err := h.svc.List(r.Context(), tenantID, filter)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to list cases", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -66,10 +73,18 @@ func (h *CaseHandler) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "case_number and title are required")
 		return
 	}
+	if msg := validateStringLength("case_number", input.CaseNumber, maxCaseNumberLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
+	if msg := validateStringLength("title", input.Title, maxTitleLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
 
 	c, err := h.svc.Create(r.Context(), tenantID, userID, input)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to create case", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +106,7 @@ func (h *CaseHandler) Get(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	detail, err := h.svc.GetByID(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to get case", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if detail == nil {
@@ -121,10 +136,22 @@ func (h *CaseHandler) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid JSON body")
 		return
 	}
+	if input.Title != nil {
+		if msg := validateStringLength("title", *input.Title, maxTitleLen); msg != "" {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if input.CaseNumber != nil {
+		if msg := validateStringLength("case_number", *input.CaseNumber, maxCaseNumberLen); msg != "" {
+			writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+			return
+		}
+	}
 
 	updated, err := h.svc.Update(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID, userID, input)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to update case", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if updated == nil {

backend/internal/handlers/dashboard.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (h *DashboardHandler) Get(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	data, err := h.svc.Get(r.Context(), tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to load dashboard", err)
 		return
 	}
 

backend/internal/handlers/deadlines.go

@@ -4,27 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
-
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/auth"
 	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/services"
 )
 
 // DeadlineHandlers holds handlers for deadline CRUD endpoints
 type DeadlineHandlers struct {
 	deadlines *services.DeadlineService
-	db        *sqlx.DB
 }
 
 // NewDeadlineHandlers creates deadline handlers
-func NewDeadlineHandlers(ds *services.DeadlineService, db *sqlx.DB) *DeadlineHandlers {
-	return &DeadlineHandlers{deadlines: ds, db: db}
+func NewDeadlineHandlers(ds *services.DeadlineService) *DeadlineHandlers {
+	return &DeadlineHandlers{deadlines: ds}
 }
 
 // Get handles GET /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}
 func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Get(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Get(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	deadline, err := h.deadlines.GetByID(tenantID, deadlineID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to fetch deadline")
+		internalError(w, "failed to fetch deadline", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if deadline == nil {
@@ -49,15 +47,15 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Get(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // ListAll handles GET /api/deadlines
 func (h *DeadlineHandlers) ListAll(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
 	deadlines, err := h.deadlines.ListAll(tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to list deadlines")
+		internalError(w, "failed to list deadlines", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -66,9 +64,9 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) ListAll(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // ListForCase handles GET /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines
 func (h *DeadlineHandlers) ListForCase(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) ListForCase(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	deadlines, err := h.deadlines.ListForCase(tenantID, caseID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to list deadlines")
+		internalError(w, "failed to list deadlines for case", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -89,9 +87,9 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) ListForCase(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Create handles POST /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines
 func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -112,10 +110,14 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "title and due_date are required")
 		return
 	}
+	if msg := validateStringLength("title", input.Title, maxTitleLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
 
-	deadline, err := h.deadlines.Create(tenantID, input)
+	deadline, err := h.deadlines.Create(r.Context(), tenantID, input)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to create deadline")
+		internalError(w, "failed to create deadline", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -124,9 +126,9 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Update handles PUT /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}
 func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -142,9 +144,9 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	deadline, err := h.deadlines.Update(tenantID, deadlineID, input)
+	deadline, err := h.deadlines.Update(r.Context(), tenantID, deadlineID, input)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to update deadline")
+		internalError(w, "failed to update deadline", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if deadline == nil {
@@ -157,9 +159,9 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Complete handles PATCH /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}/complete
 func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Complete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -169,9 +171,9 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Complete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	deadline, err := h.deadlines.Complete(tenantID, deadlineID)
+	deadline, err := h.deadlines.Complete(r.Context(), tenantID, deadlineID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "failed to complete deadline")
+		internalError(w, "failed to complete deadline", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if deadline == nil {
@@ -184,9 +186,9 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Complete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Delete handles DELETE /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}
 func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	tenantID, err := resolveTenant(r, h.db)
-	if err != nil {
-		handleTenantError(w, err)
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "missing tenant")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -196,9 +198,8 @@ func (h *DeadlineHandlers) Delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = h.deadlines.Delete(tenantID, deadlineID)
-	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())
+	if err := h.deadlines.Delete(r.Context(), tenantID, deadlineID); err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "deadline not found")
 		return
 	}
 

backend/internal/handlers/documents.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) ListByCase(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	docs, err := h.svc.ListByCase(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to list documents", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) Upload(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "case not found")
 			return
 		}
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to upload document", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -121,16 +121,16 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) Download(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	body, contentType, title, err := h.svc.Download(r.Context(), tenantID, docID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err.Error() == "document not found" || err.Error() == "document has no file" {
-			writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, err.Error())
+			writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "document not found")
 			return
 		}
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to download document", err)
 		return
 	}
 	defer body.Close()
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", contentType)
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", fmt.Sprintf(`attachment; filename="%s"`, title))
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", fmt.Sprintf(`attachment; filename="%s"`, sanitizeFilename(title)))
 	io.Copy(w, body)
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) GetMeta(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	doc, err := h.svc.GetByID(r.Context(), tenantID, docID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to get document metadata", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if doc == nil {
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) Delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	userID, _ := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	role := auth.UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
 
 	docID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("docId"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -174,6 +175,26 @@ func (h *DocumentHandler) Delete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Check permission: owner/partner can delete any, associate can delete own
+	doc, err := h.svc.GetByID(r.Context(), tenantID, docID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	if doc == nil {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "document not found")
+		return
+	}
+
+	uploaderID := uuid.Nil
+	if doc.UploadedBy != nil {
+		uploaderID = *doc.UploadedBy
+	}
+	if !auth.CanDeleteDocument(role, uploaderID, userID) {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusForbidden, "insufficient permissions to delete this document")
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := h.svc.Delete(r.Context(), tenantID, docID, userID); err != nil {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "document not found")
 		return

backend/internal/handlers/helpers.go

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
-
-	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/auth"
 )
 
 func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, v any) {
@@ -20,62 +20,9 @@ func writeError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, msg string) {
 	writeJSON(w, status, map[string]string{"error": msg})
 }
 
-// resolveTenant gets the tenant ID for the authenticated user.
-// Checks X-Tenant-ID header first, then falls back to user's first tenant.
-func resolveTenant(r *http.Request, db *sqlx.DB) (uuid.UUID, error) {
-	userID, ok := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
-	if !ok {
-		return uuid.Nil, errUnauthorized
-	}
-
-	// Check header first
-	if headerVal := r.Header.Get("X-Tenant-ID"); headerVal != "" {
-		tenantID, err := uuid.Parse(headerVal)
-		if err != nil {
-			return uuid.Nil, errInvalidTenant
-		}
-		// Verify user has access to this tenant
-		var count int
-		err = db.Get(&count,
-			`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2`,
-			userID, tenantID)
-		if err != nil || count == 0 {
-			return uuid.Nil, errTenantAccess
-		}
-		return tenantID, nil
-	}
-
-	// Fall back to user's first tenant
-	var tenantID uuid.UUID
-	err := db.Get(&tenantID,
-		`SELECT tenant_id FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 ORDER BY created_at LIMIT 1`,
-		userID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return uuid.Nil, errNoTenant
-	}
-	return tenantID, nil
-}
-
-type apiError struct {
-	msg    string
-	status int
-}
-
-func (e *apiError) Error() string { return e.msg }
-
-var (
-	errUnauthorized = &apiError{msg: "unauthorized", status: http.StatusUnauthorized}
-	errInvalidTenant = &apiError{msg: "invalid tenant ID", status: http.StatusBadRequest}
-	errTenantAccess  = &apiError{msg: "no access to tenant", status: http.StatusForbidden}
-	errNoTenant      = &apiError{msg: "no tenant found for user", status: http.StatusBadRequest}
-)
-
-// handleTenantError writes the appropriate error response for tenant resolution errors
-func handleTenantError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
-	if ae, ok := err.(*apiError); ok {
-		writeError(w, ae.status, ae.msg)
-		return
-	}
+// internalError logs the real error and returns a generic message to the client.
+func internalError(w http.ResponseWriter, msg string, err error) {
+	slog.Error(msg, "error", err)
 	writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal error")
 }
 
@@ -88,3 +35,74 @@ func parsePathUUID(r *http.Request, key string) (uuid.UUID, error) {
 func parseUUID(s string) (uuid.UUID, error) {
 	return uuid.Parse(s)
 }
+
+// --- Input validation helpers ---
+
+const (
+	maxTitleLen       = 500
+	maxDescriptionLen = 10000
+	maxCaseNumberLen  = 100
+	maxSearchLen      = 200
+	maxPaginationLimit = 100
+)
+
+// validateStringLength checks if a string exceeds the given max length.
+func validateStringLength(field, value string, maxLen int) string {
+	if utf8.RuneCountInString(value) > maxLen {
+		return field + " exceeds maximum length"
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// clampPagination enforces sane pagination defaults and limits.
+func clampPagination(limit, offset int) (int, int) {
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		limit = 20
+	}
+	if limit > maxPaginationLimit {
+		limit = maxPaginationLimit
+	}
+	if offset < 0 {
+		offset = 0
+	}
+	return limit, offset
+}
+
+// sanitizeFilename removes characters unsafe for Content-Disposition headers.
+func sanitizeFilename(name string) string {
+	// Remove control characters, quotes, and backslashes
+	var b strings.Builder
+	for _, r := range name {
+		if r < 32 || r == '"' || r == '\\' || r == '/' {
+			b.WriteRune('_')
+		} else {
+			b.WriteRune(r)
+		}
+	}
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+// maskSettingsPassword masks the CalDAV password in tenant settings JSON before returning to clients.
+func maskSettingsPassword(settings json.RawMessage) json.RawMessage {
+	if len(settings) == 0 {
+		return settings
+	}
+	var m map[string]json.RawMessage
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(settings, &m); err != nil {
+		return settings
+	}
+	caldavRaw, ok := m["caldav"]
+	if !ok {
+		return settings
+	}
+	var caldav map[string]json.RawMessage
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(caldavRaw, &caldav); err != nil {
+		return settings
+	}
+	if _, ok := caldav["password"]; ok {
+		caldav["password"], _ = json.Marshal("********")
+	}
+	m["caldav"], _ = json.Marshal(caldav)
+	result, _ := json.Marshal(m)
+	return result
+}

backend/internal/handlers/notes.go

@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (h *NoteHandler) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "content is required")
 		return
 	}
+	if msg := validateStringLength("content", input.Content, maxDescriptionLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
 
 	var createdBy *uuid.UUID
 	if userID != uuid.Nil {
@@ -100,6 +104,10 @@ func (h *NoteHandler) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "content is required")
 		return
 	}
+	if msg := validateStringLength("content", req.Content, maxDescriptionLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
 
 	note, err := h.svc.Update(r.Context(), tenantID, noteID, req.Content)
 	if err != nil {

backend/internal/handlers/parties.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (h *PartyHandler) List(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	parties, err := h.svc.ListByCase(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to list parties", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -67,13 +67,18 @@ func (h *PartyHandler) Create(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if msg := validateStringLength("name", input.Name, maxTitleLen); msg != "" {
+		writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		return
+	}
+
 	party, err := h.svc.Create(r.Context(), tenantID, caseID, userID, input)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 			writeError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "case not found")
 			return
 		}
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to create party", err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ func (h *PartyHandler) Update(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	updated, err := h.svc.Update(r.Context(), tenantID, partyID, input)
 	if err != nil {
-		writeError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+		internalError(w, "failed to update party", err)
 		return
 	}
 	if updated == nil {

backend/internal/handlers/tenant_handler.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) CreateTenant(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tenant, err := h.svc.Create(r.Context(), userID, req.Name, req.Slug)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to create tenant", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -58,10 +60,16 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) ListTenants(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tenants, err := h.svc.ListForUser(r.Context(), userID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to list tenants", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Mask CalDAV passwords in tenant settings
+	for i := range tenants {
+		tenants[i].Settings = maskSettingsPassword(tenants[i].Settings)
+	}
+
 	jsonResponse(w, tenants, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +90,8 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) GetTenant(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Verify user has access to this tenant
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 	if role == "" {
@@ -92,7 +101,8 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) GetTenant(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tenant, err := h.svc.GetByID(r.Context(), tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to get tenant", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 	if tenant == nil {
@@ -100,6 +110,9 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) GetTenant(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Mask CalDAV password before returning
+	tenant.Settings = maskSettingsPassword(tenant.Settings)
+
 	jsonResponse(w, tenant, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -117,14 +130,15 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) InviteUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Only owners and admins can invite
+	// Only owners and partners can invite
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	if role != "owner" && role != "admin" {
-		jsonError(w, "only owners and admins can invite users", http.StatusForbidden)
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners and partners can invite users", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -141,16 +155,22 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) InviteUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	if req.Role == "" {
-		req.Role = "member"
+		req.Role = "associate"
 	}
-	if req.Role != "member" && req.Role != "admin" {
-		jsonError(w, "role must be member or admin", http.StatusBadRequest)
+	if !auth.IsValidRole(req.Role) {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid role", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	// Non-owners cannot invite as owner
+	if role != "owner" && req.Role == "owner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners can invite as owner", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
 	ut, err := h.svc.InviteByEmail(r.Context(), tenantID, req.Email, req.Role)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		// These are user-facing validation errors (user not found, already member)
+		jsonError(w, "failed to invite user", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -177,19 +197,21 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) RemoveMember(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Only owners and admins can remove members (or user removing themselves)
+	// Only owners and partners can remove members (or user removing themselves)
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	if role != "owner" && role != "admin" && userID != memberID {
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" && userID != memberID {
 		jsonError(w, "insufficient permissions", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := h.svc.RemoveMember(r.Context(), tenantID, memberID); err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		// These are user-facing validation errors (not a member, last owner, etc.)
+		jsonError(w, "failed to remove member", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -210,14 +232,15 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) UpdateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Only owners and admins can update settings
+	// Only owners and partners can update settings
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	if role != "owner" && role != "admin" {
-		jsonError(w, "only owners and admins can update settings", http.StatusForbidden)
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners and partners can update settings", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -229,10 +252,14 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) UpdateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	tenant, err := h.svc.UpdateSettings(r.Context(), tenantID, settings)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to update settings", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Mask CalDAV password before returning
+	tenant.Settings = maskSettingsPassword(tenant.Settings)
+
 	jsonResponse(w, tenant, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -253,7 +280,8 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) ListMembers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Verify user has access
 	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to get user role", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 	if role == "" {
@@ -263,13 +291,173 @@ func (h *TenantHandler) ListMembers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	members, err := h.svc.ListMembers(r.Context(), tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		slog.Error("failed to list members", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
 	jsonResponse(w, members, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
+// UpdateMemberRole handles PUT /api/tenants/{id}/members/{uid}/role
+func (h *TenantHandler) UpdateMemberRole(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userID, ok := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	tenantID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid tenant ID", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	memberID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("uid"))
+	if err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid member ID", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Only owners and partners can change roles
+	role, err := h.svc.GetUserRole(r.Context(), userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	if role != "owner" && role != "partner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners and partners can change roles", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		Role string `json:"role"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if !auth.IsValidRole(req.Role) {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid role", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Non-owners cannot promote to owner
+	if role != "owner" && req.Role == "owner" {
+		jsonError(w, "only owners can promote to owner", http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := h.svc.UpdateMemberRole(r.Context(), tenantID, memberID, req.Role); err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	jsonResponse(w, map[string]string{"status": "updated"}, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
+// AutoAssign handles POST /api/tenants/auto-assign — checks if the user's email domain
+// matches any tenant's auto_assign_domains and assigns them if so.
+func (h *TenantHandler) AutoAssign(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userID, ok := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		Email string `json:"email"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if req.Email == "" {
+		jsonError(w, "email is required", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Extract domain from email
+	parts := splitEmail(req.Email)
+	if parts == "" {
+		jsonError(w, "invalid email format", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	result, err := h.svc.AutoAssignByDomain(r.Context(), userID, parts)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("auto-assign failed", "error", err)
+		jsonError(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if result == nil {
+		jsonResponse(w, map[string]any{"assigned": false}, http.StatusOK)
+		return
+	}
+
+	jsonResponse(w, map[string]any{
+		"assigned":  true,
+		"tenant_id": result.ID,
+		"name":      result.Name,
+		"slug":      result.Slug,
+		"role":      result.Role,
+		"settings":  result.Settings,
+	}, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
+// splitEmail extracts the domain part from an email address.
+func splitEmail(email string) string {
+	at := -1
+	for i, c := range email {
+		if c == '@' {
+			at = i
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if at < 0 || at >= len(email)-1 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return email[at+1:]
+}
+
+// GetMe handles GET /api/me — returns the current user's ID and role in the active tenant.
+func (h *TenantHandler) GetMe(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userID, ok := auth.UserFromContext(r.Context())
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	role := auth.UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+	tenantID, _ := auth.TenantFromContext(r.Context())
+
+	// Get user's permissions for frontend UI
+	perms := auth.GetRolePermissions(role)
+
+	// Check if tenant is in demo mode
+	isDemo := false
+	if tenant, err := h.svc.GetByID(r.Context(), tenantID); err == nil && tenant != nil {
+		var settings map[string]json.RawMessage
+		if json.Unmarshal(tenant.Settings, &settings) == nil {
+			if demoRaw, ok := settings["demo"]; ok {
+				var demo bool
+				if json.Unmarshal(demoRaw, &demo) == nil {
+					isDemo = demo
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	jsonResponse(w, map[string]any{
+		"user_id":     userID,
+		"tenant_id":   tenantID,
+		"role":        role,
+		"permissions": perms,
+		"is_demo":     isDemo,
+	}, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
 func jsonResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, data interface{}, status int) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(status)

backend/internal/middleware/security.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// SecurityHeaders adds standard security headers to all responses.
+func SecurityHeaders(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("X-Frame-Options", "DENY")
+		w.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
+		w.Header().Set("X-XSS-Protection", "1; mode=block")
+		w.Header().Set("Strict-Transport-Security", "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains")
+		w.Header().Set("Referrer-Policy", "strict-origin-when-cross-origin")
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+// CORS returns middleware that restricts cross-origin requests to the given origin.
+// If allowedOrigin is empty, CORS headers are not set (same-origin only).
+func CORS(allowedOrigin string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			origin := r.Header.Get("Origin")
+
+			if allowedOrigin != "" && origin != "" && matchOrigin(origin, allowedOrigin) {
+				w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", allowedOrigin)
+				w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS")
+				w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type, Authorization, X-Tenant-ID")
+				w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Max-Age", "86400")
+				w.Header().Set("Vary", "Origin")
+			}
+
+			// Handle preflight
+			if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+				return
+			}
+
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// matchOrigin checks if the request origin matches the allowed origin.
+func matchOrigin(origin, allowed string) bool {
+	return strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimRight(origin, "/"), strings.TrimRight(allowed, "/"))
+}

backend/internal/models/audit_log.go

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+type AuditLog struct {
+	ID         int64            `db:"id" json:"id"`
+	TenantID   uuid.UUID        `db:"tenant_id" json:"tenant_id"`
+	UserID     *uuid.UUID       `db:"user_id" json:"user_id,omitempty"`
+	Action     string           `db:"action" json:"action"`
+	EntityType string           `db:"entity_type" json:"entity_type"`
+	EntityID   *uuid.UUID       `db:"entity_id" json:"entity_id,omitempty"`
+	OldValues  *json.RawMessage `db:"old_values" json:"old_values,omitempty"`
+	NewValues  *json.RawMessage `db:"new_values" json:"new_values,omitempty"`
+	IPAddress  *string          `db:"ip_address" json:"ip_address,omitempty"`
+	UserAgent  *string          `db:"user_agent" json:"user_agent,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt  time.Time        `db:"created_at" json:"created_at"`
+}

backend/internal/models/case_assignment.go

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+type CaseAssignment struct {
+	ID         uuid.UUID `db:"id" json:"id"`
+	CaseID     uuid.UUID `db:"case_id" json:"case_id"`
+	UserID     uuid.UUID `db:"user_id" json:"user_id"`
+	Role       string    `db:"role" json:"role"`
+	AssignedAt time.Time `db:"assigned_at" json:"assigned_at"`
+}

backend/internal/router/router.go

@@ -19,28 +19,30 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 
 	// Services
-	tenantSvc := services.NewTenantService(db)
-	caseSvc := services.NewCaseService(db)
-	partySvc := services.NewPartyService(db)
-	appointmentSvc := services.NewAppointmentService(db)
+	auditSvc := services.NewAuditService(db)
+	tenantSvc := services.NewTenantService(db, auditSvc)
+	caseSvc := services.NewCaseService(db, auditSvc)
+	partySvc := services.NewPartyService(db, auditSvc)
+	appointmentSvc := services.NewAppointmentService(db, auditSvc)
 	holidaySvc := services.NewHolidayService(db)
-	deadlineSvc := services.NewDeadlineService(db)
+	deadlineSvc := services.NewDeadlineService(db, auditSvc)
 	deadlineRuleSvc := services.NewDeadlineRuleService(db)
 	calculator := services.NewDeadlineCalculator(holidaySvc)
 	storageCli := services.NewStorageClient(cfg.SupabaseURL, cfg.SupabaseServiceKey)
-	documentSvc := services.NewDocumentService(db, storageCli)
+	documentSvc := services.NewDocumentService(db, storageCli, auditSvc)
+	assignmentSvc := services.NewCaseAssignmentService(db)
 
 	// AI service (optional — only if API key is configured)
 	var aiH *handlers.AIHandler
 	if cfg.AnthropicAPIKey != "" {
 		aiSvc := services.NewAIService(cfg.AnthropicAPIKey, db)
-		aiH = handlers.NewAIHandler(aiSvc, db)
+		aiH = handlers.NewAIHandler(aiSvc)
 	}
 
 	// Middleware
 	tenantResolver := auth.NewTenantResolver(tenantSvc)
 
-	noteSvc := services.NewNoteService(db)
+	noteSvc := services.NewNoteService(db, auditSvc)
 	dashboardSvc := services.NewDashboardService(db)
 
 	// Notification handler (optional — nil in tests)
@@ -50,17 +52,19 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	}
 
 	// Handlers
+	auditH := handlers.NewAuditLogHandler(auditSvc)
 	tenantH := handlers.NewTenantHandler(tenantSvc)
 	caseH := handlers.NewCaseHandler(caseSvc)
 	partyH := handlers.NewPartyHandler(partySvc)
 	apptH := handlers.NewAppointmentHandler(appointmentSvc)
-	deadlineH := handlers.NewDeadlineHandlers(deadlineSvc, db)
+	deadlineH := handlers.NewDeadlineHandlers(deadlineSvc)
 	ruleH := handlers.NewDeadlineRuleHandlers(deadlineRuleSvc)
 	calcH := handlers.NewCalculateHandlers(calculator, deadlineRuleSvc)
 	dashboardH := handlers.NewDashboardHandler(dashboardSvc)
 	noteH := handlers.NewNoteHandler(noteSvc)
 	eventH := handlers.NewCaseEventHandler(db)
 	docH := handlers.NewDocumentHandler(documentSvc)
+	assignmentH := handlers.NewCaseAssignmentHandler(assignmentSvc)
 
 	// Public routes
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /health", handleHealth(db))
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	api := http.NewServeMux()
 
 	// Tenant management (no tenant resolver — these operate across tenants)
+	api.HandleFunc("POST /api/tenants/auto-assign", tenantH.AutoAssign)
 	api.HandleFunc("POST /api/tenants", tenantH.CreateTenant)
 	api.HandleFunc("GET /api/tenants", tenantH.ListTenants)
 	api.HandleFunc("GET /api/tenants/{id}", tenantH.GetTenant)
@@ -76,71 +81,97 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 	api.HandleFunc("POST /api/tenants/{id}/invite", tenantH.InviteUser)
 	api.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/tenants/{id}/members/{uid}", tenantH.RemoveMember)
 	api.HandleFunc("GET /api/tenants/{id}/members", tenantH.ListMembers)
+	api.HandleFunc("PUT /api/tenants/{id}/members/{uid}/role", tenantH.UpdateMemberRole)
+
+	// Permission-wrapping helper: wraps a HandlerFunc with a permission check
+	perm := func(p auth.Permission, fn http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			role := auth.UserRoleFromContext(r.Context())
+			if !auth.HasPermission(role, p) {
+				w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+				w.Write([]byte(`{"error":"insufficient permissions"}`))
+				return
+			}
+			fn(w, r)
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Tenant-scoped routes (require tenant context)
 	scoped := http.NewServeMux()
 
-	// Cases
-	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases", caseH.List)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases", caseH.Create)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Get)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Update)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Delete)
+	// Current user info (role, permissions) — all authenticated users
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/me", tenantH.GetMe)
 
-	// Parties
+	// Cases — all can view, create needs PermCreateCase, archive needs PermCreateCase
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases", caseH.List)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases", perm(auth.PermCreateCase, caseH.Create))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Get)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/cases/{id}", caseH.Update)    // case-level access checked in handler
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/cases/{id}", perm(auth.PermCreateCase, caseH.Delete))
+
+	// Parties — same access as case editing
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}/parties", partyH.List)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/parties", partyH.Create)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/parties/{partyId}", partyH.Update)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/parties/{partyId}", partyH.Delete)
 
-	// Deadlines
+	// Deadlines — manage needs PermManageDeadlines, view is open
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", deadlineH.Get)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadlines", deadlineH.ListAll)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines", deadlineH.ListForCase)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines", deadlineH.Create)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", deadlineH.Update)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PATCH /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}/complete", deadlineH.Complete)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", deadlineH.Delete)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{caseID}/deadlines", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Create))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Update))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PATCH /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}/complete", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Complete))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/deadlines/{deadlineID}", perm(auth.PermManageDeadlines, deadlineH.Delete))
 
-	// Deadline rules (reference data)
+	// Deadline rules (reference data) — all can read
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadline-rules", ruleH.List)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/deadline-rules/{type}", ruleH.GetRuleTree)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/proceeding-types", ruleH.ListProceedingTypes)
 
-	// Deadline calculator
+	// Deadline calculator — all can use
 	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/deadlines/calculate", calcH.Calculate)
 
-	// Appointments
+	// Appointments — all can manage (PermManageAppointments granted to all)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/appointments/{id}", apptH.Get)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/appointments", apptH.List)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/appointments", apptH.Create)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/appointments/{id}", apptH.Update)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/appointments/{id}", apptH.Delete)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/appointments", perm(auth.PermManageAppointments, apptH.Create))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/appointments/{id}", perm(auth.PermManageAppointments, apptH.Update))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/appointments/{id}", perm(auth.PermManageAppointments, apptH.Delete))
 
-	// Case events
+	// Case assignments — manage team required for assign/unassign
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}/assignments", assignmentH.List)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/assignments", perm(auth.PermManageTeam, assignmentH.Assign))
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/cases/{id}/assignments/{uid}", perm(auth.PermManageTeam, assignmentH.Unassign))
+
+	// Case events — all can view
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/case-events/{id}", eventH.Get)
 
-	// Notes
+	// Notes — all can manage
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/notes", noteH.List)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/notes", noteH.Create)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/notes/{id}", noteH.Update)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/notes/{id}", noteH.Delete)
 
-	// Dashboard
+	// Dashboard — all can view
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/dashboard", dashboardH.Get)
 
-	// Documents
+	// Audit log
+	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/audit-log", perm(auth.PermViewAuditLog, auditH.List))
+
+	// Documents — all can upload, delete checked in handler (own vs all)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/cases/{id}/documents", docH.ListByCase)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/documents", docH.Upload)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/cases/{id}/documents", perm(auth.PermUploadDocuments, docH.Upload))
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/documents/{docId}", docH.Download)
 	scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/documents/{docId}/meta", docH.GetMeta)
-	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/documents/{docId}", docH.Delete)
+	scoped.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/documents/{docId}", docH.Delete) // permission check inside handler
 
 	// AI endpoints (rate limited: 5 req/min burst 10 per IP)
 	if aiH != nil {
 		aiLimiter := middleware.NewTokenBucket(5.0/60.0, 10)
-		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/extract-deadlines", aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.ExtractDeadlines))
-		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/summarize-case", aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.SummarizeCase))
+		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/extract-deadlines", perm(auth.PermAIExtraction, aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.ExtractDeadlines)))
+		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/ai/summarize-case", perm(auth.PermAIExtraction, aiLimiter.LimitFunc(aiH.SummarizeCase)))
 	}
 
 	// Notifications
@@ -153,10 +184,10 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 		scoped.HandleFunc("PUT /api/notification-preferences", notifH.UpdatePreferences)
 	}
 
-	// CalDAV sync endpoints
+	// CalDAV sync endpoints — settings permission required
 	if calDAVSvc != nil {
 		calDAVH := handlers.NewCalDAVHandler(calDAVSvc)
-		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/caldav/sync", calDAVH.TriggerSync)
+		scoped.HandleFunc("POST /api/caldav/sync", perm(auth.PermManageSettings, calDAVH.TriggerSync))
 		scoped.HandleFunc("GET /api/caldav/status", calDAVH.GetStatus)
 	}
 
@@ -165,14 +196,20 @@ func New(db *sqlx.DB, authMW *auth.Middleware, cfg *config.Config, calDAVSvc *se
 
 	mux.Handle("/api/", authMW.RequireAuth(api))
 
-	return requestLogger(mux)
+	// Apply security middleware stack: CORS -> Security Headers -> Request Logger -> Routes
+	var handler http.Handler = mux
+	handler = requestLogger(handler)
+	handler = middleware.SecurityHeaders(handler)
+	handler = middleware.CORS(cfg.FrontendOrigin)(handler)
+
+	return handler
 }
 
 func handleHealth(db *sqlx.DB) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err := db.Ping(); err != nil {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
-			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "error", "error": err.Error()})
+			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "error"})
 			return
 		}
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -210,4 +247,3 @@ func requestLogger(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		)
 	})
 }
-

backend/internal/services/appointment_service.go

@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type AppointmentService struct {
-	db *sqlx.DB
+	db    *sqlx.DB
+	audit *AuditService
 }
 
-func NewAppointmentService(db *sqlx.DB) *AppointmentService {
-	return &AppointmentService{db: db}
+func NewAppointmentService(db *sqlx.DB, audit *AuditService) *AppointmentService {
+	return &AppointmentService{db: db, audit: audit}
 }
 
 type AppointmentFilter struct {
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ func (s *AppointmentService) Create(ctx context.Context, a *models.Appointment)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating appointment: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "appointment", &a.ID, nil, a)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ func (s *AppointmentService) Update(ctx context.Context, a *models.Appointment)
 	if rows == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("appointment not found")
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "update", "appointment", &a.ID, nil, a)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -131,5 +134,6 @@ func (s *AppointmentService) Delete(ctx context.Context, tenantID, id uuid.UUID)
 	if rows == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("appointment not found")
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "delete", "appointment", &id, nil, nil)
 	return nil
 }

backend/internal/services/audit_service.go

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/auth"
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/models"
+)
+
+type AuditService struct {
+	db *sqlx.DB
+}
+
+func NewAuditService(db *sqlx.DB) *AuditService {
+	return &AuditService{db: db}
+}
+
+// Log records an audit entry. It extracts tenant, user, IP, and user-agent from context.
+// Errors are logged but not returned — audit logging must not break business operations.
+func (s *AuditService) Log(ctx context.Context, action, entityType string, entityID *uuid.UUID, oldValues, newValues any) {
+	tenantID, ok := auth.TenantFromContext(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		slog.Warn("audit: missing tenant_id in context", "action", action, "entity_type", entityType)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var userID *uuid.UUID
+	if uid, ok := auth.UserFromContext(ctx); ok {
+		userID = &uid
+	}
+
+	var oldJSON, newJSON *json.RawMessage
+	if oldValues != nil {
+		if b, err := json.Marshal(oldValues); err == nil {
+			raw := json.RawMessage(b)
+			oldJSON = &raw
+		}
+	}
+	if newValues != nil {
+		if b, err := json.Marshal(newValues); err == nil {
+			raw := json.RawMessage(b)
+			newJSON = &raw
+		}
+	}
+
+	ip := auth.IPFromContext(ctx)
+	ua := auth.UserAgentFromContext(ctx)
+
+	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO audit_log (tenant_id, user_id, action, entity_type, entity_id, old_values, new_values, ip_address, user_agent)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9)`,
+		tenantID, userID, action, entityType, entityID, oldJSON, newJSON, ip, ua)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("audit: failed to write log entry",
+			"error", err,
+			"action", action,
+			"entity_type", entityType,
+			"entity_id", entityID,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+// AuditFilter holds query parameters for listing audit log entries.
+type AuditFilter struct {
+	EntityType string
+	EntityID   *uuid.UUID
+	UserID     *uuid.UUID
+	From       string // RFC3339 date
+	To         string // RFC3339 date
+	Page       int
+	Limit      int
+}
+
+// List returns paginated audit log entries for a tenant.
+func (s *AuditService) List(ctx context.Context, tenantID uuid.UUID, filter AuditFilter) ([]models.AuditLog, int, error) {
+	if filter.Limit <= 0 {
+		filter.Limit = 50
+	}
+	if filter.Limit > 200 {
+		filter.Limit = 200
+	}
+	if filter.Page <= 0 {
+		filter.Page = 1
+	}
+	offset := (filter.Page - 1) * filter.Limit
+
+	where := "WHERE tenant_id = $1"
+	args := []any{tenantID}
+	argIdx := 2
+
+	if filter.EntityType != "" {
+		where += fmt.Sprintf(" AND entity_type = $%d", argIdx)
+		args = append(args, filter.EntityType)
+		argIdx++
+	}
+	if filter.EntityID != nil {
+		where += fmt.Sprintf(" AND entity_id = $%d", argIdx)
+		args = append(args, *filter.EntityID)
+		argIdx++
+	}
+	if filter.UserID != nil {
+		where += fmt.Sprintf(" AND user_id = $%d", argIdx)
+		args = append(args, *filter.UserID)
+		argIdx++
+	}
+	if filter.From != "" {
+		where += fmt.Sprintf(" AND created_at >= $%d", argIdx)
+		args = append(args, filter.From)
+		argIdx++
+	}
+	if filter.To != "" {
+		where += fmt.Sprintf(" AND created_at <= $%d", argIdx)
+		args = append(args, filter.To)
+		argIdx++
+	}
+
+	var total int
+	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &total, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM audit_log "+where, args...); err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("counting audit entries: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM audit_log %s ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $%d OFFSET $%d",
+		where, argIdx, argIdx+1)
+	args = append(args, filter.Limit, offset)
+
+	var entries []models.AuditLog
+	if err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &entries, query, args...); err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("listing audit entries: %w", err)
+	}
+	if entries == nil {
+		entries = []models.AuditLog{}
+	}
+
+	return entries, total, nil
+}

backend/internal/services/case_assignment_service.go

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/KanzlAI-mGMT/internal/models"
+)
+
+type CaseAssignmentService struct {
+	db *sqlx.DB
+}
+
+func NewCaseAssignmentService(db *sqlx.DB) *CaseAssignmentService {
+	return &CaseAssignmentService{db: db}
+}
+
+// ListByCase returns all assignments for a case.
+func (s *CaseAssignmentService) ListByCase(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID uuid.UUID) ([]models.CaseAssignment, error) {
+	var assignments []models.CaseAssignment
+	err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &assignments,
+		`SELECT ca.id, ca.case_id, ca.user_id, ca.role, ca.assigned_at
+		 FROM case_assignments ca
+		 JOIN cases c ON c.id = ca.case_id
+		 WHERE ca.case_id = $1 AND c.tenant_id = $2
+		 ORDER BY ca.assigned_at`,
+		caseID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list case assignments: %w", err)
+	}
+	return assignments, nil
+}
+
+// Assign adds a user to a case with the given role.
+func (s *CaseAssignmentService) Assign(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID, userID uuid.UUID, role string) (*models.CaseAssignment, error) {
+	// Verify user is a member of this tenant
+	var memberExists bool
+	err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &memberExists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2)`,
+		userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check membership: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !memberExists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user is not a member of this tenant")
+	}
+
+	// Verify case belongs to tenant
+	var caseExists bool
+	err = s.db.GetContext(ctx, &caseExists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM cases WHERE id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2)`,
+		caseID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check case: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !caseExists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("case not found")
+	}
+
+	var assignment models.CaseAssignment
+	err = s.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO case_assignments (case_id, user_id, role)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+		 ON CONFLICT (case_id, user_id) DO UPDATE SET role = EXCLUDED.role
+		 RETURNING id, case_id, user_id, role, assigned_at`,
+		caseID, userID, role,
+	).StructScan(&assignment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("assign user to case: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &assignment, nil
+}
+
+// Unassign removes a user from a case.
+func (s *CaseAssignmentService) Unassign(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID, userID uuid.UUID) error {
+	result, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`DELETE FROM case_assignments ca
+		 USING cases c
+		 WHERE ca.case_id = c.id AND ca.case_id = $1 AND ca.user_id = $2 AND c.tenant_id = $3`,
+		caseID, userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unassign: %w", err)
+	}
+	rows, _ := result.RowsAffected()
+	if rows == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("assignment not found")
+	}
+	return nil
+}

backend/internal/services/case_service.go

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type CaseService struct {
-	db *sqlx.DB
+	db    *sqlx.DB
+	audit *AuditService
 }
 
-func NewCaseService(db *sqlx.DB) *CaseService {
-	return &CaseService{db: db}
+func NewCaseService(db *sqlx.DB, audit *AuditService) *CaseService {
+	return &CaseService{db: db, audit: audit}
 }
 
 type CaseFilter struct {
@@ -162,6 +163,9 @@ func (s *CaseService) Create(ctx context.Context, tenantID uuid.UUID, userID uui
 	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &c, "SELECT * FROM cases WHERE id = $1", id); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching created case: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "case", &id, nil, c)
+
 	return &c, nil
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +243,9 @@ func (s *CaseService) Update(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID uuid.UUID, us
 	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &updated, "SELECT * FROM cases WHERE id = $1", caseID); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching updated case: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "update", "case", &caseID, current, updated)
+
 	return &updated, nil
 }
 
@@ -254,6 +261,7 @@ func (s *CaseService) Delete(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID uuid.UUID, us
 		return sql.ErrNoRows
 	}
 	createEvent(ctx, s.db, tenantID, caseID, userID, "case_archived", "Case archived", nil)
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "delete", "case", &caseID, map[string]string{"status": "active"}, map[string]string{"status": "archived"})
 	return nil
 }
 

backend/internal/services/deadline_service.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package services
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
@@ -13,12 +14,13 @@ import (
 
 // DeadlineService handles CRUD operations for case deadlines
 type DeadlineService struct {
-	db *sqlx.DB
+	db    *sqlx.DB
+	audit *AuditService
 }
 
 // NewDeadlineService creates a new deadline service
-func NewDeadlineService(db *sqlx.DB) *DeadlineService {
-	return &DeadlineService{db: db}
+func NewDeadlineService(db *sqlx.DB, audit *AuditService) *DeadlineService {
+	return &DeadlineService{db: db, audit: audit}
 }
 
 // ListAll returns all deadlines for a tenant, ordered by due_date
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ type CreateDeadlineInput struct {
 }
 
 // Create inserts a new deadline
-func (s *DeadlineService) Create(tenantID uuid.UUID, input CreateDeadlineInput) (*models.Deadline, error) {
+func (s *DeadlineService) Create(ctx context.Context, tenantID uuid.UUID, input CreateDeadlineInput) (*models.Deadline, error) {
 	id := uuid.New()
 	source := input.Source
 	if source == "" {
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ func (s *DeadlineService) Create(tenantID uuid.UUID, input CreateDeadlineInput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating deadline: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "deadline", &id, nil, d)
 	return &d, nil
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ type UpdateDeadlineInput struct {
 }
 
 // Update modifies an existing deadline
-func (s *DeadlineService) Update(tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID, input UpdateDeadlineInput) (*models.Deadline, error) {
+func (s *DeadlineService) Update(ctx context.Context, tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID, input UpdateDeadlineInput) (*models.Deadline, error) {
 	// First check it exists and belongs to tenant
 	existing, err := s.GetByID(tenantID, deadlineID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -154,11 +157,12 @@ func (s *DeadlineService) Update(tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID, input UpdateDea
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("updating deadline: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "update", "deadline", &deadlineID, existing, d)
 	return &d, nil
 }
 
 // Complete marks a deadline as completed
-func (s *DeadlineService) Complete(tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID) (*models.Deadline, error) {
+func (s *DeadlineService) Complete(ctx context.Context, tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID) (*models.Deadline, error) {
 	query := `UPDATE deadlines SET
 	            status = 'completed',
 	            completed_at = $1,
@@ -176,11 +180,12 @@ func (s *DeadlineService) Complete(tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID) (*models.Dead
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("completing deadline: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "update", "deadline", &deadlineID, map[string]string{"status": "pending"}, map[string]string{"status": "completed"})
 	return &d, nil
 }
 
 // Delete removes a deadline
-func (s *DeadlineService) Delete(tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID) error {
+func (s *DeadlineService) Delete(ctx context.Context, tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID) error {
 	query := `DELETE FROM deadlines WHERE id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2`
 	result, err := s.db.Exec(query, deadlineID, tenantID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -193,5 +198,6 @@ func (s *DeadlineService) Delete(tenantID, deadlineID uuid.UUID) error {
 	if rows == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("deadline not found")
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "delete", "deadline", &deadlineID, nil, nil)
 	return nil
 }

backend/internal/services/document_service.go

@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ const documentBucket = "kanzlai-documents"
 type DocumentService struct {
 	db      *sqlx.DB
 	storage *StorageClient
+	audit   *AuditService
 }
 
-func NewDocumentService(db *sqlx.DB, storage *StorageClient) *DocumentService {
-	return &DocumentService{db: db, storage: storage}
+func NewDocumentService(db *sqlx.DB, storage *StorageClient, audit *AuditService) *DocumentService {
+	return &DocumentService{db: db, storage: storage, audit: audit}
 }
 
 type CreateDocumentInput struct {
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ func (s *DocumentService) Create(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID, userID u
 	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &doc, "SELECT * FROM documents WHERE id = $1", id); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching created document: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "document", &id, nil, doc)
 	return &doc, nil
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ func (s *DocumentService) Delete(ctx context.Context, tenantID, docID, userID uu
 	// Log case event
 	createEvent(ctx, s.db, tenantID, doc.CaseID, userID, "document_deleted",
 		fmt.Sprintf("Document deleted: %s", doc.Title), nil)
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "delete", "document", &docID, doc, nil)
 
 	return nil
 }

backend/internal/services/note_service.go

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type NoteService struct {
-	db *sqlx.DB
+	db    *sqlx.DB
+	audit *AuditService
 }
 
-func NewNoteService(db *sqlx.DB) *NoteService {
-	return &NoteService{db: db}
+func NewNoteService(db *sqlx.DB, audit *AuditService) *NoteService {
+	return &NoteService{db: db, audit: audit}
 }
 
 // ListByParent returns all notes for a given parent entity, scoped to tenant.
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ func (s *NoteService) Create(ctx context.Context, tenantID uuid.UUID, createdBy
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating note: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "note", &id, nil, n)
 	return &n, nil
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ func (s *NoteService) Update(ctx context.Context, tenantID, noteID uuid.UUID, co
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("updating note: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "update", "note", &noteID, nil, n)
 	return &n, nil
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ func (s *NoteService) Delete(ctx context.Context, tenantID, noteID uuid.UUID) er
 	if rows == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("note not found")
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "delete", "note", &noteID, nil, nil)
 	return nil
 }
 

backend/internal/services/party_service.go

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type PartyService struct {
-	db *sqlx.DB
+	db    *sqlx.DB
+	audit *AuditService
 }
 
-func NewPartyService(db *sqlx.DB) *PartyService {
-	return &PartyService{db: db}
+func NewPartyService(db *sqlx.DB, audit *AuditService) *PartyService {
+	return &PartyService{db: db, audit: audit}
 }
 
 type CreatePartyInput struct {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func (s *PartyService) Create(ctx context.Context, tenantID, caseID uuid.UUID, u
 	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &party, "SELECT * FROM parties WHERE id = $1", id); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching created party: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "party", &id, nil, party)
 	return &party, nil
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ func (s *PartyService) Update(ctx context.Context, tenantID, partyID uuid.UUID,
 	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &updated, "SELECT * FROM parties WHERE id = $1", partyID); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetching updated party: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "update", "party", &partyID, current, updated)
 	return &updated, nil
 }
 
@@ -148,5 +151,6 @@ func (s *PartyService) Delete(ctx context.Context, tenantID, partyID uuid.UUID)
 	if rows == 0 {
 		return sql.ErrNoRows
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "delete", "party", &partyID, nil, nil)
 	return nil
 }

backend/internal/services/tenant_service.go

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type TenantService struct {
-	db *sqlx.DB
+	db    *sqlx.DB
+	audit *AuditService
 }
 
-func NewTenantService(db *sqlx.DB) *TenantService {
-	return &TenantService{db: db}
+func NewTenantService(db *sqlx.DB, audit *AuditService) *TenantService {
+	return &TenantService{db: db, audit: audit}
 }
 
 // Create creates a new tenant and assigns the creator as owner.
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ func (s *TenantService) Create(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID, name, slug
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("commit: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "tenant", &tenant.ID, nil, tenant)
 	return &tenant, nil
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +103,19 @@ func (s *TenantService) GetUserRole(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.U
 	return role, nil
 }
 
+// VerifyAccess checks if a user has access to a given tenant.
+func (s *TenantService) VerifyAccess(ctx context.Context, userID, tenantID uuid.UUID) (bool, error) {
+	var exists bool
+	err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &exists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2)`,
+		userID, tenantID,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("verify tenant access: %w", err)
+	}
+	return exists, nil
+}
+
 // FirstTenantForUser returns the user's first tenant (by name), used as default.
 func (s *TenantService) FirstTenantForUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (*uuid.UUID, error) {
 	var tenantID uuid.UUID
@@ -171,6 +186,7 @@ func (s *TenantService) InviteByEmail(ctx context.Context, tenantID uuid.UUID, e
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invite user: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "membership", &tenantID, nil, ut)
 	return &ut, nil
 }
 
@@ -186,9 +202,92 @@ func (s *TenantService) UpdateSettings(ctx context.Context, tenantID uuid.UUID,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("update settings: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "update", "settings", &tenantID, nil, settings)
 	return &tenant, nil
 }
 
+// UpdateMemberRole changes a member's role in a tenant.
+func (s *TenantService) UpdateMemberRole(ctx context.Context, tenantID, userID uuid.UUID, newRole string) error {
+	// Get current role
+	currentRole, err := s.GetUserRole(ctx, userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get current role: %w", err)
+	}
+	if currentRole == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("user is not a member of this tenant")
+	}
+
+	// If demoting the last owner, block it
+	if currentRole == "owner" && newRole != "owner" {
+		var ownerCount int
+		err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &ownerCount,
+			`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM user_tenants WHERE tenant_id = $1 AND role = 'owner'`,
+			tenantID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("count owners: %w", err)
+		}
+		if ownerCount <= 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot demote the last owner")
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err = s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE user_tenants SET role = $1 WHERE user_id = $2 AND tenant_id = $3`,
+		newRole, userID, tenantID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("update role: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AutoAssignByDomain finds a tenant with a matching auto_assign_domains setting
+// and adds the user as a member. Returns the tenant and role, or nil if no match.
+func (s *TenantService) AutoAssignByDomain(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID, emailDomain string) (*models.TenantWithRole, error) {
+	// Find tenant where settings.auto_assign_domains contains this domain
+	var tenant models.Tenant
+	err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &tenant,
+		`SELECT id, name, slug, settings, created_at, updated_at
+		 FROM tenants
+		 WHERE settings->'auto_assign_domains' ? $1
+		 LIMIT 1`,
+		emailDomain,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil // no match — not an error
+	}
+
+	// Check if already a member
+	var exists bool
+	err = s.db.GetContext(ctx, &exists,
+		`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM user_tenants WHERE user_id = $1 AND tenant_id = $2)`,
+		userID, tenant.ID,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("check membership: %w", err)
+	}
+	if exists {
+		// Already a member — return the existing membership
+		role, err := s.GetUserRole(ctx, userID, tenant.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("get existing role: %w", err)
+		}
+		return &models.TenantWithRole{Tenant: tenant, Role: role}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Add as member (associate by default for auto-assigned users)
+	role := "associate"
+	_, err = s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO user_tenants (user_id, tenant_id, role) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)`,
+		userID, tenant.ID, role,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("auto-assign user: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "create", "auto_membership", &tenant.ID, map[string]any{"domain": emailDomain}, map[string]any{"user_id": userID, "role": role})
+	return &models.TenantWithRole{Tenant: tenant, Role: role}, nil
+}
+
 // RemoveMember removes a user from a tenant. Cannot remove the last owner.
 func (s *TenantService) RemoveMember(ctx context.Context, tenantID, userID uuid.UUID) error {
 	// Check if the user being removed is an owner
@@ -223,5 +322,6 @@ func (s *TenantService) RemoveMember(ctx context.Context, tenantID, userID uuid.
 		return fmt.Errorf("remove member: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	s.audit.Log(ctx, "delete", "membership", &tenantID, map[string]any{"user_id": userID, "role": role}, nil)
 	return nil
 }

frontend/src/app/(app)/cases/[id]/layout.tsx

@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ import {
   Clock,
   FileText,
   Users,
+  UserCheck,
   StickyNote,
   AlertTriangle,
+  ScrollText,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { format } from "date-fns";
 import { de } from "date-fns/locale";
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ const TABS = [
   { segment: "fristen", label: "Fristen", icon: Clock },
   { segment: "dokumente", label: "Dokumente", icon: FileText },
   { segment: "parteien", label: "Parteien", icon: Users },
+  { segment: "mitarbeiter", label: "Mitarbeiter", icon: UserCheck },
   { segment: "notizen", label: "Notizen", icon: StickyNote },
+  { segment: "protokoll", label: "Protokoll", icon: ScrollText },
 ] as const;
 
 const TAB_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -51,7 +55,9 @@ const TAB_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
   fristen: "Fristen",
   dokumente: "Dokumente",
   parteien: "Parteien",
+  mitarbeiter: "Mitarbeiter",
   notizen: "Notizen",
+  protokoll: "Protokoll",
 };
 
 function CaseDetailSkeleton() {

frontend/src/app/(app)/cases/[id]/mitarbeiter/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useParams } from "next/navigation";
+import { CaseAssignments } from "@/components/cases/CaseAssignments";
+
+export default function CaseMitarbeiterPage() {
+  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
+  return <CaseAssignments caseId={id} />;
+}

frontend/src/app/(app)/cases/[id]/protokoll/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useParams, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
+import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+import type { AuditLogResponse } from "@/lib/types";
+import { format } from "date-fns";
+import { de } from "date-fns/locale";
+import { Loader2, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react";
+
+const ACTION_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
+  create: "Erstellt",
+  update: "Aktualisiert",
+  delete: "Geloescht",
+};
+
+const ACTION_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
+  create: "bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-700",
+  update: "bg-blue-50 text-blue-700",
+  delete: "bg-red-50 text-red-700",
+};
+
+const ENTITY_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
+  case: "Akte",
+  deadline: "Frist",
+  appointment: "Termin",
+  document: "Dokument",
+  party: "Partei",
+  note: "Notiz",
+  settings: "Einstellungen",
+  membership: "Mitgliedschaft",
+};
+
+function DiffPreview({
+  oldValues,
+  newValues,
+}: {
+  oldValues?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  newValues?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}) {
+  if (!oldValues && !newValues) return null;
+
+  const allKeys = new Set([
+    ...Object.keys(oldValues ?? {}),
+    ...Object.keys(newValues ?? {}),
+  ]);
+
+  const changes: { key: string; from?: unknown; to?: unknown }[] = [];
+  for (const key of allKeys) {
+    const oldVal = oldValues?.[key];
+    const newVal = newValues?.[key];
+    if (JSON.stringify(oldVal) !== JSON.stringify(newVal)) {
+      changes.push({ key, from: oldVal, to: newVal });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (changes.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-2 space-y-1">
+      {changes.slice(0, 5).map((c) => (
+        <div key={c.key} className="flex items-baseline gap-2 text-xs">
+          <span className="font-medium text-neutral-500">{c.key}:</span>
+          {c.from !== undefined && (
+            <span className="rounded bg-red-50 px-1 text-red-600 line-through">
+              {String(c.from)}
+            </span>
+          )}
+          {c.to !== undefined && (
+            <span className="rounded bg-emerald-50 px-1 text-emerald-600">
+              {String(c.to)}
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      ))}
+      {changes.length > 5 && (
+        <span className="text-xs text-neutral-400">
+          +{changes.length - 5} weitere Aenderungen
+        </span>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function ProtokollPage() {
+  const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const page = Number(searchParams.get("page")) || 1;
+
+  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["audit-log", id, page],
+    queryFn: () =>
+      api.get<AuditLogResponse>(
+        `/audit-log?entity_id=${id}&page=${page}&limit=50`,
+      ),
+  });
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+        <Loader2 className="h-5 w-5 animate-spin text-neutral-400" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const entries = data?.entries ?? [];
+  const total = data?.total ?? 0;
+  const totalPages = Math.ceil(total / 50);
+
+  if (entries.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className="py-8 text-center text-sm text-neutral-400">
+        Keine Protokolleintraege vorhanden.
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="space-y-3">
+        {entries.map((entry) => (
+          <div
+            key={entry.id}
+            className="rounded-md border border-neutral-100 bg-white px-4 py-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <span
+                  className={`inline-block rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${ACTION_COLORS[entry.action] ?? "bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-600"}`}
+                >
+                  {ACTION_LABELS[entry.action] ?? entry.action}
+                </span>
+                <span className="text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700">
+                  {ENTITY_LABELS[entry.entity_type] ?? entry.entity_type}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <span className="shrink-0 text-xs text-neutral-400">
+                {format(new Date(entry.created_at), "d. MMM yyyy, HH:mm", {
+                  locale: de,
+                })}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <DiffPreview
+              oldValues={entry.old_values}
+              newValues={entry.new_values}
+            />
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {totalPages > 1 && (
+        <div className="mt-4 flex items-center justify-between">
+          <span className="text-xs text-neutral-400">
+            {total} Eintraege, Seite {page} von {totalPages}
+          </span>
+          <div className="flex gap-1">
+            {page > 1 && (
+              <a
+                href={`?page=${page - 1}`}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-neutral-600 hover:bg-neutral-50"
+              >
+                <ChevronLeft className="h-3 w-3" /> Zurueck
+              </a>
+            )}
+            {page < totalPages && (
+              <a
+                href={`?page=${page + 1}`}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-neutral-600 hover:bg-neutral-50"
+              >
+                Weiter <ChevronRight className="h-3 w-3" />
+              </a>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/app/(app)/cases/page.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Plus, Search, FolderOpen } from "lucide-react";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { SkeletonTable } from "@/components/ui/Skeleton";
 import { EmptyState } from "@/components/ui/EmptyState";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
 
 const STATUS_OPTIONS = [
   { value: "", label: "Alle Status" },
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ const inputClass =
 export default function CasesPage() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const { can } = usePermissions();
+  const canCreateCase = can("create_case");
 
   const [search, setSearch] = useState(searchParams.get("search") ?? "");
   const [status, setStatus] = useState(searchParams.get("status") ?? "");
@@ -86,13 +89,15 @@ export default function CasesPage() {
             {data ? `${data.total} Akten` : "\u00A0"}
           </p>
         </div>
-        <Link
-          href="/cases/new"
-          className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800"
-        >
-          <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
-          Neue Akte
-        </Link>
+        {canCreateCase && (
+          <Link
+            href="/cases/new"
+            className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800"
+          >
+            <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
+            Neue Akte
+          </Link>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <div className="mt-4 flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-center">
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ export default function CasesPage() {
                 : "Erstellen Sie Ihre erste Akte, um loszulegen."
             }
             action={
-              !search && !status && !type ? (
+              !search && !status && !type && canCreateCase ? (
                 <Link
                   href="/cases/new"
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800"

frontend/src/app/(app)/layout.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Sidebar } from "@/components/layout/Sidebar";
 import { Header } from "@/components/layout/Header";
+import { DemoBanner } from "@/components/layout/DemoBanner";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export default function AppLayout({
     <div className="flex h-screen overflow-hidden bg-neutral-50">
       <Sidebar />
       <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden">
+        <DemoBanner />
         <Header />
         <main className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4 sm:p-6">{children}</main>
       </div>

frontend/src/app/(auth)/register/page.tsx

@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ import { api } from "@/lib/api";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useState } from "react";
 
+interface AutoAssignResponse {
+  assigned: boolean;
+  tenant_id?: string;
+  name?: string;
+  slug?: string;
+  role?: string;
+  settings?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
 export default function RegisterPage() {
   const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
   const [firmName, setFirmName] = useState("");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [showFirmName, setShowFirmName] = useState(true);
   const router = useRouter();
   const supabase = createClient();
 
@@ -34,8 +44,30 @@ export default function RegisterPage() {
       return;
     }
 
-    // 2. Create tenant via backend (the backend adds the user as owner)
     if (data.session) {
+      // 2. Check if email domain matches an existing tenant for auto-assignment
+      try {
+        const result = await api.post<AutoAssignResponse>("/tenants/auto-assign", { email });
+        if (result.assigned && result.tenant_id) {
+          // Auto-assigned — store tenant and go to dashboard
+          localStorage.setItem("kanzlai_tenant_id", result.tenant_id);
+          router.push("/");
+          router.refresh();
+          return;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Auto-assign failed — fall through to manual tenant creation
+      }
+
+      // 3. No auto-assignment — create tenant manually
+      if (!firmName) {
+        // Show firm name field if not yet visible
+        setShowFirmName(true);
+        setError("Bitte geben Sie einen Kanzleinamen ein");
+        setLoading(false);
+        return;
+      }
+
       try {
         await api.post("/tenants", { name: firmName });
       } catch (err: unknown) {
@@ -68,23 +100,27 @@ export default function RegisterPage() {
         </div>
 
         <form onSubmit={handleRegister} className="space-y-4">
-          <div>
-            <label
-              htmlFor="firm"
-              className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700"
-            >
-              Kanzleiname
-            </label>
-            <input
-              id="firm"
-              type="text"
-              value={firmName}
-              onChange={(e) => setFirmName(e.target.value)}
-              required
-              className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-md border border-neutral-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm placeholder-neutral-400 focus:border-neutral-900 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-900"
-              placeholder="Muster & Partner Rechtsanwaelte"
-            />
-          </div>
+          {showFirmName && (
+            <div>
+              <label
+                htmlFor="firm"
+                className="block text-sm font-medium text-neutral-700"
+              >
+                Kanzleiname
+              </label>
+              <input
+                id="firm"
+                type="text"
+                value={firmName}
+                onChange={(e) => setFirmName(e.target.value)}
+                className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-md border border-neutral-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm placeholder-neutral-400 focus:border-neutral-900 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-900"
+                placeholder="Muster & Partner Rechtsanwaelte"
+              />
+              <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-neutral-400">
+                Leer lassen, falls Sie zu einer bestehenden Kanzlei eingeladen wurden
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          )}
 
           <div>
             <label

frontend/src/components/cases/CaseAssignments.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { UserPlus, Trash2, Users } from "lucide-react";
+import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+import type { CaseAssignment, UserTenant } from "@/lib/types";
+import { CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS } from "@/lib/types";
+import type { CaseAssignmentRole } from "@/lib/types";
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/Skeleton";
+import { EmptyState } from "@/components/ui/EmptyState";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
+
+export function CaseAssignments({ caseId }: { caseId: string }) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { can } = usePermissions();
+  const canManage = can("manage_team");
+
+  const tenantId =
+    typeof window !== "undefined"
+      ? localStorage.getItem("kanzlai_tenant_id")
+      : null;
+
+  const [selectedUser, setSelectedUser] = useState("");
+  const [assignRole, setAssignRole] = useState<CaseAssignmentRole>("team");
+
+  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["case-assignments", caseId],
+    queryFn: () =>
+      api.get<{ assignments: CaseAssignment[]; total: number }>(
+        `/cases/${caseId}/assignments`,
+      ),
+  });
+
+  const { data: members } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["tenant-members", tenantId],
+    queryFn: () =>
+      api.get<UserTenant[]>(`/tenants/${tenantId}/members`),
+    enabled: !!tenantId && canManage,
+  });
+
+  const assignMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: { user_id: string; role: string }) =>
+      api.post(`/cases/${caseId}/assignments`, input),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["case-assignments", caseId] });
+      setSelectedUser("");
+      toast.success("Mitarbeiter zugewiesen");
+    },
+    onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
+      toast.error(err.error || "Fehler beim Zuweisen");
+    },
+  });
+
+  const unassignMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (userId: string) =>
+      api.delete(`/cases/${caseId}/assignments/${userId}`),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["case-assignments", caseId] });
+      toast.success("Zuweisung entfernt");
+    },
+    onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
+      toast.error(err.error || "Fehler beim Entfernen");
+    },
+  });
+
+  const assignments = data?.assignments ?? [];
+  const assignedUserIds = new Set(assignments.map((a) => a.user_id));
+  const availableMembers = (members ?? []).filter(
+    (m) => !assignedUserIds.has(m.user_id),
+  );
+
+  const handleAssign = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!selectedUser) return;
+    assignMutation.mutate({ user_id: selectedUser, role: assignRole });
+  };
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="space-y-3">
+        <Skeleton className="h-10 w-full" />
+        <Skeleton className="h-10 w-full" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900">
+        Zugewiesene Mitarbeiter
+      </h3>
+
+      {/* Assign form — only for owners/partners */}
+      {canManage && availableMembers.length > 0 && (
+        <form onSubmit={handleAssign} className="flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row">
+          <select
+            value={selectedUser}
+            onChange={(e) => setSelectedUser(e.target.value)}
+            className="flex-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+          >
+            <option value="">Mitarbeiter auswählen...</option>
+            {availableMembers.map((m) => (
+              <option key={m.user_id} value={m.user_id}>
+                {m.user_id.slice(0, 8)}... ({m.role})
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+          <select
+            value={assignRole}
+            onChange={(e) => setAssignRole(e.target.value as CaseAssignmentRole)}
+            className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+          >
+            {(Object.keys(CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS) as CaseAssignmentRole[]).map(
+              (r) => (
+                <option key={r} value={r}>
+                  {CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS[r]}
+                </option>
+              ),
+            )}
+          </select>
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            disabled={assignMutation.isPending || !selectedUser}
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-neutral-800 disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            <UserPlus className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            Zuweisen
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Assignments list */}
+      {assignments.length > 0 ? (
+        <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-neutral-200">
+          {assignments.map((a, i) => (
+            <div
+              key={a.id}
+              className={`flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2.5 ${
+                i < assignments.length - 1 ? "border-b border-neutral-100" : ""
+              }`}
+            >
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                <div className="flex h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-neutral-100">
+                  <Users className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-neutral-500" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-neutral-900">
+                    {a.user_id.slice(0, 8)}...
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500">
+                    {CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS[a.role as CaseAssignmentRole] ??
+                      a.role}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              {canManage && (
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => unassignMutation.mutate(a.user_id)}
+                  disabled={unassignMutation.isPending}
+                  className="rounded-md p-1 text-neutral-400 hover:bg-red-50 hover:text-red-600 disabled:opacity-50"
+                  title="Zuweisung entfernen"
+                >
+                  <Trash2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <EmptyState
+          icon={Users}
+          title="Keine Zuweisungen"
+          description="Noch keine Mitarbeiter zugewiesen."
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/layout/DemoBanner.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
+
+export function DemoBanner() {
+  const { isDemo, isLoading } = usePermissions();
+
+  if (isLoading || !isDemo) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 bg-amber-50 border-b border-amber-200 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-amber-800">
+      <span className="font-medium">Demo-Modus</span>
+      <span className="text-amber-600">&mdash;</span>
+      <span>Keine echten Mandantendaten eingeben</span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -13,19 +13,32 @@ import {
   X,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
 
-const navigation = [
+interface NavItem {
+  name: string;
+  href: string;
+  icon: typeof LayoutDashboard;
+  permission?: string;
+}
+
+const allNavigation: NavItem[] = [
   { name: "Dashboard", href: "/dashboard", icon: LayoutDashboard },
   { name: "Akten", href: "/cases", icon: FolderOpen },
   { name: "Fristen", href: "/fristen", icon: Clock },
   { name: "Termine", href: "/termine", icon: Calendar },
-  { name: "AI Analyse", href: "/ai/extract", icon: Brain },
-  { name: "Einstellungen", href: "/einstellungen", icon: Settings },
+  { name: "AI Analyse", href: "/ai/extract", icon: Brain, permission: "ai_extraction" },
+  { name: "Einstellungen", href: "/einstellungen", icon: Settings, permission: "manage_settings" },
 ];
 
 export function Sidebar() {
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const [mobileOpen, setMobileOpen] = useState(false);
+  const { can, isLoading: permLoading } = usePermissions();
+
+  const navigation = allNavigation.filter(
+    (item) => !item.permission || permLoading || can(item.permission),
+  );
 
   // Close on route change
   useEffect(() => {

frontend/src/components/settings/TeamSettings.tsx

@@ -3,27 +3,36 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
-import { UserPlus, Trash2, Shield, Crown, User } from "lucide-react";
+import { UserPlus, Trash2, Crown, Scale, Briefcase, FileText, Phone } from "lucide-react";
 import { api } from "@/lib/api";
-import type { UserTenant } from "@/lib/types";
+import type { UserTenant, UserRole } from "@/lib/types";
+import { ROLE_LABELS } from "@/lib/types";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/Skeleton";
 import { EmptyState } from "@/components/ui/EmptyState";
+import { usePermissions } from "@/lib/hooks/usePermissions";
 
-const ROLE_LABELS: Record<string, { label: string; icon: typeof Crown }> = {
-  owner: { label: "Eigentümer", icon: Crown },
-  admin: { label: "Administrator", icon: Shield },
-  member: { label: "Mitglied", icon: User },
+const ROLE_CONFIG: Record<UserRole, { label: string; icon: typeof Crown }> = {
+  owner: { label: ROLE_LABELS.owner, icon: Crown },
+  partner: { label: ROLE_LABELS.partner, icon: Scale },
+  associate: { label: ROLE_LABELS.associate, icon: Briefcase },
+  paralegal: { label: ROLE_LABELS.paralegal, icon: FileText },
+  secretary: { label: ROLE_LABELS.secretary, icon: Phone },
 };
 
+const INVITE_ROLES: UserRole[] = ["partner", "associate", "paralegal", "secretary"];
+
 export function TeamSettings() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { can, role: myRole } = usePermissions();
   const tenantId =
     typeof window !== "undefined"
       ? localStorage.getItem("kanzlai_tenant_id")
       : null;
 
   const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
-  const [role, setRole] = useState("member");
+  const [role, setRole] = useState<string>("associate");
+
+  const canManageTeam = can("manage_team");
 
   const {
     data: members,
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
     onSuccess: () => {
       queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["tenant-members"] });
       setEmail("");
-      setRole("member");
+      setRole("associate");
       toast.success("Benutzer eingeladen");
     },
     onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
@@ -62,6 +71,19 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
     },
   });
 
+  const updateRoleMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ userId, newRole }: { userId: string; newRole: string }) =>
+      api.put(`/tenants/${tenantId}/members/${userId}/role`, { role: newRole }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["tenant-members"] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["me"] });
+      toast.success("Rolle aktualisiert");
+    },
+    onError: (err: { error?: string }) => {
+      toast.error(err.error || "Fehler beim Aktualisieren der Rolle");
+    },
+  });
+
   const handleInvite = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (!email.trim()) return;
@@ -81,7 +103,7 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
   if (error) {
     return (
       <EmptyState
-        icon={User}
+        icon={Briefcase}
         title="Fehler beim Laden"
         description="Team-Mitglieder konnten nicht geladen werden."
       />
@@ -90,38 +112,44 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
-      {/* Invite Form */}
-      <form onSubmit={handleInvite} className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row">
-        <input
-          type="email"
-          value={email}
-          onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
-          placeholder="name@example.com"
-          className="flex-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
-        />
-        <select
-          value={role}
-          onChange={(e) => setRole(e.target.value)}
-          className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
-        >
-          <option value="member">Mitglied</option>
-          <option value="admin">Administrator</option>
-        </select>
-        <button
-          type="submit"
-          disabled={inviteMutation.isPending || !email.trim()}
-          className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-neutral-800 disabled:opacity-50"
-        >
-          <UserPlus className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-          {inviteMutation.isPending ? "Einladen..." : "Einladen"}
-        </button>
-      </form>
+      {/* Invite Form — only for owners/partners */}
+      {canManageTeam && (
+        <form onSubmit={handleInvite} className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row">
+          <input
+            type="email"
+            value={email}
+            onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="name@example.com"
+            className="flex-1 rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+          />
+          <select
+            value={role}
+            onChange={(e) => setRole(e.target.value)}
+            className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+          >
+            {INVITE_ROLES.map((r) => (
+              <option key={r} value={r}>
+                {ROLE_LABELS[r]}
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            disabled={inviteMutation.isPending || !email.trim()}
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-neutral-900 px-4 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-white hover:bg-neutral-800 disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            <UserPlus className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            {inviteMutation.isPending ? "Einladen..." : "Einladen"}
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
 
       {/* Members List */}
       {Array.isArray(members) && members.length > 0 ? (
         <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-neutral-200">
           {members.map((member, i) => {
-            const roleInfo = ROLE_LABELS[member.role] || ROLE_LABELS.member;
+            const roleKey = (member.role as UserRole) || "associate";
+            const roleInfo = ROLE_CONFIG[roleKey] || ROLE_CONFIG.associate;
             const RoleIcon = roleInfo.icon;
             return (
               <div
@@ -141,23 +169,48 @@ export function TeamSettings() {
                     <p className="text-xs text-neutral-500">{roleInfo.label}</p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-                {member.role !== "owner" && (
-                  <button
-                    onClick={() => removeMutation.mutate(member.user_id)}
-                    disabled={removeMutation.isPending}
-                    className="rounded-md p-1.5 text-neutral-400 hover:bg-red-50 hover:text-red-600 disabled:opacity-50"
-                    title="Mitglied entfernen"
-                  >
-                    <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
-                  </button>
-                )}
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  {/* Role dropdown — only for owners/partners, not for the member's own row if they are owner */}
+                  {canManageTeam && member.role !== "owner" && (
+                    <select
+                      value={member.role}
+                      onChange={(e) =>
+                        updateRoleMutation.mutate({
+                          userId: member.user_id,
+                          newRole: e.target.value,
+                        })
+                      }
+                      disabled={updateRoleMutation.isPending}
+                      className="rounded-md border border-neutral-200 px-2 py-1 text-xs outline-none focus:border-neutral-400 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-neutral-400"
+                    >
+                      {myRole === "owner" && (
+                        <option value="owner">{ROLE_LABELS.owner}</option>
+                      )}
+                      {INVITE_ROLES.map((r) => (
+                        <option key={r} value={r}>
+                          {ROLE_LABELS[r]}
+                        </option>
+                      ))}
+                    </select>
+                  )}
+                  {canManageTeam && member.role !== "owner" && (
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => removeMutation.mutate(member.user_id)}
+                      disabled={removeMutation.isPending}
+                      className="rounded-md p-1.5 text-neutral-400 hover:bg-red-50 hover:text-red-600 disabled:opacity-50"
+                      title="Mitglied entfernen"
+                    >
+                      <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </div>
             );
           })}
         </div>
       ) : (
         <EmptyState
-          icon={User}
+          icon={Briefcase}
           title="Noch keine Mitglieder"
           description="Laden Sie Teammitglieder per E-Mail ein."
         />

frontend/src/lib/hooks/usePermissions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+import type { UserInfo } from "@/lib/types";
+
+export function usePermissions() {
+  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["me"],
+    queryFn: () => api.get<UserInfo>("/me"),
+    staleTime: 60 * 1000,
+  });
+
+  const role = data?.role ?? null;
+  const permissions = data?.permissions ?? [];
+
+  function can(permission: string): boolean {
+    return permissions.includes(permission);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    role,
+    permissions,
+    can,
+    isLoading,
+    userId: data?.user_id ?? null,
+    tenantId: data?.tenant_id ?? null,
+    isDemo: data?.is_demo ?? false,
+  };
+}

frontend/src/lib/types.ts

@@ -189,36 +189,40 @@ export interface Note {
   updated_at: string;
 }
 
-// Notifications
-
-export interface Notification {
+export interface CaseAssignment {
   id: string;
-  tenant_id: string;
+  case_id: string;
   user_id: string;
-  type: "deadline_reminder" | "deadline_overdue" | "case_update" | "assignment";
-  entity_type?: "deadline" | "appointment" | "case";
-  entity_id?: string;
-  title: string;
-  body?: string;
-  sent_at?: string;
-  read_at?: string;
-  created_at: string;
+  role: string;
+  assigned_at: string;
 }
 
-export interface NotificationPreferences {
+export interface UserInfo {
   user_id: string;
   tenant_id: string;
-  deadline_reminder_days: number[];
-  email_enabled: boolean;
-  daily_digest: boolean;
-  created_at?: string;
-  updated_at?: string;
+  role: UserRole;
+  permissions: string[];
+  is_demo: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface NotificationListResponse {
-  data: Notification[];
-  total: number;
-}
+export type UserRole = "owner" | "partner" | "associate" | "paralegal" | "secretary";
+
+export const ROLE_LABELS: Record<UserRole, string> = {
+  owner: "Inhaber",
+  partner: "Partner",
+  associate: "Anwalt",
+  paralegal: "Paralegal",
+  secretary: "Sekretariat",
+};
+
+export const CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLES = ["lead", "team", "viewer"] as const;
+export type CaseAssignmentRole = (typeof CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLES)[number];
+
+export const CASE_ASSIGNMENT_ROLE_LABELS: Record<CaseAssignmentRole, string> = {
+  lead: "Federführend",
+  team: "Team",
+  viewer: "Einsicht",
+};
 
 export interface ApiError {
   error: string;