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LATEST ARTICLES

Approaching the bench in a courtroom with gavel and judge seat for law and order trial proceedings

Liability law

Courts must generally comply with their so-called duty to provide information (Section 139 ZPO) before the oral hearing! – BGH ruling from 11.4.2018 (case no. VII ZR 177/17)

Unfortunately, it is common practice in civil proceedings for the courts to only issue instructions to the parties during the oral hearing. The BGH dealt with the consequences of this practice in a practice-relevant decision dated 11.4.2018 (case no. VII ZR 177/17).

On the scope of a so-called “pleading discount

When are submissions in the appeal instance “new”?

Casting doubt on the right of competition associations to file applications!

So-called. warning letters (cf. § 8 Para. 3 No. 2 UWG) are causing the economy a lot of trouble. Smaller companies or start-ups in particular often cannot afford to defend themselves.