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LEGAL+ \/ SUE A GERMAN COMPANY<\/p>\n

German Company Refuses
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A German company does not pay your invoice. You have delivered goods, provided services or fulfilled your part of the contract, but the German customer delays payment, raises objections or simply stops responding.<\/p>\n

Discuss your case <\/svg><\/a>Read the legal assessment <\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nGerman claim enforcement and litigation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Facts, evidence and the procedural route determine the next step.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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What is the legal position?<\/span><\/div>\n
Which evidence supports the claim?<\/span><\/div>\n
What route makes commercial sense?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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THE STARTING POINT<\/p>\n

German Company Refuses to Pay an Invoice<\/h2>\n
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Begin with the legal position and the next procedural step, not assumptions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n A German company does not pay your invoice. You have delivered goods, provided services or fulfilled your part of the contract, but the German customer delays payment, raises objections or simply stops responding.\n <\/p>\n

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\n For a foreign supplier, service provider or business partner, this situation is often difficult to assess from abroad. Further reminders may not be enough. At the same time, legal action in Germany should not be started without checking the documents, the likely objections and the commercial value of the claim.\n <\/p>\n

\n I represent foreign businesses and foreign clients in payment disputes with German companies. The focus is on commercially relevant payment disputes where a legal assessment and, if necessary, German court proceedings are justified.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Documents for an initial review <\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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THE LEGAL POSITION<\/p>\n

Understanding the dispute<\/h2>\n

What the underlying facts and legal position may mean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When an unpaid invoice becomes a German litigation matter<\/h3>\n

\n An unpaid invoice against a German company may look straightforward at first. In practice, many payment disputes become contested. The German debtor may argue that the goods were defective, that the services were incomplete, that delivery was late, that documents are missing or that the amount invoiced is not due.\n <\/p>\n

\n This is why the first question is not only whether an invoice exists. The more important question is whether the underlying payment claim can be proven and enforced under the relevant contract and procedural rules.\n <\/p>\n

\n A payment claim is strongest when the contract, performance, delivery, acceptance, invoice and correspondence form a clear documentary record. German civil litigation is strongly document-based.\n <\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Typical situations<\/h3>\n

\n Foreign creditors contact a German litigation lawyer in different payment scenarios. Typical situations include:\n <\/p>\n