Representative decisions
These published decisions are selected from numerous proceedings in which I have successfully represented my clients before the civil panels of the Federal Supreme Court in recent years.
Judgement of February 10 ,2022 – IX ZR 148/19
The insolvency senate clarifies the requirements for showing the recipients of payments knew of the debtor’s insolvency. The complaint of the insolvency administrator against the recipient of the payments represented by me is dismissed.
Judgment of January 13, 2022 – I ZR 35/21
The Federal Supreme Court clarifies the rules applying to posts by influencers on social media and, in particular, when they are covered by laws regulating advertising.
Judgement of December 14, 2021 – XIII ZR 1/21
The Federal Supreme Court rules on the legal sanctions against the operator of solar energy installations and the consequences of not fulfilling the legal reporting requirements. It upholds the positions of the grid operator represented by me.
Judgement of November 4, 2021 – III ZR 249/20
The Supreme Court decides important questions concerning the liability of utilities for damaged pipelines and decides in favor of my client, an insurance company.
Judgement of October 21, 2021 – IX ZR 265/20
The Judgement is an example for a number of cases that I have conducted concerning the insolvency administrator’s power to claw back payments.
Judgment of September 22, 2021 – I ZR 192/20
In a leading case concerning the alleged passing-off expensive and well-known technical products, the Federal Supreme Court clarifies important legal issues in favor of the defendant represented by me.
Judgement of July 29, 2021 – I ZR 139/20
The Federal Supreme Court shares my position that the golden covering of a chocolate bunny is protected independent of the three-dimensional shape. The judgement of the Munich Court of Appeals that had dismissed the claim is reversed.
Judgement of July 6, 2021 – KZR 11/18
The antitrust panel follows my argument that the public broadcasters had discriminated against local cable networks by offering them worse conditions then large regional cable networks.
Order of May 11, 2021 – II ZR 56/20
The Federal Supreme Court supports the position of the insolvency administrator represented by me in the context of an action to invalidate a company’s annual statement.