Traffic Law Ruling: Is Exiting a Roundabout Considered Turning?: A truck driver wanted to exit a roundabout - | and was stopped by the police ...
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Traffic Law Ruling: Is Exiting a Roundabout Considered Turning?
Uwe Reppegather: Pre-trial detention to last until at least January 2027: The real estate developer has been incarcerated in Düsseldorf Prison for six months – | ...
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Uwe Reppegather: Pre-trial detention to last until at least January 2027
Sharp criticism of Viennese justice after acquittal of known neo-Nazi - | despite clear Nazi symbolism
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Sharp criticism of Viennese justice after acquittal of known neo-Nazi - | ...
Dispute over square packaging with Wacker GmbH: Higher Regional Court rules in favor of Ritter Sport
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Dispute over square packaging with Wacker GmbH: Higher Regional Court ...
Key FactsStuttgart court apparently favors Ritter Sport in packaging dispute
Oct 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: swr.de
  • The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court appears to favor Ritter Sport; judgment is scheduled for November 5.

  • The dispute, ongoing since early 2025, concerns Wacker’s square-packaged oat bar “Monnemer Quadrat Bio” from Mannheim.

  • Presiding Judge Christoph Stefani found above-average similarity and confusion risk, supporting claims for an injunction and damages.

  • The Wacker couple said they were shocked; their lawyer said costs could reach 80,000 euros if they lose.
  • Thus there has been 'a violation of the Trademark Act'.
    — Judge Christoph Stefani, presiding judge at the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court, during the hearing; stated that there was a violation of trademark law.
Schufa Score: Federal Court of Justice overturns Schufa rulings - | Golem.de: How transparent must Schufa be in explaining its scoring process? Following a ...
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Schufa Score: Federal Court of Justice overturns Schufa rulings - | Golem ...
Nord Stream trial starts in Hamburg: Defendant remains silent: Large crowds at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg: The trial against 50-year-old ...
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Nord Stream trial starts in Hamburg: Defendant remains silent
Key FactsHamburg Schedules Trial of Alleged Nord Stream Suspect
Oct 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
  • Federal prosecutors accuse Serhij K., a Ukrainian army officer, of war crimes involving attacks on civilian targets and additional offenses.

  • According to the indictment, he, military personnel and Ukrainian state bodies planned destruction to prevent Russia using gas-trade revenue to finance its war.

  • A team allegedly led by him transported explosives by sailing yacht to Bornholm and attached timed devices to the pipelines.

  • Detonations on 26 September 2022 severely damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2, causing four leaks across three of four lines.
Dog attack: Frankfurt Higher Regional Court awards woman 1,200 euros in damages: A woman grabs an aggressive German Shepherd by the mouth to free her Maltese ...
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Dog attack: Frankfurt Higher Regional Court awards woman 1 ...
Michael Sachs had a plan. The former chief of staff to ex-Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) and vice president of the Federal Administrative Court wanted to ... Show more
Benko's pre-trial detention: What could speak against an ankle monitor: Signa founder René Benko has been in pretrial detention for almost two years; now he ...
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Benko's pre-trial detention: What could speak against an ankle monitor
Key FactsBenko may move to monitored house arrest
Oct 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
  • The court ordered pretrial detention to continue under electronic house arrest because it still saw a risk of offending.

  • After a final 30-month prison sentence for fraudulent bankruptcy, Benko was conditionally released after serving two-thirds of it.

  • The court barred Benko from direct or indirect contact with specified people connected to the Signa Group or Ingbe Privatstiftung.

  • Another trial involving Hans Peter Haselsteiner, for serious fraud and fraudulent bankruptcy, is due in early November.
VW diesel scandal: Court overturns multi-million-euro deal with former Audi CEO Stadler
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VW diesel scandal: Court overturns multi-million-euro deal with former ...
Key FactsCelle court overturns VW approval of Stadler settlement
Oct 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: manager-magazin.de
  • In July 2021, Volkswagen shareholders approved a liability settlement requiring Stadler to contribute around four million euros personally.

  • Two investor-protection associations challenged this approval resolution before the Celle Higher Regional Court.

  • The court said information about Stadler’s assets was insufficient to make the supervisory board’s assessment understandable.

  • A complaint against denying leave to appeal remains possible before Germany’s Federal Court of Justice; the decision is not final.
Nord Stream attack: These clues implicate the suspected saboteur: In a few days, the alleged leader of the sabotage commando will appear before the Hamburg ...
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Nord Stream attack: These clues implicate the suspected saboteur
Vaccination campaign at Lübeck Airport - | Higher Regional Court overturns acquittal
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Vaccination campaign at Lübeck Airport - | Higher Regional Court overturns ...
Arson attack on church in Hamm planned: 16-year-old now charged: The 16-year-old is alleged to have maintained contacts with ISIS and to have planned an arson ...
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Arson attack on church in Hamm planned: 16-year-old now charged
Left-wing extremist Lina E. temporarily free - | Karlsruhe lifts coercive detention
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Left-wing extremist Lina E. temporarily free - | Karlsruhe lifts coercive ...
Cologne Higher Regional Court puts the brakes on consumer advocates: "Paying with data" is not a price
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Cologne Higher Regional Court puts the brakes on consumer advocates: ...
€2,400 fine: Gardener puts up Christmas tree in front of daycare center, but they didn't want one - | because of religious freedom
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€2,400 fine: Gardener puts up Christmas tree in front of daycare center ...
Zschäpe wants out of prison: Beate Zschäpe, the only surviving member of the NSU trio, is convicted for the racist murder spree. And although she was only ...
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Zschäpe wants out of prison
Babler called a "left-wing tick": Vienna Higher Regional Court confirms ruling against FPÖ
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Babler called a
Judicial blunder in Hanau: Arsonist must be released from custody: Due to a judge's error, a convicted arsonist had to be released for the time being ...
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Judicial blunder in Hanau: Arsonist must be released from custody
On Moscow's Behalf: Higher Regional Court Convicts Ukrainian of Acting as an Agent
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On Moscow's Behalf: Higher Regional Court Convicts Ukrainian of Acting as ...
Key FactsUkrainian Defendant Convicted of Agent Activity in Germany
Aug 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
  • According to the indictment, the three men sent two packages with GPS trackers toward Ukraine through a Ukrainian postal service in March 2025 to investigate a parcel company’s routes and transport operations.

  • According to the Federal Prosecutor General, a Russian intelligence service allegedly issued the order through intermediaries from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

  • Investigators said the men were subsequently supposed to send packages containing incendiary devices, but the indictment states they were detected during preparations.

  • The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court sentenced one defendant to one year and three months in prison, acquitted the other two, and considered the sentence served through pretrial detention.
  • to ignite such packages in Germany or elsewhere on routes to parts of Ukraine not occupied by Russia and to cause as much damage as possible in order to undermine the population's sense of security
    — According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office
iPad dispute in Datteln: Consequences for NRW schools - | Court decision with far-reaching implications
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iPad dispute in Datteln: Consequences for NRW schools - | Court decision ...
The court showed no sympathy: Car buyer falls victim to a perfidious scam and has to pay twice.
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The court showed no sympathy: Car buyer falls victim to a perfidious scam ...
Convicted doctor does not have to go to prison: The verdict in the Tübingen psychiatric abuse case is legally binding
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Convicted doctor does not have to go to prison: The verdict in the ...
Fire in bulky waste in front of the Higher Regional Court in Hamm: According to police, not an isolated incident. A spokesperson stated that the driver of the ... Show more
Palatinate Higher Regional Court Zweibrücken goes online with videos: This year's press conference at the Palatinate Higher Regional Court Zweibrücken ...
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Palatinate Higher Regional Court Zweibrücken goes online with videos
Court overturns AIDA rules: What cruise guests don't have to accept: Ruling on the cruise: The Higher Regional Court of Rostock prohibits AIDA from using ...
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Court overturns AIDA rules: What cruise guests don't have to accept
Acquittal for former mayor Luger: Public prosecutor's office files appeal: LINZ. In the criminal case known as the LIVA affair, former Linz mayor Klaus Luger ...
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Acquittal for former mayor Luger: Public prosecutor's office files ...
OpinionTerror verdict in Hamburg: The verdict against young neo-Nazis is a wake-up call: The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court has convicted eight members of a right-wing ...
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Terror verdict in Hamburg: The verdict against young neo-Nazis is a ...
The court showed no sympathy: Car buyer falls victim to a perfidious scam and has to pay twice.
fr.de/verbraucher/zahlen-entscheidung-vom-olg-oldenburg-betrugsopfer-muss-doppelt-94443661.html
The court showed no sympathy: Car buyer falls victim to a perfidious scam ...
Trial of Russian agents: Verdict reached at the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court: Three Ukrainians are alleged to have scouted out shipping routes for later arson ...
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Trial of Russian agents: Verdict reached at the Stuttgart Higher Regional ...
Training can end fine proceedings in individual cases: Können Autofahrer nach einer Ordnungswidrigkeit per Nachschulung ein Bußgeld abwenden? Und wenn ja ...
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Training can end fine proceedings in individual cases
Ruling against airline: Passengers allowed to take multiple pieces of hand luggage
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Ruling against airline: Passengers allowed to take multiple pieces of hand ...
The Vienna Higher Regional Court has ruled in favor of FALTER in the Weißmann case. The publication of all Weißmann chats printed by FALTER is permissible ... Show more
False statements online: Platforms have a responsibility: Zweibrücken Higher Regional Court strengthens employers: In cases of criminally relevant false ...
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False statements online: Platforms have a responsibility
A German court ruled that comparing Israel to the Nazi regime is not a criminal offense, the legal website beck online reported. In the case ... Show more
Weißmann chat case: The Vienna Higher Regional Court fully upholds FALTER's appeal in the second instance. As a reminder: In April ... Show more
German court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany constitutes 'protected speech'
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German court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany constitutes 'protected ...
Koblenz Higher Regional Court: 1&1 cannot undermine unlimited data plans with a clause - | Golem.de
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Koblenz Higher Regional Court: 1&1 cannot undermine unlimited data plans ...
Politicians do not have to refrain from making statements against businesswoman: No appeal at the Higher Regional Court of Zweibrücken
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Politicians do not have to refrain from making statements against ...
Cyclist falls on agricultural track - | who has to pay?: A cyclist is riding on an agricultural track. According to traffic sign 205, this track is only ...
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Cyclist falls on agricultural track - | who has to pay?
"Hammer Gang" starts talking: They allegedly attacked suspected neo-Nazis in Budapest and Erfurt with fists, clubs, and hammers. Now ...
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Key FactsAntifa Members Admit Attacks but Deny Murder Intent
Jul 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
  • Six alleged left-wing extremists face trial in Düsseldorf for assaults on neo-Nazis in 2023.

  • The attacks occurred during the annual right-wing 'Day of Honor' event in Budapest and in Erfurt.

  • Defendants acknowledged using fists, batons, and hammers but denied intending to kill their victims.

  • Prosecutors charge attempted murder and criminal association, while defendants claim the allegations are politically driven.
Cyclist falls seriously on farm track - | Court: Track only permitted for farmers
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Cyclist falls seriously on farm track - | Court: Track only permitted for ...
Life sentence in Munich genocide trial for crimes against Yazidis: After 62 days of hearings in a genocide trial, the Higher Regional Court of Munich sentenced a ...
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Life sentence in Munich genocide trial for crimes against Yazidis
Suspended sentence for Zschäpe's friend Susann E.: The Dresden Higher Regional Court sentences the NSU accomplice to a suspended sentence ...
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Suspended sentence for Zschäpe's friend Susann E.
Enslavement of Yazidi girls: Life imprisonment for Iraqi couple: In a genocide trial, the Higher Regional Court of Munich sentenced a man from Iraq to life ...
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Enslavement of Yazidi girls: Life imprisonment for Iraqi couple
Genocide trial in Munich: Terrorist couple from Regensburg and Roth convicted: Sie begingen unfassbare Gräueltaten an Jesiden im Name des IS. Nun wurden Aisa A ...
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Genocide trial in Munich: Terrorist couple from Regensburg and Roth ...
Innsbruck Higher Regional Court has lifted diversion in fraud trial: The German reality TV star and actor must once again answer to a court in Innsbruck for an ...
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Innsbruck Higher Regional Court has lifted diversion in fraud trial
IS terror against Yazidis: Long prison sentences for the perpetrators: The Higher Regional Court of Munich sentences two Iraqis to long prison terms and sends ...
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IS terror against Yazidis: Long prison sentences for the perpetrators
Ruling: Mobile phone providers may not unilaterally terminate contracts prematurely
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Ruling: Mobile phone providers may not unilaterally terminate contracts ...
OpinionRoofers and electricians welcome ruling on PV systems: The planning, installation, and maintenance of photovoltaic systems may only be offered by master ...
handwerksblatt.de/betriebsfuehrung/dachdecker-handwerk-begruesst-urteil-zu-photovoltaik-anlagen
Roofers and electricians welcome ruling on PV systems
Convicted right-wing extremist Marla Svenja Liebich vehemently resisted her extradition to Germany. Now the Higher Regional Court in Prague has ruled ... Show more
Key FactsNeo-Nazi Liebich Transferred to Male Prison in Saxony
Jul 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: lvz.de
  • Marla Svenja Liebich, legally recognized as female, is set to serve the sentence in Zeithain men's prison in Saxony.

  • The transfer followed evaluations and aimed to protect female inmates at the Chemnitz women's facility.

  • In 2023, Liebich was sentenced to 18 months without parole for hate speech and insult charges.

  • Legal proceedings to reverse the gender change are still ongoing, while Liebich had escaped Germany prior to incarceration.
  • It's good that the prison quickly clarified matters and didn't engage in any theatrics.
    — Constanze Geiert, Saxony's Justice Minister (CDU), after the decision to relocate Liebich to a men's prison.
The Ulmen/Fernandes case became public in March following an investigation by Der Spiegel. Last week, the Hamburg Higher Regional Court ruled that the core of ... Show more
Oldenburg Higher Regional Court: Why videos from the Lohne slaughterhouse are now extremely expensive
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Oldenburg Higher Regional Court: Why videos from the Lohne slaughterhouse ...
The Higher Regional Court of Oldenburg recently ruled that animal rights activists must pay damages for footage of pigs being stunned ... Show more

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Solar panels on the roof? Only with registration in the trade register: Anyone who plans, installs, commissions, or maintains photovoltaic systems needs to be ...
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Solar panels on the roof? Only with registration in the trade register
René Benko’s mother regains control of foundation: The preliminary injunction against the Ingbe Foundation was lifted by the Liechtenstein High Court ...
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René Benko’s mother regains control of foundation
Neo-Nazi Liebich files complaint against extradition: The convicted right-wing extremist Marla Svenja Liebich is fighting his extradition from the Czech Republic ...
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Neo-Nazi Liebich files complaint against extradition
Key FactsNeo-Nazi Liebich Resists Extradition to Germany
Jun 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
  • Marla Svenja Liebich, convicted of hate speech, has filed an appeal against extradition from Czechia.

  • The Pilsen court ruled for extradition, but a bias complaint against the presiding judge was also submitted.

  • Liebich is held in a crowded Czech extradition prison known for harsh conditions.

  • A final decision is expected within 60 to 90 days, after which transfer to German authorities will proceed.
Court sends a signal: Verdict against activists after slaughterhouse footage: After illegal video recordings in the slaughterhouse, the Higher Regional Court of ...
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Court sends a signal: Verdict against activists after slaughterhouse ...
Boris Becker: New child support debts! Son Amadeus receives no money: Boris Becker suffered a defeat before the Higher Regional Court in Munich: Ex-wife Lilly is ...
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Boris Becker: New child support debts! Son Amadeus receives no money
Key FactsBecker Faces Setback in Child Support Dispute
Jun 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bunte.de
  • Boris Becker’s appeal against a child support ruling was rejected by the Munich Higher Regional Court.

  • His ex-wife Lilly is now authorized to initiate enforcement actions to seize Becker’s assets.

  • Becker’s son Amadeus currently receives no financial support due to Becker’s outstanding debts.

  • Although living in Germany, Becker rarely sees his son, a situation criticized by Lilly Becker.
  • He makes these grand gestures, but he won't pay the money a court has ordered him to pay to cover his son's basic needs.
    — Lilly Becker, in an interview with the Daily Mail about Boris Becker