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• 19 January 2026

  Neighbouring-protective norm not violated – claim against building permit unsuccessful

  On the legal framework: When does a neighbouring-protective norm allow a neighbour to take action against a construction project?

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• 14 January 2026

  Tourism tax remains immediately enforceable – strict standard in preliminary proceedings reaffirmed

  Tourism tax assessments can only be successfully challenged by means of interim legal protection under very narrow conditions.

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• 13 January 2026

  Correctly calculated under fees law: High fees for sludge from small treatment plants

  Instructive fees law decision by the Higher Regional Court Baden-Württemberg (VGH Baden-Württemberg) on the calculation of fees for sludge from small treatment plants

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• 11 January 2026

  Influencer Marketing under Heightened Liability: Higher Regional Court (OLG) Cologne Clarifies Corporate Responsibility under Competition Law

  By judgment of 11 September 2025 (Az. 6 U 118/24), the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Cologne has further clarified the legal requirements for influencer marketing and has significantly heightened the competition law liability risks for companies. Whilst the decision directly concerns an advertising campaign in the pharmaceutical sector, its effect extends far beyond this and is relevant for all companies that employ social media marketing.

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• 07 January 2026

  Restoration Order: Enhanced Requirements for Definiteness and Proper Exercise of Discretion

  A nature conservation restoration order must be free from discretion errors and sufficiently definite in order to be enforceable.

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• 23 December 2025

  GCP violations: pharmaceutical law studies prohibited even in case of abstract risk

  Even purely formal GCP violations without concrete health damage or falsified study results justify incisive regulatory measures.

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• 22 December 2025

  Responsibility for correct nicotine declarations on e-cigarettes applies to the entire supply chain

  On the occasion of a decision on nicotine declarations, the Court of Justice of the European Union (EuGH) also has clear words to say about the concept of placing on the market.

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• 19 December 2025

  Rescission of a development plan declared invalid due to formal and material defects

  The rescission of a development plan may fail if the municipality does not enact the corresponding ordinance in accordance with statutory requirements.

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• 17 December 2025

  €25 Voucher for e-Prescriptions Prohibited – Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe Tightens the Limits of Discount Advertising under the Medicines Advertising Act

  The Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe (OLG Karlsruhe) prohibits a €25 voucher for e-prescriptions as impermissible advertising gift under § 7 Abs. 1 Satz 1 HWG.

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• 15 December 2025

  Food safety monitoring: pillory halted in Baden-Württemberg, but permitted in Munich?

  Two decisions on food safety monitoring, one provision – and a decisive dogmatic difference.

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• 14 December 2025

  No copyright title protection for 'Miss Moneypenny' – landmark Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruling on the protection of film characters

  The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has decided that the name of the well-known James Bond film character 'Miss Moneypenny' does not enjoy copyright title protection. The ruling clarifies fundamental questions on the protectability of fictional characters.

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• 12 December 2025

  Advertising with Protein before the Court of Justice of the European Union (EuGH) – Is '14g Protein' Really Permissible?

  Advertising with Protein in the Legal Tension between HCVO and LMIV

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• 10 December 2025

  Conditions against multiple simultaneous play: player protection and administrative powers strengthened

  Gambling law and gaming hall law: Decision of the Administrative Court Düsseldorf (VG Düsseldorf) on conditions against multiple simultaneous play

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• 08 December 2025

  Requirements for a party wall in a semi-detached house half as a separate building clarified

  In the case of semi-detached houses, the classification under building law can be decisive for the obligation to construct a party wall.

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• 05 December 2025

  Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg (VGH Baden-Württemberg) halts food shaming – What businesses must know now

  A landmark decision on food shaming for all food businesses.

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• 03 December 2025

  (No) Christmas market? Market determination failed – requirements for private organisers strengthened

  The key legal issues of the OVG NRW decision on market determination

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• 01 December 2025

  Installation of gaming machines in a leisure centre is prohibited – 'Bowling alley remains a sports hall'

  The installation of gaming machines brings gambling law into contact with modern leisure worlds

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• 28 November 2025

  Tree protection by-law defeats building wishes – the VGH Munich reinforces the rights of environmental organisations

  Conflict line between building law, nature conservation through a tree protection by-law and the Environmental Remedies Act

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