Contract Law

The BGH is hearing a case on reimbursement of defence costs and exhaustion of policy limits under D&O insurance.

The BGH will decide whether providers may require login details and a password before users submit a cancellation via the cancellation button.

OLG Stuttgart rules that a 20-year photovoltaic system lease with a purchase option is not a consumer credit agreement.

The Munich I Regional Court denied a commission claim because WhatsApp messages did not prove the contract or commission in the required text form.

The CJEU clarifies that Art. 105(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 does not create an independent right to amend contracts unilaterally.

The CJEU clarifies when fund rules qualify as standard terms and are subject to unfair terms review.

The CJEU rejects the three-year rule and sets strict limits on interpreting invalid price adjustment clauses in energy contracts.

The BGH clarifies when prospects of success must be assessed in coverage proceedings and how subsequent case-law changes affect legal expenses cover.

A BaFin draft clarifies how insurers in white-label models should disclose their identity and comply with statutory information duties.

BMJV and BMF plan broader natural hazard cover for homes, automatic policy extensions and possible relief for tenants.