The Stuttgart Commercial Court and the Mannheim Commercial Court opened their doors on 1 November 2020!
The Stuttgart Commercial Court and the Mannheim Commercial Court are the courts of first instance for major civil hearings under commercial law, especially corporate disputes (regardless of the value in dispute in Stuttgart), corporate acquisitions and significant financial disputes in the B2B sector, provided that one or more other civil divisions do not have special jurisdiction.
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The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region is one of the most attractive and most competitive regions in Europe. Numerous large and medium-sized companies are based there. The Regional Court of Mannheim has enjoyed an outstanding reputation for antitrust and patent law for years. Not only have the patent divisions of the Regional Court of Mannheim arbitrated disputes between German parties in recent years, but even large international enterprises have called on the Regional Court of Mannheim to arbitrate their patent disputes on more than one occasion. Now, the existing focus on antitrust and patent law in Mannheim is being broadened to encompass other fields of commercial law in the form of the Mannheim Commercial Court.
The Stuttgart region is one of the most important and most successful economic hubs in Europe. Numerous public companies and societates Europaea (European public companies) are based in the district over which the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart has jurisdiction. Many of the companies based here are world leaders, especially in the mechanical engineering and automotive industries. In the event of a dispute, these companies should be able to rely on a functional local legal system which produces quick, effective and professional decisions for legal certainty.
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As a rule, litigation is subject to the regulations of the German Courts Constitution Act (GVG) and the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO). At the same time, the parties have numerous means of mutually adapting the prevailing procedural law for themselves.
The system of court fees is laid down by law in Germany. The law imposes a cap on court fees when the value in dispute reaches € 30 million.
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You have signed a contract to purchase shares in a company and there is a dispute about mutual claims after the closing. Your client, a car supplier, has undertaken to supply important manufacturing components on time and your client is potentially facing millions in damage due to the fault of a third party. You, a supervisory board, are considering filing a lawsuit against a former management board member of a public company (an Aktiengesellschaft) due to breaches of duty. These are cases in which the Stuttgart Commercial Court and the Mannheim Commercial Court could help resolve the conflict.