© Marcel Geibel/ Commercial Court Frankfurt

Filing a Claim

Claims before the Commercial Chambers of the Regional Court (Landgericht) Frankfurt am Main and before the Commercial Court at the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) Frankfurt am Main must be filed by a lawyer. Both courts require legal representation.

Filing is only possible via the special electronic lawyers’ mailbox (beA). Other means of submission – such as postal mail or e-mail – are not accepted.

Commercial Chambers (Regional Court)

Claims before the Commercial Chambers must be filed with the
Regional Court (Landgericht) Frankfurt am Main.

In the beA directory, please select:
“Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (60313 Frankfurt am Main) ” – SAFE-ID: govello-1133965459216-000000141

Commercial Court (Higher Regional Court)

Claims before the Commercial Court must be filed with the
Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) Frankfurt am Main.

In the beA directory, please select:
“Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (60313 Frankfurt am Main)” – SAFE-ID: govello-1133958780599-000000135

Note on Transmission

Transmission via beA requires either a qualified electronic signature or submission via the secure transmission channel (beA) with a simple signature by the responsible lawyer. Since 1 January 2022, active use has been mandatory.