The Commercial Court and the Commercial Chambers have jurisdictions for commercial disputes exceeding EUR 500,000, in particular in the areas of commercial law, company acquisitions/M&A, directors' and officers' liability and banking law.
This does not apply to certain proceedings for which special jurisdiction exists, such as construction and architectural law, insolvency law, investment law and actions challenging a corporate resolution.
Amount in dispute: EUR 500,000 or more
Subject area:
The Commercial Court and the Commercial Chambers have jurisdictions for commercial disputes exceeding EUR 500,000, in particular in the areas of
1. Civil disputes between entrepreneurs; the following are excluded:
(a) disputes arising from capital investment law,
(b) disputes within the meaning of Section 119a (1) Nos. 2 to 8 of the German Courts Constitution Act,
(c) disputes pursuant to Sections 87 and 91 of the Act against Restraints of Competition (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen),
(d) disputes determined by statutory order pursuant to Section 119a (2) sentence 1 of the German Courts Constitution Act for other civil senates;
2. Disputes arising from or in connection with the acquisition of a company or shares in a company, also insofar as these constitute a dispute arising from an insurance contract relationship,
3. Disputes between a company and members of the management body or supervisory board, including disputes between entrepreneurs arising from an insurance contract relationship in this context.