Success in press law

activelaw successfully defended two clients who had reported critically about a company that was being investigated under criminal law. The company wanted to have the item banned as it identified them. The Cologne Regional Court ruled on 08.05.2024 that a general prohibition of an identifying article was inadmissible because there was a public interest in the transactions. Attorney Dr. Sven Dierkes praised the decision as constitutional and criticized a different ruling by the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court as unconstitutional. Should the Cologne Higher Regional Court confirm this decision, the case could end up before the Federal Court of Justice.