Entries by Tobias Lutzi

Conference: European Principles of Transnational Litigation and Their Reception Abroad (Hamburg, 8–10 Oct 2026)

On 8–10 October 2026, Julian Rapp and Wolfgang Wurmnest will be hosting a conference on European Principles of Transnational Litigation and Their Reception Abroad at the University of Hamburg. The aim of the conference is described as follows: As cross-border disputes grow increasingly common in today’s globalized world, reflection on key European procedural principles – […]

Muscles from Munich? How German Courts Might Stop US Companies from Violating Copyright through AI Training

Yesterday, the Regional Court of Munich (Landgericht München I) held a highly interesting oral hearing in a dispute brought by GEMA, a German collecting society representing composers, and Suno, a generative music AI company based in Cambridge, MA. The hearing was noteworthy, first, because it gave the public an opportunity to listen to numerous international […]

Climate Litigation Before the German Federal Court of Justice – “Too Complex” for Private Law instruments?

Written by Marc-Philippe Weller, Carolina Radke, and Marianna Dänner (all Heidelberg University) On 2 March 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof; “BGH”) held an oral hearing in two proceedings concerning the civil liability of companies regarding climate change. The authors of this blog post attended the hearing as members of the audience. The […]