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A gaming arcade let a player excluded via OASIS gamble for years and even lent him money. We have filed a lawsuit for repayment of more than EUR 15,000 in gambling losses – and explain what claims excluded players may have.

On 17 September 2026, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) heard two online casino cases, one of them designated as a lead decision procedure. Its provisional view: losses from providers without a German licence can in principle be reclaimed up to ten years retroactively. A judgment is expected in early 2027 at the earliest.

Find out which legal steps are possible if one co-heir in a community of heirs blocks the sale of a property.

Early inheritance: legal basics, tax aspects and practical tips on transferring assets before the inheritance occurs.

Find out more about the order of succession in German inheritance law, what it means and the statutory rules for heirs and the distribution of the estate.

Find out which legal questions arise from account transactions before death and how these can be taken into account under inheritance law.

Schleswig-Holstein now allows human composting (Reerdigung), Rhineland-Palatinate river burial and memorial diamonds. What the new burial forms require, who decides and who pays.

Ownership of firearms passes to the heirs, but the permit to possess them does not. Which deadlines apply under the German Weapons Act, when you may keep inherited firearms and the three ways to hand them in safely.