If you are a UK business or individual facing a legal dispute in Germany, your first instinct might be to brace yourself for mountains of paperwork, extensive "know your client" (KYC) checks, and lengthy engagement letters. Fortunately, the German legal system works quite differently. In Germany, civil law is a highly codified system, meaning that almost every aspect of the client-lawyer relationship is already regulated by federal black-letter law. Because these statutory protections are already…
Bernhard SchmeilzlOctober 20, 2026