Topics: R. 303 RoP
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LD Mannheim, April 9, 2025, request to separate proceedings, UPC_CFI_819/2024
No separation of proceedings to avoid potential conflicts with EU competition law: Where several defendants belong to different competing groups of companies, potential conflicts with EU competition law may arise from the submission of sensitive confidential information about a company’s business in the proceedings. If these conflicts arise solely from the fact that the defendants…
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LD Mannheim, May 06, 2024, Order on separation of proceedings, UPC_CFI_ 218/2023, UPC_CFI_219/2023 und UPC_CFI_223/2023
Pursuant to R. 303.2 RoP, the court may order that proceedings initiated in relation to several defendants be heard in separate proceedings if such separation is appropriate and necessary.: If, in proceedings with several defendants, representatives have only been appointed for some of the defendants and the remaining defendants have yet to be served and…
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LD Munich, 17 July 2023, order re. separation of the proceedings, UPC_CFI 14_2023
Proceedings against various defendants can be separated, if service on one defendant takes longer than service on the other defendants.: One of four defendants refused electronic service, while the other three defendants accepted electronic service. The Reporting Judge indicated that the consequence of later service on the last defendant could significantly delay the proceedings and…
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