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According to an interesting decision of the Federal Court of Justice in terms of procedural law, it is permissible to only pursue a different claim with the objection after a default judgment has been issued than before. The restriction in appeal proceedings, according to which an appeal is inadmissible if it is not also directed at least against the specific complaint arising from the first instance judgment, therefore does not apply to the objection.

Drone images are not subject to the freedom of panorama under copyright law, as clarified by the Federal Court of Justice in its ruling of October 23, 2024. Images of copyrighted sculptures, installations, paintings, etc. that were created using a drone may therefore not be used commercially, published in magazines or made publicly available online, e.g. on websites or in social media, without the consent of the author.

The Federal Court of Justice set out the requirements for a change to the construction process in the unit price contract within the meaning of Section 2 (5) VOB/B in its ruling of 19.09.2024. According to this, a change order requires a legal declaration from which the intention to unilaterally change the contract can be inferred. According to the BGH, the interpretation according to the general rules also shows that reactions to construction schedule disruptions, including in the form of amended construction schedules, do not constitute an amendment in this sense. In addition, the BGH confirmed that a claim for damages pursuant to Section 6 (6) VOB/B requires the breach of a contractual obligation by the client, not merely an obligation.