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Proceedings, decisions and messages from DR. SARAFI lawyers. The archive documents our publications with their original date.
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With two decisions dated August 6, 2026, the Halle Administrative Court has the suspensive effect of actions against a prohibition order and a penalty payment of the Joint...
DR. SARAFI lawyers were able to obtain the termination of an investigation before the Göttingen public prosecutor's office in accordance with Section 170 (2) StPO. Our client, a nationally known streamer, saw himself...
DR. SARAFI lawyers have achieved significant success against the Joint Gaming Authority of the Länder (GGL) in proceedings that have received nationwide attention. For the first time, it has been possible to protect the interests of a...
The Press Chamber of the Hamburg Regional Court has fully approved our request in connection with statements made by comedian Enissa Amani during an appearance in October 2025 and...
The Joint Gaming Authority of the Länder (GGL) has been under criticism for some time: In recent years, it has received numerous unsuccessful criminal charges — in cases handled by us without exception...
In another case in the area of personal and media law, we were able to provide our client, a well-known influencer, YouTuber and fashion designer, with a quick and successful...
In the appeal process before the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (ref. 16 U 80/24), we were able to achieve another important success for our client. The streamer “Shurjoka” wanted our client to...
Following our successful action against the influencer “Zara Secret” before the Regional Court in Frankfurt, her legal representative, Dr. Sebastian Skradde, has now also personally opposed the reporting...
Once again, we were able to achieve an important success for our client in the area of expression law. The influencer “Zara Secret”, who regularly shares pseudo-scientific theses on social media about...
Hamburg, June 4, 2025 — In the dispute between two well-known Internet personalities, the Regional Court of Hamburg has once again ruled in favour of our client. The streamer “Shurjoka” was sentenced to certain...
Hamburg, May 14, 2025 — In May 2025, the affected streamer responded to a YouTube video as part of a live stream, which, among other things, commented on the behavior of our client. Instead of a...
Hamburg, April 26, 2025 — Our client, a specialized online retailer of fragrances, in particular pheromone perfumes, was confronted with a preliminary restraining order by a competitor. He called for...
Hamburg, April 7, 2025 — Streamer Shurjoka has repeatedly been involved in legal disputes and has so far shown no willingness to change her behavior. In another incident...
Hamburg, March 19, 2025 — A streamer deliberately published an out-of-context message from our client from a private chat. By specifically omitting the essential context...
Nuremberg-Fürth, March 3, 2025 — Can reaction videos generally qualify as copyright infringement? DR. SARAFI lawyers obtained the complete annulment of a preliminary injunction against...
Berlin, February 26, 2025 — Criminal proceedings against Ron Bielecki for advertising illegal gambling and participation in illegal gambling ended without conviction after defense by DR. SARAFI lawyers.
Higher Regional Court of Hamburg follows the legal opinion of Dr. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte
Successful unblocking of Prince Marcus von Anhalt's WhatsApp account following legal intervention by Dr. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte versus Meta.
Hamburg, November 20, 2024 — The Hamburg Regional Court convicts streamer Shurjoka of false allegations of harassment and Nazi insults. Breakthrough for streamer rights in the digital space.
Quick success for YouTuber and streamer Mert: Dr. SARAFI lawyers obtain a declaration of injunctive relief and monetary compensation following serious insult by Austrian streamer Veni.
Hamburg, November 20, 2024 — The Hamburg Regional Court issued the preliminary injunction we had already obtained on August 2, 2024 against the controversial content creator Shurjoka at the hearing on...
Hamburg, November 12, 2024 — Hamburg Regional Court issues preliminary injunction against comedian Enissa Amani. DR. SARAFI lawyers successfully protect journalists from defamatory statements following ARD appearances.
Hamburg, October 13, 2024 — DR. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte obtain a successful interim injunction at the Hamburg Regional Court against former co-shareholders for copyright infringement and unfair...
Gießen, July 25, 2024 — Groundbreaking success in criminal gambling law: Gießen Regional Court overturns search warrant. DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain complete suspension of proceedings and compensation...
Flensburg, July 25, 2024 — Flensburg Regional Court enforces labeling requirements for surreptitious advertising. DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain groundbreaking interim injunction against... disguised as journalistic...
Hamburg, July 25, 2024 — DR. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte successfully enforce personal rights for well-known streamers and fashion designers. Hamburg Regional Court prohibits defamatory statements about new...
Bavaria, June 23, 2024 — Groundbreaking success in criminal gambling law: Public Prosecutor's Office of Bavaria discontinues proceedings under Section 170 (2) StPO without conditions. DR. SARAFI lawyers are convincing: streaming of...
Frankfurt Regional Court completely rejects the application for a preliminary injunction. DR. SARAFI lawyers successfully defend journalists — freedom of opinion prevails over personal rights.
Hamburg, March 26, 2024 — Hamburg Higher Regional Court approves Dr. SARAFI. Following rejection by the Hamburg Regional Court, the tide is turning in the second instance: Higher Regional Court of Hamburg prohibits influencers from making false...
In a publicly discussed case, our law firm obtained an important verdict in preliminary injunction proceedings for the well-known opinion blogger KuchenTV. The whole thing is based on the following: We...
Meta had suspended our client Azet's Instagram account forever. Any efforts by the client to unblock the account were unsuccessful: Meta insisted that the account remain blocked...
Our client acts publicly on the Internet as a live streamer, content creator and social media influencer under the pseudonym “KuchenTV”. Over a million people follow him on YouTube, and...
We reported that, in a judgment of March 21, 2023, I-21 U 116/21, the Higher Regional Court of Hamm followed Dr. SARAFI's argument on the teleological reduction of Section 817 p. 2 BGB (“Higher Regional Court of Hamm agrees with...
In an unprecedented move, the Joint Gaming Authority of the Länder (GGL) in Germany has initiated hundreds of criminal proceedings against foreign online gambling providers. These providers who...
DR. SARAFI hat bereits im Jahr 2019 darauf hingewiesen, dass „Die Kriminalisierung des Glücksspiels durch die §§ 284 ff. StGB unter strafverfassungsrechtlichen Gesichtspunkten“ (ZfWG 2019, 469-474, zu lesen …
Our client — a renowned dental and orthodontic practice — received a Google rating that was not from a patient, but (presumably) from a competitor or from a...
Since TikTok blocked our client's channel — a well-known game streamer — we were tasked with taking legal action against this. The court granted our request immediately and has TikTok...
Since the judgment of the Gießen Regional Court of February 25, 2021 (Ref.: 4 O 84/20), which for the first time a plaintiff has a claim for repayment of gambled money bets against a...
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