DR. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte secure an out-of-court result against Shopify
A fake shop copied our client’s products, images and website design. Following our action against the operator and Shopify, the shop was removed completely within a few days.
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Emergency legal protection in online gambling law: Halle Administrative Court orders suspensive effect
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 Rechtsanwälte successfully challenge unlawful reporting of suspicions in court
The Hamburg Regional Court granted our application for an interim injunction against reporting of suspicions in full. A key issue was the failure to give our client an adequate opportunity to respond to the specific allegations.
DR. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte defend against claims for injunctive relief and monetary compensation brought by a former national training centre coach following the artistic gymnastics abuse scandal
32 statements in 19 Facebook posts: a former national training centre coach’s claim was dismissed in full at first instance. The claimant has appealed.
DR. SARAFI lawyers successfully defend satirical portrayal of a well-known streamer — discontinuation of criminal proceedings for alleged use of anti-constitutional features
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 achieve first-time major case victory against the Joint Gaming Authority of the Länder (GGL)
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain further preliminary injunction against comedian Enissa Amani
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...
DR. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte once again prevails against the Joint Gaming Authority of the Länder (GGL) — Criminal Division of the Landshut Regional Court rejects complaints from the public prosecutor's office and the GGL
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain out-of-court success against a lawyer who advertised with our client with a selfie
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers achieve further success against the controversial streamer “Shurjoka” — Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt clarifies: UWG does not easily apply to influencer conflicts
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers partially avert preliminary injunction against lawyer and influencer Dr. Sebastian Skradde
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers avert preliminary injunction against swear influencer Zara Secret
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers achieve further success against the controversial streamer “Shurjoka”
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain a preliminary injunction against a streamer due to significant insults
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers enforce competition law for an online retailer
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers achieve further success against controversial streamer Shurjoka
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers successfully enforce personal rights for streamers
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain cancellation of a preliminary injunction against a streamer due to a reaction video
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers seek termination of proceedings against Ron Bielecki — allegations off the table
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.
DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain further preliminary injunction against Enissa Amani before the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg
Higher Regional Court of Hamburg follows the legal opinion of Dr. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte
DR. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte achieve unblocking of Prince Marcus von Anhalt's WhatsApp account
Successful unblocking of Prince Marcus von Anhalt's WhatsApp account following legal intervention by Dr. SARAFI Rechtsanwälte versus Meta.
DR. SARAFI lawyers win important verdict for Scurrows versus Shurjoka
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.
DR. SARAFI lawyers enforce claims from client Mert against streamer Veni
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.
DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain preliminary injunction against Shurjoka
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...
DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain preliminary injunction against Enissa Amani
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.
DR. SARAFI obtains preliminary injunction from Hamburg Regional Court due to infringement of copyright and competition law
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...
DR. SARAFI successfully takes action against an illegal house search on allegations of illegal gambling advertising
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...
DR. SARAFI obtains preliminary injunction at Flensburg Regional Court — News on labeling requirements (advertising)
Flensburg, July 25, 2024 — Flensburg Regional Court enforces labeling requirements for surreptitious advertising. DR. SARAFI lawyers obtain groundbreaking interim injunction against... disguised as journalistic...
DR. SARAFI obtains preliminary injunction from Hamburg Regional Court for a well-known streamer, influencer and fashion designer
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...
DR. SARAFI reaches termination of an investigation into illegal gambling advertising against well-known streamers
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...
DR. SARAFI successfully defends a journalist against a lawyer
Frankfurt Regional Court completely rejects the application for a preliminary injunction. DR. SARAFI lawyers successfully defend journalists — freedom of opinion prevails over personal rights.
DR. SARAFI obtains preliminary injunction at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg for journalists and YouTubers
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...
DR. SARAFI secures a verdict for opinion blogger KuchenTV against a media law lawyer at the Braunschweig Regional Court
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...
DR. SARAFI secures preliminary injunction before Munich Regional Court I against Meta for rapper Azet
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...
DR. SARAFI secures a verdict against Twitch at the Braunschweig Regional Court and unblocks KuchenTV channel
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...
DR. SARAFI Argument against the teleological reduction of Section 817 p. 2 BGB in recoveries by players against online casinos makes it to the Federal Court of Justice
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...
Historic success: DR. SARAFI statement leads to the termination of all criminal proceedings against foreign gaming operators in Germany
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's argument contributes to the planned decriminalization of Sections 284 et seq. StGB by the Federal Ministry of Justice at
In 2019, DR. SARAFI addressed the criminalisation of gambling under sections 284 et seq. of the German Criminal Code from a constitutional perspective (ZfWG 2019, pp. 469–474).
Dr. SARAFI successfully takes action against Google
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...
DR. SARAFI obtains preliminary injunction against TikTok
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...
Higher Regional Court of Hamm agrees with DR. SARAFI's argument on Section 817 p. 2 BGB in recoveries from players against online casino
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...