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Enforcing a Judgment Against a Bad Debtor in Germany Once it has been determined that a German debtor is responsible for paying the debt due to your company, enforcement proceedings begin. Enforcement of a bad debt judgment against a German citizen or company will depend on several factors. First and foremost, identifying which country’s laws control the debt collection enforcement proceedings will be critical. Enforcing a German Judgment Against a German DebtorOnce a final and conclusive judgment has been reached in a lawsuit filed in German courts, generally the bailiff will execute the court’s orders. If the German debtor has been determined to be liable to our client, the bailiff may take one of the following actions:
Enforcing a Foreign Judgment Against a German Debtor If you have successfully obtained a judgment against a German debtor in your home country and are ready to enforce that judgment and initiate debt collection in Germany, we can help www.grprainer.com/en/Debt-Collection.html Enforcing judgments of foreign courts depends largely on German Law and German Civil Procedural Code. Courts of the European Union are generally recognized, as are most foreign judgments. However, some foreign courts have been determined to be “internationally incompetent” and under German Law, enforcement of decisions rendered by such courts will not be validated in Germany. Our foreign-based clients seeking enforcement of a foreign judgment against a German debtor often ask questions such as:
How GRP Rainer LLP Can Help We understand that collecting a bad debt in Germany after obtaining a judgment in a foreign-based court can be a frustrating experience. The attorneys at the law firm of GRP Rainer LLP are German debt collection specialists. We have experience representing English-speaking clients located abroad. Our international business lawyers are fluent in both German and English and are skilled bilingual negotiators who are familiar with drafting legal documents in English. We counsel commercial and industrial companies and corporations, as well as associations, small- and mid-sized businesses, self-employed freelancers and private individuals worldwide from offices in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn and Düsseldorf, Germany. If your company needs to recover debt in Germany, contact us today to learn more about our German debt collection enforcement proceedings.
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