You are an American involved in a German civil lawsuit? Then you're in for a surprise, because litigating in a German court of law could not be any more different from what a USA litigation lawyer is used to. First, under German civil procedure rules, there is no jury, only a professional judge (usually only one, sometimes - in high stakes cases - three or five). So that is the only guy (or gal) you need to persuade in order to win your case. Therefore, any dramatic Tom Cruise style “I want the truth!” rhetoric in a pleading directed at jurors goes out the window. Instead, you are faced with a professional judge who already knows the case from having read the file and does not care for a courtroom spectacle. German judges, in most cases, are mellow and undramatic people. They don’t even have a gavel. For more information about German Civil Procedure visit the expert law blog: https://www.germancivilprocedure.com/ or contact the leading expert on German-American civil litigation by emailing to [email protected]

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