LG and KG Berlin decide on a competition violation
In its judgment of December 18, 2018, the LG Berlin (16 O 49/18) decided that an unannounced visit by a representative to a consumer's private apartment to make an offer constituted an unreasonable nuisance and thus a violation of competition law. The KG Berlin 5th Civil Senate (5 U 26/19) decided on the appeal and corrected the previous judgment. We give you an overview of the two judgments and answer the question: Is an unannounced doorstep visit a competition violation?
What did the representative's doorstep look like?
A sales employee of the defendant energy supply company had turned up unannounced in the plaintiff's apartment.
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