{"id":46486,"date":"2026-05-04T11:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/?p=46486"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:48:46","slug":"gtc-grur-prax-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/gtc-grur-prax-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Rudolf B\u00f6ckenholt in GRUR-Prax 8\/2026 on the transparency of GTC in competition law"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWord salad in general terms and conditions \u2013 served up in a way that is opaque, unreasonable, and misleading\u201d \u2013 Article by Dr. Rudolf B\u00f6ckenholt in GRUR-Prax Issue 8\/2026, April 30, 2026<\/h2>\n

In response to a decision by the Hamburg Regional Court at the end of 2025 (Dec. 30, 2025 \u2013 327 O 38\/25, BeckRS 2025, 40587<\/a>), BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney at law Dr. Rudolf B\u00f6ckenholt analyzes in his article the misleading nature and invalidity of an airline\u2019s non-transparent general terms and conditions (GTC).
\nThe focus is on overly complex clauses regarding choice of law, venue, and refunds, which, in the court\u2019s view, unreasonably disadvantage consumers.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Furthermore, Dr. B\u00f6ckenholt provides practical guidance on the requirements for clear and understandable terms and conditions and the legal risks companies face when using confusing or unfair \u201cclause formulations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full article by Dr. Rudolf B\u00f6ckenholt – primarily aimed at companies, legal departments, and practitioners in competition and consumer law – is available here in German<\/a> to registered users of Beck Online.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWord salad in general terms and conditions \u2013 served up in a way that is opaque, unreasonable, and misleading\u201d \u2013 Article by Dr. Rudolf B\u00f6ckenholt in GRUR-Prax Issue 8\/2026, April 30, 2026 In response to a decision by the Hamburg…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":34233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"legal_areas":[221],"class_list":["post-46486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","legal_areas-unfair-competition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDr. B\u00f6ckenholt on the transparency of GTC in competition law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cWord salad in GTC \u2013 served up in a way that is opaque, unreasonable, and misleading\u201d \u2013 Dr. B\u00f6ckenholt in GRUR-Prax, 8\/2026. 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