Overview

• The Administrative Court in Mannheim rejected L‑Bank’s recovery bids in four cases governed by pre‑8 April 2020 instructions the judges found insufficiently clear.
• Under the rules in force from 8 April 2020, a driving‑school operator must repay, while a winemaker may keep aid after proving a pandemic‑related liquidity shortfall.
• Hairdresser Holger Schier of Heidenheim defeated a €10,424 repayment demand, one of five entrepreneur victories across the six model proceedings.
• The decisions are not final; the court refused to admit revision, though a complaint to the Federal Administrative Court remains possible.
• These model rulings are set to guide about 1,400 pending lawsuits and roughly 5,500 objection procedures tied to L‑Bank’s post‑payment reviews.