28. July 2023

OPPENLÄNDER wins dispute over investigative committee

The Saarland state parliament does not have to amend the composition of the committee of enquiry into the Saarland authorities’ handling of the arson attack of 19 September 1991. It remains the case that only the SPD parliamentary group is represented in the committee of enquiry with three full members and the CDU parliamentary group with two full members. The AfD parliamentary group is only allowed one “permanent advisory member”, who has many rights but no voting rights.

An application by the AfD parliamentary group for a temporary injunction to obtain full member status was rejected by the Saarland Constitutional Court in a decision of 28 July 2023.

Professor Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Henrike Schulte represented the Saarland Parliament.

OPPENLÄNDER regularly represents parliaments and other state bodies in proceedings before constitutional courts.

Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz

+49 (0)711 60187-270
lenz@oppenlaender.de

Dr. Henrike Schulte

+49 (0)711 60187-242
henrike.schulte@oppenlaender.de

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12. February 2026

OPPENLÄNDER is once again among the best according to Legal500

In the recently published ranking of Legal 500 Germany 2026, we are once again a TOP LAW FIRM in the City Focus Stuttgart and are ranked as a TOP TIER LAW FIRM in two practice areas.

29. January 2026

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte wins dispute over functional allowances for the Saarland state parliament

Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Maximilian Gerhold successfully defended the Saarland state parliament against a constitutional complaint filed by an AfD member of parliament regarding the functional allowances for parliamentary secretaries and deputy faction leaders.

14. January 2026

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens its labor law and M&A practice with the addition of attorney Karoline Korff

Karoline Korff joined our team in labor law and M&A on January 1, 2026.

09. January 2026

State Parliament President wins tunnel dispute against AfD with OPPENLÄNDER

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte, represented by Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Henrike Schulte, has once again won a case for State Parliament President Muhterem Aras at the Constitutional Court of Baden-Württemberg. The AfD members of the state parliament and their parliamentary group had challenged decisions made by the president within the scope of her domiciliary rights regarding the arrangement of access to state parliament premises. This also concerned the use of a connecting tunnel beneath Konrad-Adenauer-Straße between the plenary building and the building housing the offices of the members of the major parliamentary groups of the Greens and the CDU.