Landgericht Duisburg

What Landgericht Duisburg does

Landgericht Duisburg is a regional court (Landgericht) of the German ordinary jurisdiction located at König-Heinrich-Platz 1, 47051 Duisburg in North Rhine-Westphalia. It operates under the supervisory oversight of the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf and is one of six Landgerichte within that district. The court's statutory jurisdiction (Gerichtsbezirk) encompasses seven subordinate Amtsgerichte districts — Duisburg, Duisburg-Hamborn, Duisburg-Ruhrort, Dinslaken, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Oberhausen, and Wesel. It adjudicates civil cases with a dispute value (Streitwert) above €10,000, criminal matters under the StPO (Criminal Procedure Code), commercial chamber disputes (Kammern für Handelssachen), and serves as the appellate body for decisions of the seven Amtsgerichte within its jurisdiction. It also provides witness support services (Zeugenbetreuung), alternative dispute resolution through Schiedspersonen, and online procedures including the Justiz-Auktion platform for seized assets.

The court's product surface comprises roughly ten online services delivered primarily through the NRW justice portal (justiz.nrw) and its own website (lg-duisburg.nrw.de). These include the Mein Justizpostfach digital mailbox (operational since October 13, 2023 with qualified electronic signature support), the Sitzungstermine daily hearing schedule, the NRWE Rechtsprechungsdatenbank jurisprudence database, the Elektronische Kostenmarke for online fee payment, online appointment booking (Terminbuchung), the Online-Mahnverfahren dunning procedure, Elektronischer Rechtsverkehr for secure digital submissions, witness support, and an online registration system for charitable organizations. Technical infrastructure is hosted by IT.NRW (Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen) at Mauerstraße 51, Düsseldorf; the site uses the open-source awstats tool for anonymized web analytics. The court is GDPR-compliant (DSGVO), processes personal data under Art. 6 Abs. 1, and stores log files for up to 48 hours directly with deletion after six weeks.

Landgericht Duisburg is a public government institution — not a commercial entity — owned and operated by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia through the Ministerium der Justiz NRW. It is led by President Ulf-Thomas Bender, with Philipp Hein serving as Press Officer (Pressesprecher) and Felix Lohr as Deputy. Court fees are statutorily regulated by the Gerichtskostengesetz (GKG) and are not set by the court; fee levels are determined by the Streitwert and recovered via electronic cost marks or bank transfer. The court does not report revenue in the commercial sense. The institution has approximately 42 listed employees and runs roughly 40+ hearings per business day across multiple courtrooms (Saal 101–364). No commercial customers, pricing models, or private revenue streams are associated with the entity; its operating model is sustained by state budget appropriations supplemented by regulated court fees.

Name

Landgericht Duisburg

Legal name

Landgericht Duisburg

Website

https://lg-duisburg.nrw.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landgericht Duisburg is a German state regional court under Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf, adjudicating civil cases above €10,000, criminal matters, and commercial disputes for citizens, businesses, and legal counsel across seven Amtsgerichte districts in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Court Services

NAICS

Courts (92211), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters) (BPAIAFAH)

Keywords

• Civil litigation
• Criminal proceedings
• Commercial court
• Appellate review
• Witness support

Headquarters

HQ city

Duisburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Landgericht Duisburg is a German regional court (Landgericht) that adjudicates civil disputes with a Streitwert above EUR 10,000, conducts criminal trials for felonies and serious misdemeanors, and hears commercial matters through its Kammern für Handelssachen. It also serves as the appellate court for decisions of seven subordinate Amtsgerichte and provides digital judicial services such as electronic legal communication (Elektronischer Rechtsverkehr), the Mein Justizpostfach electronic mailbox, electronic cost marks, online appointment booking, and the Justiz-Auktion online auction platform.

Product overview

Landgericht Duisburg operates a unified digital service portal providing multiple online judicial services. The core offering includes digital communication via Mein Justizpostfach, daily hearing schedules, access to the NRWE jurisprudence database, electronic cost marks for fee payments, and online appointment booking. Additional services include the Justiz-Auktion platform, online dunning procedures, electronic legal communications (Elektronischer Rechtsverkehr), witness support services, and charitable organization registration. These services are offered through the NRW judiciary portal infrastructure and are primarily citizen-facing rather than developer-accessible.

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Products and services

• Mein Justizpostfach Digital mailbox service enabling citizens to securely communicate with the judiciary, submit lawsuits electronically, and transmit documents such as rental contracts or fines to their lawyers. Available since October 13, 2023, at mjp.justiz.de.
• Sitzungstermine (Hearing Schedule) Daily publication of court hearing schedules at Landgericht Duisburg, showing dates, times, courtrooms, and case numbers for public proceedings.
• Rechtsprechungsdatenbank NRWE Free online database containing full-text decisions from North Rhine-Westphalia courts, available at www.nrwe.de for public access to anonymized jurisprudence.
• Elektronische Kostenmarke Electronic cost mark system enabling online purchase of court fees, justice administration costs, and monetary penalties using credit card or bank transfer via the federal portal (portal.kostenmarke.justiz.de).
• Online-Mahnverfahren Online dunning procedure allowing applicants to complete complex applications via web browser, with data transmitted to the competent court.
• Justiz-Auktion Online auction platform of NRW judiciary for purchasing seized and forfeited items, with bidding, award, payment, and delivery processes.
• Online-Terminbuchung Online appointment booking system allowing citizens to schedule court visits electronically.
• Elektronischer Rechtsverkehr Electronic legal communications system enabling secure digital correspondence with courts, public prosecutor's offices, and bailiffs in North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Zeugenbetreuung Witness support service providing telephone and personal counseling, hearing preparation, courtroom accompaniment, and referrals to advisory services.
• Gemeinnützige Einrichtungen – Online-Antrag Online registration system for charitable organizations to be listed as recipients of monetary penalties in criminal proceedings.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amtsgericht DuisburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2024The Amtsgericht Duisburg shares the same physical address (König-Heinrich-Platz 1) and partners with the Landgericht on joint public outreach events, including the 'Mein gutes Recht' (My Good Right) lecture series. Both courts collaborate with the local Bar Association (Anwaltverein) and notaries to inform citizens on legal topics.
• Anwaltverein Duisburg (Local Bar Association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2024The Duisburg Bar Association collaborates with the Amtsgericht and Landgericht on the joint public lecture series 'Mein gutes Recht', providing legal expertise for citizen education events on topics such as inheritance law.
• Notare des Landgerichtsbezirks Duisburg (Notaries of the Court District)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2024Local notaries co-present the 'Mein gutes Recht' public lecture series together with the Amtsgericht and Landgericht, providing expert guidance on inheritance and succession matters.
• Oberlandesgericht DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandgericht Duisburg is one of six regional courts within the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf district. The OLG provides supervisory oversight and serves as the appellate court for decisions of the Landgerichte in its jurisdiction.
• Amtsgerichte des Landgerichtsbezirks DuisburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeven Amtsgerichte (Duisburg, Duisburg-Hamborn, Duisburg-Ruhrort, Dinslaken, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Oberhausen, Wesel) fall within the jurisdiction of Landgericht Duisburg. The court serves as appellate body for decisions of these lower courts.
• IT.NRW (Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen)coreTechnology or IntegrationIT.NRW hosts the court's internet offering and web infrastructure at Mauerstraße 51, 40476 Düsseldorf. The Landesbetrieb processes log files and provides the technical platform for the court's public-facing digital services.
• Ministerium der Justiz Nordrhein-WestfalencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NRW Ministry of Justice is the supervisory authority for all courts in the state. It sets policy, budgets, and human resources policy for the court. The court president is listed under the ministry's oversight. The ministry also runs the justiz.nrw portal and the justiz-karriere.nrw careers portal from which the court recruits.
• Lebenshilfe Oberhausen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lebenshilfe Oberhausen certified the court's 'Leichte Sprache' (Easy Language) web pages following collaborative review with students of the Fachhochschule für Rechtspflege (University of Applied Sciences for Legal Administration).
• Fachhochschule für Rechtspflege (FHR) NRWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents of the Fachhochschule für Rechtspflege authored the court's Easy Language (Leichte Sprache) web pages in collaboration with Lebenshilfe Oberhausen, under the guidance of project leader Justizrat Thomas Schmidt.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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