The Berlin Labor Court ruled that the summary dismissal of the director of the Berlin Dental Association's pension fund was invalid, but the ordinary dismissal was valid (Case No. 21 Ca 13264/25). The extraordinary dismissal was formally invalid because

If unused vacation days from several years are paid out to the heirs in a single payment after the death of an employee, this vacation pay may be eligible for preferential tax treatment under Section 34 of the German Income Tax Act (EStG). This was the ruling of the Tax Court.

The plaintiffs commissioned a roofing company to replace wooden boards at the gable end (the side edge of the roof) of their house. The work was carried out professionally. Subsequently, however, rainwater penetrated the new boards.