Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) Federal Supreme Court; seat in Karlsruhe Jurisdiction: Review over decisions by the Oberlandesgericht according to § 133 Nr. 1 GVG, if either the value of dispute (Wert der Beschwer) exceeds DEM 60,000 (§ 546 I 1 ZPO) or the Oberlandesgericht under certain conditions permits the review over its decision (§ 546 I 1, 2 ZPO) Review over decisions by the Landgericht according to § 133 Nr. 1 GVG, if all parties to the dispute agree on the jurisdiction of the Bundesgerichtshof ("Sprungrevision", § 566 a I, II ZPO)

Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Court of Appeal For historic reasons, the Oberlandesgericht in Berlin is called "Kammergericht" (KG) Jurisdiction: Appeal against first-instance decisions by the Landgericht according to § 119 I Nr. 3, 4 GVG

Landgericht (LG) Regional Court Jurisdiction: Disputes involving a value exceeding DEM 10,000 at first instance according to §§ 71 I, 23 Nr. 1 GVG Appeal against decisions by the Amtsgericht according to § 72 GVG, if value of dispute (Berufungssumme) exceeds DEM 1,500 (§ 511a I ZPO)

Amtsgericht (AG) Local Court Jurisdiction: Disputes involving a value not exceeding DEM 10,000 at first instance according to § 23 Nr. 1 GVG