
GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Dusseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and London www.grprainer.com/en conclude: In the medical sector, one must exercise particular caution with respect to advertising measures, especially for doctors and dentists. While dentists are, in principle, permitted to promote their services, they must, however, in doing so observe their professional code of conduct. The Regional Court of Cologne (LG) had to rule on a case (Az.: 31 O 25/12) in which a dentist offered certain services via an online coupon portal in consideration of the grant of a rebate. The German Dental Association (Zahnärztekammer) took action against this and requested an injunction.