Hamburg District Court

Insolvency announcements

The insolvency court makes certain steps of the insolvency proceedings public. Courts publish announcements regarding insolvency proceedings at www.insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de. The announcements are accessible to everyone there for a limited period of time.

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Detailed description

In insolvency proceedings, the insolvency court is obligated to publicly disclose certain information. This includes, in particular, the order opening the proceedings, which precisely names the person or company against whose assets the proceedings have been opened. In some cases, additional publications may be made if required by the laws of the respective federal state.



These announcements are made online on a central, nationwide platform. As an affected person, such as a creditor, you can find out about the progress of the insolvency proceedings there. This gives you the opportunity to check whether and how you are affected and, if necessary, assert your claims in a timely manner.



Public announcement ensures transparency and thus prevents discrimination in the process.



The portal contains public announcements on insolvency proceedings concerning, for example,

  • the ordering and lifting of protective measures by the court,
  • the dismissal of an insolvency application due to lack of assets,
  • the decision to open insolvency proceedings,
  • the decision on the annulment or discontinuation of insolvency proceedings,
  • Resolutions on the determination of the remuneration of the insolvency administrator, the trustee and the members of the creditors' committee,
  • Appointments,
  • Decisions on discharge of residual debt

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Information

Prerequisites

The following must be made public:

  • Opening, discontinuation or annulment of insolvency proceedings
  • Order or termination of self-administration
  • Time, place and agenda of the creditors' meeting (convening)
  • Appointment of a provisional insolvency administrator
  • Order or lifting of certain restrictions on disposal
  • Indication of mass insufficiency
  • Denial of discharge of residual debt

Documents required

No

Please note

Legal advice is not available at the District Court. Please contact the persons authorized to provide legal advice, namely attorneys or notaries.


The Public Legal Information Service (ÖRA) offers affordable legal advice for people with low incomes.

Deadlines

Publications relating to a proceeding will be deleted no later than six months after the termination or finality of the discontinuation of the insolvency proceedings. If the proceedings are not opened, the period begins with the termination of the published protective measures. Publications of decisions in residual debt discharge proceedings will be deleted no later than six months after the final granting or denial of residual debt discharge. Other publications will be deleted one month after the first day of publication.

Procedure

  • You access the central website for insolvency announcements.
  • You fill out the search form under the "Search announcements" tab and check the results displayed.
  • You select the appropriate entry to view further details.
  • The further procedural steps vary from case to case.

Processing time

Immediately

Fees

No

Legal remedies

This is merely a provision of information. Therefore, no legal remedy is provided. Legal remedies may be available in the insolvency proceedings themselves. Find out more about this elsewhere.

Legal basis

§ 9 Insolvency Code (InsO)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/inso/__9.html


Ordinance on Public Announcements in Insolvency Proceedings on the Internet (InsoBekV)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/insobekv/

Address and contact information

Hamburg District Court

Mon-Fri 9am-12pm

A mailbox is available outside of the Joint Acceptance Point's opening hours (Monday to Friday, 6:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.). This is located at one of the doors at the main entrance to the Civil Justice Building and is intended solely for mail to the Hamburg District Court and Regional Court. The mailbox is opened at 1:00 p.m. when the Acceptance Point closes. A timer in the mailbox automatically closes a dividing flap at midnight. The mailbox is emptied the next working day, and the contents are stamped with the appropriate incoming mail stamp.

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Last updated: 16.04.2026