nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/d712a8e431ef9a7b DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250601s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/d712a8e431ef9a7b doi eng 342 23 Grimm, Paul Author aut Success Without Victory - Lliuya v. RWE Decided Grimm, Paul Verfassungsblog 2025-06-01 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier One of the most striking climate cases has come to a striking end. The Higher Regional Court of Hamm dismissed the lawsuit against RWE on minor factual grounds – yet at the same time confirmed that major emitters can, in principle, be held liable under German private law for climate-related harms. The ruling may ultimately represent a success without victory: A short-term loss for the plaintiff, but one that provides important insights and strategic lessons for future climate liability cases. CC BY-SA 4.0 Climate Crisis Lliuya Nordrhein-Westfalen. Oberlandesgericht (Hamm) | Hamm (Westf) RWE RWE Aktiengesellschaft | Essen climate litigation (DE-588)2027251-0 gnd Nordrhein-Westfalen. Oberlandesgericht (Hamm) | Hamm (Westf) (DE-588)2123397-4 gnd RWE Aktiengesellschaft | Essen Schirmer, Jan-Erik Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/lliuya-rwe-climate-judgment/ raw object