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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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31 Jul 2025 BGH: no before-and-after images for nose and chin correction with hyaluronic acid GermanyMisleading advertising and pricing Order

A practice for aesthetic treatments advertised hyaluronic acid filler injections for the nose and chin on its website and on Instagram using before-and-after images. In an action brought by a consumer advice centre (Verbraucherzentrale), the BGH upheld the injunction issued by the Higher Regional Court of Hamm (OLG Hamm): such procedures are deemed to be surgical cosmetic procedures, for which this kind of advertising is prohibited.

What organisations can take from it

Instagram posts are also advertising – the strict limits of the law on advertising for medicinal products and treatments (Heilmittelwerberecht) apply to aesthetic procedures.

Relevance to training and awareness

Social media advertising for healthcare services

Authority / court
Bundesgerichtshof (I. Zivilsenat), Az. I ZR 170/24
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
§ 11 Abs. 1 Satz 3 Nr. 1, § 1 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 Buchst. c HWG; UKlaG
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Published
31 Jul 2025

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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6 Feb 2025 Медицински център „Люлин Мед“ ООДMC Lyulin Med presented practice as branch of the Military Medical Academy – 9,236 leva BulgariaMisleading advertising and pricing €4,722

Following a tip-off from the Military Medical Academy (VMA), the Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition, KZK) found that the centre presented its gynaecological practice as a VMA branch with signs reading ‘МЦ „ЛЮЛИН МЕД“ АГ – ВМА ФИЛИАЛ’ and corresponding online information. For misleading conduct (Art. 31 ZZK – Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act) it imposed 0.4% of 2023 turnover, i.e. 9,236 leva. An appeal has been lodged against the decision.

What organisations can take from it

Cooperation with renowned institutions must not be presented as affiliation on signage and in online profiles.

Authority / court
Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (КЗК, Bulgarische Wettbewerbskommission)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Art. 31 ZZK (Irreführung)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Healthcare

Original amount 9,236 BGN, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Feb 2025.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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