Case of European Court of Human Rights, April 20, 1999 (case HOERNER BANK GmbH v. GERMANY)

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Case of European Court of Human Rights, April 20, 1999 (case HOERNER BANK GmbH v. GERMANY)

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THE FACTS

The applicant company is a private bank in the form of a limited liability company that was set up in 1850 and has its head office at Heilbronn (Germany). It is represented before the Court by Mr R. Zuck of the Stuttgart Bar.

The facts of the case, as presented by the applicant company, may be summarised as follows.

A. The circumstances of the case

The applicant company has two main activities, which are closely connected. Firstly, it offers a service for tracing missing heirs (Erbensuche) with a view to being subsequently instructed to wind up the deceased's estate. It traces heirs, whether or not their identity is known, both in Germany and overseas, either on behalf...

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