Civil case

Wirecard investors (model claimant) v. Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and others

Authority: Bayerisches Oberstes Landesgericht
Case number: 101 Kap 1/22
Filed or opened: 14 March 2022
Organization: Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Current stage: Model case against EY ended after the Federal Court of Justice upheld the partial model decision, as reported on 23 October 2026.
Outcome: Model case against EY closed without a liability finding^S6. Individual damages suits pending before the Munich courts^S7.

Decisions and steps

28 February 2025Findings sought against the auditor rejected as not admissible in the model case^S4
23 October 2026Federal Court of Justice ruling upholding that outcome reported^S6^S7

S4Tier A Teil-Musterentscheid im Wirecard-KapMuG-Verfahren vom 28. Februar 2025Bayerisches Oberstes Landesgericht. Government press release. 28 February 2025.Court press release 1 of 2025 on the partial model decision, file 101 Kap 1/22. It does not decide liability and predates the federal appeal.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S6Tier C BGH beendet Musterverfahren gegen EY im Fall WirecardBondGuide. Press report. 23 October 2026.Report by Falko Bozicevic on the Federal Court of Justice ruling. It gives no decision date or file number.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
S7Tier B Anlegerklagen in Sachen Wirecard: BGH entlässt EY aus dem Musterverfahren Die Anwälte des Musterklägers begrüßen die EntscheidungSchirp Schmidt-Morsbach Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB via EQS News on onvista. Company statement. 23 October 2026.Statement by the model claimant's lawyers, a party view. Supports the end of the model case and their plan to resume individual suits.Link working, checked 25 October 2026