In the year-long million-dollar dispute with managing director Fredi Bobic, second division football team Hertha BSC is also appealing the second case. The proceedings are being conducted at the Berlin Court of Appeal, as a court spokesman told the dpa. The “Bild” newspaper also reported. This means that the legal dispute, which has now lasted two and a half years, takes another turn.
The spokesman explained that it is now being examined whether the reserved judgment handed down by the regional court at the end of September was based on a violation of the law or whether the underlying facts justify a different decision.
The second procedure has not yet been completed either
The court had decided in the document process that Hertha had to pay its former managing director 3.35 million euros gross. In addition, there is interest, which should bring the total amount to more than four million. The club also has to cover the costs of the procedure. Even if the appeal is rejected, there could still be a follow-up trial. This would be conducted as a normal civil trial in which all evidence is admissible.
The 53-year-old sued in two cases after his ordinary and extraordinary termination. In the second case, the regional court upheld Bobic’s lawsuit against the extraordinary termination. Here, too, Hertha appealed, but the appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal. However, a non-admission complaint can still be lodged with the Federal Court of Justice against this decision.