{"id":28135,"date":"2025-09-02T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/?p=28135"},"modified":"2026-04-04T03:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:06:39","slug":"online-coaching-is-not-distance-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/online-coaching-is-not-distance-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Online coaching is not distance learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d44c06\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d44c06;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-24321 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"Coach, Fernunterricht, FernUSG, Coaching, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coaching-ist-kein-Fernunterricht-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coaching-ist-kein-Fernunterricht-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coaching-ist-kein-Fernunterricht-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coaching-ist-kein-Fernunterricht-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coaching-ist-kein-Fernunterricht-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coaching-ist-kein-Fernunterricht-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d4b5d69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_ccb482704367908039ce07ff8b74e0c9\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Coaching<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">but no<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-d823026950619b20f0e1f9b5e818d84d\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">Distance learning<\/span>?<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76c96157 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-02T12:10:10+02:00\">2. September 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>from<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Helene Klassen-Rock<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c93ec0be wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>LG Munich:<\/strong> Online coaching does not fall within the scope of the Distance Learning Protection Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ist-online-coaching-fernunterricht\">Is online coaching distance learning?<\/h2>\n\n<p>After a long period of <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/coaching-is-not-distance-learning\/\">controversy<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/is-coaching-distance-learning\/\">Federal Court of Justice ruled on this issue<\/a> and clarified the conditions under which the German Distance Learning Protection Act (FernUSG) applies to coaching contracts. Following the Federal Court of Justice ruling, Munich Regional Court I has now also revisited the applicability of the FernUSG to coaching contracts. <\/p>\n\n<p>A customer of Baulig Consulting GmbH had filed a lawsuit. He had concluded a contract for a comprehensive coaching program that included a video learning course, live webinars and individual 1:1 support. The customer claimed to be dissatisfied with the course and argued that the contract was void under the German Distance Selling Act (FernUSG), which is why he demanded repayment of the coaching fee.    <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-keine-raumliche-trennung\">No spatial separation  <\/h2>\n\n<p>The Regional Court of Munich I dismissed the action in a ruling dated August 8, 2025 (case no. 47 O 12802\/24). It found that the action was inadmissible and that the court did not have jurisdiction due to the lack of applicability of the FernUSG.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-general-quote-box has-kpw-orange-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<p>The decisive factor is whether supervision is provided in the same way as for face-to-face courses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The court ruled that this was not a distance learning contract, as the required physical separation was not present. In the court&#8217;s view, the decisive factor was whether the digital support was comparable to the support provided during face-to-face events. If this is the case, there is no reason to extend the scope of application of the FernUSG to these cases, as the distance learning student in these cases is not worthy of protection to a greater extent than the non-distance learning student.    <\/p>\n\n<p>In the opinion of the court, the digital support in this case corresponded to support via a face-to-face event, as it was possible to ask individual questions at any time, as in face-to-face events, and therefore also receive individual answers. For this reason, the court denied the existence of physical separation. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fazit\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Even after the Federal Court of Justice&#8217;s groundbreaking decision, the ruling by Munich Regional Court I makes it clear that not all digital coaching falls under the Distance Learning Act. The case law differentiates between whether the digital coaching enables an interaction comparable to face-to-face teaching. If this is the case, the court is of the opinion that the scope of application of the FernUSG does not apply.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a7c0d175 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top 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