You are probably referring to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abmahnung https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abmahnung which only affects a small part of civil law,

You are probably referring to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abmahnung https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abmahnung which only affects a small part of civil law, but granted it has some nasty consequences.