Interlocutory judgment by confession without factual findings or reasoning: Effect on final cost determination and procedural validity.

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) partially reversed the Berlin-Brandenburg Regional Labour Court's judgment of 26 July 2016 and dismissed the defendant's cross-appeal, leaving the cost allocation to the final judgment. This procedural decision arose from a revision challenge against a lower court ruling in a labour dispute, specifically concerning an "Anerkennnisteilurteil" (judgment by confession) that was issued without a statement of facts or reasons. The operative order resolves the immediate procedural deficiency, clearing the path for the remaining merits of the case to be decided in the final judgment, with the defendant losing the appellate challenge on procedural grounds.