Questão jurídica principal
Whether a protocol settlement offer under § 102 ZPO may be made by the plaintiff as well as by the defendant.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The possibility to place a protocol offer on record is available to both parties.
Fundamentação extraída
The purpose of § 102 ZPO is to encourage early settlement and reduce litigation costs. That purpose would be undermined if only one side could make a recorded settlement offer.