106 results found

How can assets against which a claim can be enforced be identified in Austria? What types of domestic judgments are there, how can they be challenged, and what makes them unenforceable?

One of the main obligations of providers of ecommerce solutions (e.g. web shops, platforms, etc.) is to provide customers with comprehensive and complete information.

A golf player hits a hiker with his tee shot resulting in claims against the golfer as well as the owner of the golf course.

Die Stadt Wien hat die Lagezuschlagskarte überarbeitet, was Auswirkungen auf die Mietpreise in Teilen Wiens hat

In recent years, the Supreme Court has already passed numerous decisions with far‑reaching consequences for the real estate industry. However, several decisions from 2023 are stirring notable turmoil...

As of 1 March 2014, a restriction on the deductibility of manager remunerations for tax purposes exceeding EUR 500,000 per person and year was introduced in Austria.

Amendments to the Austrian Code of Criminal Procedure bring substantial improvements to defendant's rights, but also facilitate the public authorities' access to confidential bank data.

In the latest Rechtspanorama, RAK (Vienna Bar Association) Vice President Bettina Knoetzl explains why affordable court fees are essential for ensuring access to justice...

The Austrian Supreme Court (6 Ob 224/23v) recently determined the requirements for a partial transfer of a share if the articles of association expressly stipulate that shares cannot be divided.

In one of its recent decisions, the Austrian Supreme Court dealt with the so-called "false father regress", and the question whether it is legally compliant to claim back maintenance payments made in the erroneous belief that a child is one's own child.

The Austrian Supreme Court has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to the first AI-generated appeal to reach its chambers, finding it so corrupted by hallucinations and fabricated citations that it failed to meet basic standards of legal argumentation. The court's response signals a clear warning about uncritical reliance on artificial intelligence in legal practice and hints at potential disciplinary consequences for attorneys who submit such flawed work.

According to the Court, OHIM infringed the principles of autonomy and independence which govern Community trade marks.

On 1 March 2017 the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) ruled on whether potential claims under the Austrian Commercial Agents Act (Handelsvertretergesetz) can be brought before an Austrian court...

As successful claimants increasingly turn to enforcement proceedings to realise the value of their awards, Austrian law continues to stand out for its creditor-friendly enforcement framework.

In June 2013, the European Commission (EC) adopted recommendation 2013/396/EU on common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms.

The Austrian Supreme Court considered the validity of the payment of a cash consideration to a public LLC in the course of an increase of its stated capital.

In light of a general shortage of budget funds in the public sector, contracting authorities intend to bundle and pool their purchasing quantities to gain positive efficiency and pricing effects.