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The Austrian federal law on the restructuring of companies, which entered into force on 17 July 2021, creates a new judicial pre-insolvency restructuring procedure in implementation of a European...

Seit Ausbruch der COVID-19-Krise hat Arbeit im Homeoffice stark zugenommen. Mit dem lange angekündigten Homeoffice-Maßnahmenpaket 2021 wurden wesentliche Anpassungen im Arbeitsrecht...

The revision of the NIS Directive (EU) 2016/1148 ("NIS 1") was published on 27 December 2022 in the form of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 ("NIS 2") and entered...

Der Oberste Gerichtshof hat entschieden, dass spätere Anteilskäufe einen früheren Erwerb nicht rückwirkend genehmigungspflichtig machen. Die Entscheidung klärt, wie mehrere aufeinanderfolgende...

In its recent decision (OGH 16.9.2025, 6 Ob 135/24g), the Austrian Supreme Court ("OGH") confirmed key principles on the validity of option agreements in shareholder agreements...

November 2025 – Austria recently introduced further amendments to the Beneficial Owner Register Act (WiEReG – BORA), which are intended to reduce structural opacity in beneficial ownership structures.

Who calls the tune in corporate restructurings – managers or shareholders?

Modelled on Sec 93 para 1 of the German Stock Corporation Act, a 2015 reform of the Austrian Criminal Code introduced a "Business Judgement Rule" into the Austrian Stock Corporation Act and the Limited Liability Companies Act.

In times of economic crisis, the special rules of the Austrian Takeover Act (TA) applicable to distressed companies would be expected to gain in importance.

In 2017, the European Commission (EC) under Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled a proposal for an EU-wide framework for foreign direct investment (FDI) screening.

The Hague Judgments Convention aims to simplify the global recognition and enforcement of civil or commercial judgments. While it represents an important step towards international judicial cooperation, this article examines its scope, practical implications, and potential limitations.

It is unlawful for advertisements to include a direct exhortation to children to purchase – however, it is still unclear what this actually means in practice.

The Austrian Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarkt-aufsicht, FMA) has recently published guidelines on how it views Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) from a financial services regulatory perspective.

On 10 July 2017, the Commission announced the public consultation on the development of secondary markets for non-performing loans (NPLs) and distressed assets. Following the commencement of this public consultation, the Council introduced its Action Plan for NPLs.

In recent decisions the Supreme Court has established an economic approach to the qualification of shareholders as consumers or entrepreneurs for the purposes of Section 1 of the Consumer Protection Act.

With a decision at the end of last year on regional planning contracts in Tyrol, the Supreme Court strengthened the municipalities' backs when drafting contracts and made very exciting general statements on regional planning contracts and the related design options.

Schoenherr has launched an online guide on ICOs and ITOs throughout the wider CEE / SEE area.

The European Union has enacted its first comprehensive harmonisation of insolvency law across member states, establishing common standards for avoidance actions, directors' filing obligations, pre-pack sales, creditor committees, and asset tracing.