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Parametric insurance has become increasingly important due to extreme weather situations, the COVID-19 pandemic or the rise of cloud-based applications...

June 2025 – As part of the European Commission's ReArm Europe Plan/ Readiness 2030, European Union ("EU") Member States will mobilise EUR 800 billion over the next four years...

Das neue GesbR-Recht kann Auswirkungen auf die Bestandskraft von Syndikatsverträgen haben. Eine jetzt geplante Novelle entschärft das Problem.

Die Immobiliengesellschaft ist ein "normaler" AIF; dies ist der Fall, wenn die Immobiliengesellschaft höchstens 50 % ihrer Erträge aus der Überlassung oder Übertragung von Immobilien an Dritte erwirtschaftet.

Arbitrators decide legal disputes – in lieu of state courts. But do arbitrators also enjoy the power to adapt contracts to changed circumstances?

When disputes between shareholders escalate, one of the shareholders may be tempted to transfer the business to a new entity. Can the shareholder be stopped if he succeeds in obtaining a majority vote?

Sie kaufen ihre Lieblings-Chilis im Supermarkt in Österreich. Was hat das mit Menschenrechten, dem Verbot von Kinderarbeit etc zu tun? Einiges...

The qualification and background of the shareholders of regulated financial services providers (such as credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms), their commercial and strategic aims and the quality and source of the funds available to them for acquisition or for injection into an Austrian regulated institution has always been of interest for supervisors.

There's no such thing as a one-stop software contract that covers all services.

Recent rulings by the Austrian Takeover Commission (TC) reflect a case by case approach to acting in concert situations and changes in shareholder arrangements.

Interpreting copyright contracts based on their purpose is not new in Austria. After all, this teleological interpretation is an essential part of every contract analysis and the theory...

The CJEU's Nova Iberomoldes decision opens new avenues for challenging Austrian real estate transfer tax on share deals and corporate restructurings. This alert examines how the Capital Duties Directive may protect certain transactions and outlines practical steps for taxpayers to pursue refunds or structure future deals more efficiently.

A compliance officer (CO) is liable for criminal conduct within the company if the CO can be charged with dereliction of duties.

Die "Verrechtlichungswelle" im (nachhaltigen) Kapitalmarkt geht weiter! Die Europäische Kommission veröffentlichte neue Regeln einerseits für Wertpapierfirmen und andererseits für Verwalter von alternativen Investmentfonds

Two recent Supreme Court decisions have triggered significant debate in the competition field, both in Austria and at a European level.

It has only been three years since the Austrian cartel law was last amended. Whereas at that time the focus was on the creation of new authorities (Federal Competition Authority and Federal Cartel Prosecutor) and procedural changes, the new amendment primarily concerns substantive issues. The present amendment is, for the time being, the last brick of alignment with EC cartel law.

Der Bekl war seit 1989 einer von zuletzt drei Geschäftsführern der Kl, die Ende 2015 Opfer eines sog Fake President Fraud (FPF) wurde. Beim FPF handelt es sich um eine Betrugsmethode, ...

The legislator's final decision on the Directive's implementation is still pending.