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From 1 January 2013, a new anti-bribery regime will be effective in Austria.

On 28 April 2023 the European Commission ("Commission") put forth a proposal (Link) to revise Directive (EU) 2015/2366 (Payment Services Directive, "PSD2"), which was adopted...

Sections 304 to 309 of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) are the key pieces of the Austrian legislation governing bribery.

In recent years, the caseload in Austrian courts regarding civil and commercial litigation has decreased by approximately 20%, from 0.5 first instance litigation cases pending per 100...

In 2016, Austrian Criminal Law experienced some substantive legal developments in both, procedural and material aspects.

Bettina Knötzl erklärte im Kurier wie sich die Kronzeugenregelung für den Kronzeugen auswirken kann. Dabei kommt es auch sehr darauf an, wie sich der Kronzeuge verhält. Mehr dazu unten.

Human memory is informed by subjective notions of reality. As time passes, external factors can cause an individual's experience to be severely altered or even distorted entirely.

As of 1 January 2013, a new anti-bribery regime will be effective in Austria.

What are the key financial crime offences applicable to companies and their directors and officers?

("CPI 2012") earlier today. The Corruption Perception Index ranks countries based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.

On 27 January 2016, Transparency International released its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). ), which covers perceptions of public sector corruption in 168 countries.

The Austrian Public Prosecution Service (Public Prosecution) – represented by a prosecutor – is responsible for investigating crimes and prosecuting criminal offences.

Under Austrian criminal law, criminal offences are classified as either felonies (Verbrechen) or misdemeanours (Vergehen). The Austrian Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch or StGB) defines felonies as intentional offences...

Under Austrian criminal law, criminal offences are classified as either felonies (Verbrechen) or misdemeanours (Vergehen). The Austrian Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch or StGB) defines felonies...