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

The new EU market abuse regime will take effect across EU member states from 3 July 2016 onwards.

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.

Městský soud v Praze zastavil počátkem února 2017 trestní stí- hání proti společnosti AGROTEC a.s., podezřelé ze spáchání trestného činu v sou- vislosti s veřejnými zakázkami.

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.

In light of the volatility of financial markets accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and rising concerns over the heightened risk of buyouts of key national assets and industries, the issue of foreign direct investment screening ...

Austrian law knows two – arguably three – versions of the principal witness rule: On the one hand, the "small" and "large" principal witness rules, found in Section 41a of the Austrian Criminal Code...

Kreditinstitute unterliegen im Jahr 2020 deutlich strengeren regulatorischen Vorgaben als vor der Finanzkrise 2008/2009.

Im Folgenden wird nach einem kurzen Überblick über Abrechnungspraxis im Anwaltsstand in Österreich ein kritischer Blick auf die Kostenersatzregelungen im Zivilund Strafprozess geworfen.

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.

Welcome to the Spring Edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Disputes team, in which we provide an overview of recent developments in CEE/SEE.

Welcome to the 10th edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Dispute Resolution Group. We provide an overview of recent developments in CEE/SEE and some very interesting case law.

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