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In connection with the outlined division of the sources of EU law, the question arises: should soft law provisions be taken into consideration in judicial practice of national competition authorities and of Member States' courts?

In recent years several European countries have established courts or chambers which solely deal with commercial disputes and are structured so as to attract and better accommodate international parties.

In der am 11. Juli 2024 veröffentlichten Entscheidung C-601/22 hat der Europäische Gerichtshof („EuGH") festgestellt, dass die Wolfsjagd in Österreich weiterhin verboten bleibt.

Austria is a civil law country; thus, laws are codified into collections. Civil procedural rules are contained in various acts such as:

Die Geltendmachung von wechselseitigen Ansprüchen (Claims) zwischen Auftraggeber (AG) und Auftragnehmer (AN) ist in großen Bauprojekten unvermeidbar.

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is used by so many in the legal profession to undertake a wide array of tasks formerly undertaken by specialized legal staff...

In a recent decision rendered on 15 December 2021, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) examined different grounds for setting aside an arbitral award.

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.

In September 2015, the new Austrian Act on Alternative Financings (Alternativfinanzierungsgesetz – AltFG) entered into force.

In Austria, arbitration is mainly governed by the fourth chapter of the Code on Civil Procedure (ZPO).

The year 2025 will be a milestone for the Austrian arbitration community as the leading arbitration institution in Austria, the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (hereinafter VIAC), celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Durch die Zivilverfahrensnovelle 2021 (ZVN 2021)1 - die am 1. 1. 2022 in Kraft treten soll - sollen vor allem die Digitalisierung und die Modernisierung in der Justiz vorangetrieben werden.

EuGH Schlussanträge 05.09.2024, C-416/23, Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (Exzess, Rechtsmissbrauch, Ermessen)...

Der Rechtsmittelsenat 43 des Landesgerichts für ZRS Wien (43 Nc 7/15d) hat im August 2015 – wie in den Vorjahren - die sich durch die Veränderung im Verbraucherpreisindex 1966...

The Austrian legal system is a civil law one. Laws are based on codes and statutes. Civil procedure provides an adversarial process with inquisitorial elements...

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) adopted amendments to its rules on 21 March 2022. They are set to come into force on 1 July 2022 and...

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.

The legal background of the tribunal, the parties, and their counsel can influence the scope of disclosure and discovery, which is a major point of divergence between common and civil law.