With the publishing of the FMA's supervisory priorities, the Austrian regulator intends to enable regulated entities to efficiently prepare for potential regulatory assessments.

Until now, consumers could easily take out microloans for online purchases in instalments via providers such as Klarna and PayPal without credit checks.

Die mit dem Coronavirus verbundenen Einschränkungen und Lockdowns haben dem Online-Handel 2020 ein kräftiges Wachstum beschert.

In principle, the right to purchase goods with a voucher expires after 30 years.

On 25 January 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) at least resolved the question of jurisdiction.

Früh übt sich – auch im juristischen Bereich. Daher bietet DORDA schon Studierenden die Möglichkeit, sich beruflich in verschiedenen Funktionen einzubringen.

Within the framework of its endeavor to ensure a fair and innovative "Digital EU", the European Commission (EC) has published its proposed Digital Services Act

The Supreme Court has twice addressed the issue of warning instructions on products for sale, and has laid down guiding principles. In both cases, which resulted from accidents with a bicycle and a bottle of sparkling fruit drink respectively, the consumers' claims were rejected.

One of the main obligations of providers of ecommerce solutions (e.g. web shops, platforms, etc.) is to provide customers with comprehensive and complete information.

The Sale of Goods Directive will apply to sales contracts between a consumer and a seller for goods, including goods with a digital element (e.g. smart TVs, smart fridges or smart watches) regardless

How quickly times are changing! Some six months ago I mentioned in the TTP editorial that "there was growing belief amongst regulators that competition may ...

Companies today are under more and more under pressure to not only improve their environmental performance but also let the world know about it.

Recently the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that national obligations regarding the country of origin labelling of food products are acceptable only subject to strict prerequisites.

Welcome to the 7th edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Dispute Resolution Practice Group. We are happy to again provide you with interesting news covering the various CEE/SEE jurisdictions in which we practice.

A 2020 review of the Consumer Credit Directive (2008/48/EC) ("CCD I") by the European Commission (EC) found that CCD I has been only partially effective in ensuring a high level of consumer protection.

The EU Consumer Credit Agreement Directive (2008/48/EC) was implemented in Austria through the enactment of a new federal Consumer Credit Act.

By 1 July 2021, Member States shall adopt necessary regulations into national laws to comply with these directives.

The Omnibus Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/2161), also referred to as the "Enforcement and Modernisation Directive", is aimed at strengthening consumer protection and enhancing enforcement...

E-Commerce Plattformen sind nicht verpflichtet, dem Verbraucher vor Vertragsabschluss stets die Telefonnummer zur Verfügung zu stellen – es gibt auch andere Optionen.

Just when the last EU parliamentary session was drawing to its close, EU legislators adopted a package of laws to ban branded foods being presented with an identical get-up in spite of having different compositions.