Das Zivilprozessrecht, also das Rechtsgebiet, das formale Abläufe bei Gerichtsverfahren regelt, wird derzeit auf europäischer Ebene modernisiert. Von der grenzüberschreitenden...

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

Im heutigen Rechtspanorama informiert RAK-Vize-Präsidentin Mag. Bettina Knoetzl über den lange verhandelten Gesetzesentwurf zum "Schutz der Kollektivinteressen der Verbraucher".

The new EU Class Actions Directive, coupled with billion-euro arbitrations that are driven by sanctions and energy volatility, and the race to secure mobile assets in across borders-disputes throughout Europe...

In June 2013, the European Commission (EC) adopted recommendation 2013/396/EU on common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms.

Traditional state court litigation has been complemented or replaced by alternative dispute resolution.

In a recent interview with Trend's Thomas Martinek KNOETZL's dispute resolution experts, Katrin Hanschitz, Thomas Voppichler, Bettina Knoetzl, Florian Haugeneder and Patrizia Netal discussed the surge of lawsuits ...

This article firstly evaluates the existing state of mass claims with a particular reference to the position taken by the investment tribunals when dealing with mass claims.

Das Bundesministerium für Justiz hat am 02.05.2024 den Begutachtungsentwurf der Verbandsklagen-Richtlinie-Umsetzungs-Novelle - VRUN...

On 24 November 2020, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on representative actions for the protection of collective interests of consumers, which became a decisive step of the European Union (EU) towards building collective redress mechanism in all 27 EU Member States.

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Austria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Austria has long been established as a European hub for international arbitration and Vienna ‒ in particular, as the capital city – is a preferred venue for arbitrations related to the SEE and CEE regions.

Class Actions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Austria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Austrian law has not historically provided for class actions. However, as a result of a directive of the EU – Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions...