In a recent decision the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court ruled on the tax treatment of Liechtenstein foundations for the second time within one month.

The Act penalises four groups of infringements, with fines for material breach ranging up to HRK 5 million and up to HRK 100,000 for procedural infringements.

On 3 April 2019, the President of Poland signed the Act of 21 February 2019 on amending certain acts in connection with ensuring the application of the GDPR.

This year, changes to three Slovenian labour-law-related acts were proposed, aiming, inter alia, to reduce disguised employment (i.e. performance of services based on a civil law contract...

On 5 December 2017, the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (the Regulation) came into force in Ukraine.

"PropTech" is an abbreviation for Property technology. PropTech means any application in the real estate sector, be it 3D visualizing, home matching tools, crowdfunding in the RE sector, ...

Austria's Federal Competition Authority ("FCA") has issued its first comprehensive guidance on inspections of undertakings carried out by the FCA.

Given the ongoing lively public discussions regarding the free-trade agreements CETA and TTIP, this issue addresses the topic with an arbitration focus.

Welcome to the 6th edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Dispute Resolution Practice Group. We are happy to once again provide you with interesting news covering...

From an Austrian point of view, partnerships are deemed to be transparent vehicles, meaning that capital gains emanating from the alienation are to be attributed to the German partners.

Welcome to the 8th edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Dispute Resolution Practice Group. We are happy to provide you with interesting news covering the various CEE/SEE jurisdictions in which we practice.

Right on time before the start of the summer season, the Austrian Ministry of Finance dealt with the question whether services performed on a sailing boat located in Croatia may constitute a permanent establishment ...

Austria imposes stamp duties on various transactions.

In this respect, exit tax is only triggered after such five-year period.

Since January 2019, a new double taxation treaty between Austria and Japan is applicable, replacing the former treaty dating back to 1961.

The same companies will also be able to produce/process low THC cannabis for medicinal purposes with the prior approval of HALMED.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) screening divergence in Europe is likely to remain a key hurdle for cross-border M&A, despite efforts aimed at introducing a minimum level of harmonisation of national screening laws ...

The new bill amending the Polish code of civil procedure introduces significant changes to procedure for serving court letters.

The company has already informed that it will appeal the decision.

The Romanian Company Law no. 31/1990 has been amended through the recent Law no. 299/2024 to better align with technological developments and the evolving needs of the business landscape.