Digitalisation and Legal Tech in IP law – Part 3: E-Commerce
New article series – Legal Tech Guide for Lawyers: The basics of legal tech explained in simple terms and from a practical perspective. In part 3 of their series of…
30 years of the Private Foundation Act
LGT Bank AG has published an anniversary brochure to mark the 30th anniversary of the Private Foundation Act. The positive but also critical factors of the Austrian private foundation are…
Supreme Court rules on limitation of leave entitlements following new decision by ECJ
Employers beware! Does an employee's vacation entitlement become time-barred even if they did not have the opportunity to use it, and do you have to notify them of an impending…
Chambers Global Practice Guide 2023
Immigration remains on the radar. Currently, the shortage of skilled workers is playing a major role. In Austria, too, targeted attempts are being made to recruit skilled workers from abroad,…
Digitalisation & Legal Tech in IP law – Part 2: Cloud computing and SaaS
New article series - Legal Tech Guide for Lawyers: The basics of legal tech explained in simple terms and from a practical perspective. In part 2 of their new series…
Beware of unsigned employment contracts
Employers beware! The Supreme Court recently highlighted the consequences of employer negligence in this regard. Jakob Widner explains in his new article why silence in employment contracts has no explanatory…
Supreme Court rules on diesel emissions scandal
The Supreme Court recently handed down the first important decision in the diesel emissions scandal. In this case, a defendant car dealer must take back the plaintiff's car and pay…
Digitalisation & Legal Tech in IP law – Part 1: Blockchain and smart contracts
New Article Series - The Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Tech: The basics of Legal Tech explained in simple terms and from a practical point of view. In Part 1 of…
New Report Provides Guidance on Protecting Industrial Designs in Europe
In her new article Claudia Csáky takes a look at the report "Enforcement Strategies for Designs as an Applied Art - Europe" by the Designs Subcommittee of the Copyright Committee.…
Can the covid-19 pandemic cause a rise in construction costs?
The plaintiff, a construction company, sued the contracting authority for EUR 30,000 for COVID-related additional costs for protective masks, disinfectants and the additional expenditure due to a drop in performance…
