Posts tagged #abuse of office
All PostsOGH: ‘Apparently Official Communication’ No Abuse of Office
Criminal LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) has ruled that sending an ‘apparently official communication’ does not constitute abuse of office (Section 302 of the Austrian Criminal Code, Strafgesetzbuch). The defendants were, among others, ...
DE: Wirecard investors sue BaFin
Civil LawThe Frankfurt am Main Regional Court had to decide on four claims for damages brought by Wirecard investors against the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin). In the middle of 2020, the balan...