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All PostsAction of a former employee against manager is a labor law case
Labour LawThe Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht, OLG) of Vienna had to assess whether the lawsuit of a former employee against the managing director due to his statements damaging to her reputation belonged before the Labor and Social Court (Arbeits- un...
OGH refers 1st COVID-19-JuBG to ECJ
The Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) referred the question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a preliminary ruling whether the interruption of all procedural time limits pursuant to Sec. 1 (1) of the 1st COVID-19 Accompanyin...
OGH on consumer jurisdiction for the purchase of investment products with Bitcoins
When purchasing investment products that are advertised and distributed in Germany and whose purchase is only possible by means of Bitcoins, the consumer can only be sued in the country of residence. The defendant, resident in Germany, intended to pu...
UPDATE: Austria ratifies Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague Service Convention) (entry into force 12 September 2020)
On September 12, 2020 the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters of November 15, 1965 entered into force. Austria had not yet acceded to the Convention, but that has now been made up fo...
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