Posts tagged #claim for damages
All PostsAustrian OGH: Preclusion Period for Damages Claims
Civil LawIn a recent ruling, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has clarified that the limitation period under Section 1111 of the Austrian General Civil Code (Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, hereinafter ABGB) also applies...
GER: Can Time-Barred Claims for Damages Be Offset against the Deposit?
Civil LawThe German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, hereinafter BGH) had to decide whether a landlord’s time-barred claims for damages could be offset against the tenant’s claim for repayment of the deposit. In principle, a claim for damage to re...
OGH on liability of attorneys
Incorrect or omitted advice (clarification) by the lawyer generally only entitles to compensation for the damage to trust which was caused. It is only necessary to compensate for the difference in assets that would not have occurred had the dutiful a...