Posts tagged #clauses
All PostsAustrian OGH Decision on Clarity of Technical Terms in GT&Cs
Civil LawSection 6(3) of the Austrian Consumer Protection Act (Konsumentenschutzgesetz, hereinafter KSchG) states that a contractual provision in general terms and conditions or contract forms is considered invalid if it lacks clarity or is incomprehensible. ...
OGH: Major Ruling on Rental Agreement Clauses (Part 3)
Civil LawIn recent issues of the USANCEN Newsletter we have been publishing excerpts of an extensive decision by the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) fraught with practical implications. This week, we are featuring the third part...
OGH: Major Ruling on Rental Agreement Clauses (Part 2)
Civil LawIn the last issue of the USANCEN Newsletter we published the first part of an extensive decision of the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) fraught with practical implications. This week, we are featuring the second part of...
OGH: Major Ruling on Rental Agreement Clauses (Part 1)
Civil LawThe Austrian Chamber of Labour has taken a commercial landlord to court on the grounds claiming that no fewer than 44 (!) clauses in their rental agreements were unlawful. Many of these clauses were now declared invalid by the Austrian Supreme Court ...