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All PostsCJEU on Victim Compensation
European LawVictims of violent crime must be adequately compensated under European Union law. The European Court of Justice has ruled that the automatic exclusion of family members of a murder victim is not compatible with this requirement. Other aspects in addi...
New Austrian Bill on Group Action Claims
Procedural LawThe Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice has presented the government bill draft for the implementation of the long overdue Group Actions Directive (Verbandsklage-Richtlinie). A new Qualified Entities Act (Qualifizierte-Einrichtungen-Gesetz, hereinaf...
ECJ: Third-Party Liability for E-Bikes?
European LawBicycles with their e-motor only used to assist in pedalling, and a boost function that can only be activated by muscular effort do not fall within the definition of ‘vehicle’ as used in the EU’s Motor Insurance Directive. The original case before a ...
ECJ on Notifications ahead of Mass Dismissals
Labour LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that failing to send a copy of a written notification to the competent authority (in this case, the German employment agency, Agentur für Arbeit) that collective redundancies are imminent does not constit...
OGH on EU Mobility Directive in Austria
Civil Law Corporate LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has issued a detailed opinion on the implementation proposal by the Austrian Federal Government to implement Cross-Border Mobility Directive 2019/2121 at a national level. This implem...
BMJ: Corporate Digitization Act under Review
Corporate LawThe Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium für Justiz, BMJ) has submitted the Company Law Digitization Act for review which is designed to implement European Company Law Digitization Directive 2019/1151. When establishing a GmbH (pri...
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