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All PostsAustrian OGH Rejects Injunction in Sculptures Case
Civil LawIn a recent case, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) was required to assess whether the sale of decorative figurines through an online platform constituted a modification of an artist’s sculptures amounting to copyrigh...
ECJ: Restrictions on Naming Athletes in Doping Cases
European LawAdvocate General Spielmann asserts that disclosing the names of athletes found in violation of anti-doping regulations does not inherently conform with European Union law. Information released following a doping incident In the initial proceedings, f...
Austrian Police: Time Spent Changing and Gearing up Is Work Time
Administrative LawThe Austrian Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof, hereinafter VwGH) has recently examined whether putting on your uniform and equipment counts as part of working hours. In the case at hand, the appellant police officer submitted a request fo...
Request for a preliminary ruling from the ECJ
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has submitted the following question to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling: Does a payment order from a Swiss debt enforcement office under Article 69 of the Feder...
OGH: Consequences of late withdrawal from a life insurance
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) decided that Section 176 para 1 of the Insurance Contract Act (Versicherungsvertragsgesetz, VersVG) is contrary to EU law if it provides the same legal effects for the withdrawal from an endowmen...
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