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All PostsOGH: New Ruling on Loan Handling Fees
Civil LawOn 23 January, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) issued its first decision on complaints about handling fees for consumer loans. Its decision is a departure from previous case law. The Austrian Verein für Konsumenteni...
OGH: Liability of GmbH Shareholders for Notary Fees
Corporate LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has clarified that the mere approval of a resolution to increase a company’s capital does not lead to the joint and several liability of shareholders for notary fees. The plaintiff, a...
GER: Bank Fees for Early Repayment Calculations Are Illegal
ZivilrechtBanks are not allowed to charge a separate fee for calculating early repayment penalties. This was the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main (OLG). Such calculations are part of a bank's secondary contractual obligations towards ...
OGH on laesio enormis in connection with a lawyer's fee
In the case at hand, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) dealt with the question of which standards are to be used to assess whether a freely agreed lawyer's fee is laesio-enormis. In the case at hand, the plaintiff sought payment ...
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