Posts tagged #international jurisdiction
All PostsAustrian OGH: Preliminary Ruling on Estate Asset Sales
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) was asked to clarify whether Austrian courts have international jurisdiction under Article 10(2) of the European Succession Regulation when a beneficiary of a compulsory portion sues ...
OGH: Ruling Request on EU Succession Regulation
Civil LawThe legal dispute about a claim to a care legacy is now before the European Court of Justice (ECJ). In the case at hand, the plaintiff is the former partner of the testator, who died in 2021 and had her habitual residence Austria until she passed awa...
OGH on consumer jurisdiction for the purchase of investment products with Bitcoins
When purchasing investment products that are advertised and distributed in Germany and whose purchase is only possible by means of Bitcoins, the consumer can only be sued in the country of residence. The defendant, resident in Germany, intended to pu...