Posts tagged #loss
All PostsAustrian OGH: Lost Wills Remain Valid
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has recently explained that, according to Section 722 of the Austrian General Civil Code (Allgemeines bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, hereinafter ABGB), a last will and testament is still va...
ECJ: Travelling Pets are ‘Baggage’
European LawThe European Court of Justice has ruled that pets are considered baggage for the purposes of airline liability, thereby delineating the extent of airlines’ responsibility in cases of loss. In the case at hand, the plaintiff flew with her mother and h...
GER: Fiscal Court on Tax Rules for Holiday Home Rentals
Tax LawThe German Federal Fiscal Court was tasked with determining under what circumstances losses incurred from a holiday property rented solely to vacationers may be recognised for tax purposes. Holiday rental property Since 2008, a woman had exclusively ...