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GER: Can an Address Sticker with an Arrow Symbol Constitute a Will?

Civil Law 

When are the requirements for the written form of a hand-written will properly complied with? According to the Higher Regional Court of Munich, this is not the case when a will consists of an address sticker on an envelope. In 2022, the testator died...

OGH: Will Can Be Signed ‘by Mouth’

Civil Law 

The Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has confirmed that a notarial will can be signed ‘by mouth’. The testator was responsive when making his will in 2019, but could only answer questions by nodding or making eye contact...

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