USANCEN: LegalNews May 2026/ 2

 

The Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) had to determine whether setting working hours that had previously been arranged freely constitutes parental part-time work under the Paternity Leave Act (Vaeter-Karenzgesetz, hereina...

 

In a recent ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the assets of a company not included on the sanctions list may be frozen if that company is controlled by a listed individual. At the end of 2020, a Belarusian national w...

 

In this insurance law case at hand, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) examined whether the unauthorised acquisition of cryptocurrencies through malware qualifies as theft according to the relevant insurance policy ter...

 

The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, hereinafter BGH) was required to determine the validity of a provision contained within the general terms and conditions of a streaming service provider. The central question concerned the permi...