Im Rechtspanorama am 16.12.2024 berichtet Vize-Präsidentin Mag. Bettina Knoetzl über das Risiko eines Richterwechsels, der die Fairness des Verfahrens gefährden kann. Insbesondere in Fällen, in denen bereits umfangreiche Beweisaufnahmen abgeschlossen sind und ein zeitnaher Abschluss möglich erscheint, sollte ein Wechsel des Richters vermieden werden. Andernfalls kann es zu einer zeitlichen Verzögerung des Verfahrens oder aber…

Every government should have an interest in making the fight against corruption a priority. On International Anti-Corruption Day, marked yearly on 9 December, we are reminded of the critical importance of integrity in governance. Bettina Knoetzl recently sat down with Raffaela Lindorfer from KURIER Medienhaus to discuss Austria’s corruption challenges and the opportunities for the…

While Austria does not yet have a comprehensive legal framework mandating ESG compliance across all corporate operations, significant steps have been taken to infuse ESG principles into national law.Discover more about ESG engagement and litigation in Austria in the latest interview with Bettina Knoetzl and Ferdinand Urban, featured on Lexology Panoramic Next. Click here to…

Thomas Voppichler gives a glimpse into the work of white-collar crime practice at KNOETZL, which he heads, in the latest International Business Crime & Fraud guide by Global Law Experts and discusses recent key trends in WCC enforcement, the effect of digitalisation on investigations, as well as cross-border collaborations.  Read the full report here: link…

Bettina Knoetzl, Katrin Hanschitz, Natascha Tunkel and Kirstin McGoldrick all contribute to the latest developments in litigation in Austria in the Chambers and Partners Practice Guide on Litigation, with a succinct description of the legal framework, including litigation funding, discovery, damages, ADR, as well as the implementation of the Collective redress Directive, which entered into…