The recent announcement that the immunity of FPÖ politician Christian Leyroutz has been suspended shows that neither politicians nor lawyers or even politicians who are lawyers are protected from prosecution. The case originated in 2012, when Leyroutz received a consultancy fee from a publicly owned company in the amount of €130,000 for negotiations on the…

Promoting and nurturing the next generation of legal talents is a strong passion for KNOETZL. On July 13-14, the Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) will hold a practice building Summer Retreat on The Art of Persuasion in cooperation with ASAB40, DIS40 and ARBIT near Berlin, Germany. KNOETZL is happy to support the brilliant minds of tomorrow…

  In a recent article, published in Dispute Resolution magazine, Bettina Knoetzl highlights the importance of the cooperation between clients, legal representatives and litigation PR experts with all involved players when the media is present in the courtroom. The presence of the media and therefore the immediate publicity surrounding an ongoing legal battle leads to…

Director’s liability is a recurring issue in both the Austrian and German courts. One reason is that, when a company goes into bankruptcy, its receivers and creditors tend to look for alternative sources of funds, especially when the directors are covered by D&O Insurance. In this Austrian case, a buyer of equipment from a company that…

Beim Thema Anlegerschaden im internationalen Verfahrens- und Privatrecht setzte sich der OGH in jüngster Zeit mehrfach mit der Frage auseinander, welche Gerichte für Ersatzansprüche aus Anlegerschäden (insbesondere in Folge fehlerhafter Kapitalmarktinformationen) international zuständig und nach welchem Recht derartige Ansprüche zu beurteilen sind. Die Fragestellungen verlaufen im internationalen Verfahrensrecht und auch im internationalen Privatrecht weitgehend parallel. Dies gilt insbesondere…