Derzeit sind zivilgerichtliche Verhandlungen nur abzuhalten, wenn dies notwendig ist, um Gefahr für Leib und Leben oder unwiederbringliche Schäden abzuwenden. Grund dafür sind die Maßnahmen, die zur Verhinderung der Verbreitung von COVID-19 die Bewegungsfreiheit und den zwischenmenschlichen Kontakt einschränken. Derzeit ist nicht absehbar, wie lange solche Maßnahmen weiter notwendig sein werden. Trotzdem sollen ab Mai 2020…

At present, civil court hearings may only be held if it is urgently necessary to avert danger to life and physical integrity, or to prevent irreparable harm. This is a part of the measures restricting freedom of movement and socialcontact in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It is not presently known how long such measures will continue to be in place. Nevertheless, oral hearings are scheduled to take…

With the freedom of movement restricted and the Austrian justice system impaired for this critical phase of the global crisis, concerns about  deadlines, oral hearings, service of court documents, enforcement amongst other things are flaring up. Judith Schacherreiter and Bettina Knoetzl, in her function as the Austrian representative of the ICC-FraudNet, have published a succinct overview…

For the first time, the oral hearings of the 27th prestigious Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot were held virtually.  Despite the difficult circumstances, the Vis Moot team of the University of Vienna (Lukas Brunner, Andreas Cooke, Paul Lorenz Eichmüller, Johanna Göschlberger, Fabian Pollitzer, Lukas Scheidl and Florentin Zajc) advanced to the Round of…

We at KNOETZL are deeply sorry for all people affected by the coronavirus, and wish for everyone to stay alert and healthy during these difficult times. To help flatten the curve, we hope to increase awareness through this up to date information about the virus, courtesy of the infectious disease department at Johns Hopkins University:…