Update: Mehr Informationen zur Richtlinie hier. Whistleblower haben sich als wichtiges Bindeglied zwischen dem Gemeinwohl und dessen Schutz vor Korruption, Fahrlässigkeiten und Rechtswidrigkeiten erwiesen. Jedoch schrecken Mitarbeiter und Stakeholder oftmals aus Angst vor Vergeltungsmaßnahmen davor zurück, Rechtsmissbrauch zu melden. Um Hinweisgebern die Information der Öffentlichkeit zu erleichtern, hat die Europäische Kommission eine neue Schutzmaßnahme eingeführt.…

In an M&A dispute, can you stop the target’s subsidiaries from taking measures that threaten to dissipate their assets, thus de-evaluating the parent company? This was a question that was very recently put before the Austrian Supreme Court (6 Ob 142/19d). The Facts The underlying dispute arose after a Brazilian investment company contracted to acquire 100%…

The Year in Review 2018 (2019, Volume 53) is out! With more than 22,000 readers in 90 countries, this prestigious annual publication of the International Section of the American Bar Association is the most widely distributed US international law survey in the world.   KNOETZL’s Katrin Hanschitz is one of four contributors for the field of…

Executive Summary: The Austrian Supreme Court has recently provided guidance on how to structure cash pooling arrangements so that the risk of violation of the strict Austrian capital maintenance rules is minimized. In essence, the decision indicates that if there is sufficient commercial justification; no special default risk that could prove an existential risk to…

The International Bar Association (IBA), the Vienna International Arbitration Center (VIAC) and the European Law Student’s Association have joined forces to establish an international student competition for mediation – the Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition (CDRC).  This year’s competition has now, again, taken place in Vienna. With the mission to create a platform that connects the…