On 24 October 2016, Judith Schacherreiter gave a lecture at a conference on banking law at the University of Vienna  on the subject of responsibility attaching to the prospectus in private international law. Dr. Schacherreiter examinded how the prospectus directive has harmonised the obligation to publish a prospectus and established the country-of-origin principle for its…

Philip Marsch and his team, including Michael Kienzl and Judith Schacherreiter, through their representation of a pro bono client in an extradition proceeding, have effected an interesting and important change before the Higher Regional Court of Vienna in surrender proceedings (extradition proceedings within the European Union) on the basis of a recent judgment of the…

KNOETZL Partner Florian Haugeneder leads the Austrian State Printing House to success in ICC arbitration against the Kosovo An ICC arbitral tribunal has awarded substantial damages to the Austrian State Printing House (OeSD) in the widely publicised passports case. The Austrian State Printing House had entered into a long-term supply agreement on the delivery of…

The effects of the UK referendum to withdraw from the European Union, commonly referred to as ”Brexit“, will be profound, enduring and extensive, impacting on individuals, businesses and governments throughout the world. There is no doubt that legal relationships, systems, and the nature of disputes and opportunities for their resolution may be directly and indirectly…

In 2015 members of the arbitration community drew up a pledge to take action in recognition of the under-representation of women on international arbitral tribunals. The initiative is aiming for equal opportunity of female arbitrators in arbitrations.  On 18 May 2016, Patrizia Netal (Partner) participated in the launch of the Arbitration Pledge taking place in…