When a court orders the production of accounting records, non-compliance is not a trivial matter. Defendants risk heavy fines — up to EUR 100,000 per application — and, in the worst case, imprisonment. Austria is not a discovery-heavy jurisdiction. You don’t get to rummage through your opponents’ internal documents. Nevertheless, in cases in which plaintiffs…

During summer, the small town of Strobl at the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian Salzkammergut is the home of the Austrian Arbitration Academy, organized by the Sommerhochschule of the University of Vienna. This two-week program offers a hands-on, engaging introduction to international arbitration, bringing together students from around the world who share a genuine interest in…

This fall is off to a good start: the Third Annual Armenian International Arbitration Week will take place from 3–5 September 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia, organized by AMCA. The week brings together leading arbitration and mediation professionals from across the globe, with discussions on the latest trends, challenges, and developments in the field. Partner Florian…

Formality over Fiction: Austrian Supreme Court upholds enforcement on internet domain. As successful claimants increasingly turn to enforcement proceedings to realise the value of their awards, Austrian law continues to stand out for its creditor-friendly enforcement framework. Rooted in the principle that debtors have already had ample opportunity to be heard in the underlying proceedings,…

Just one week to go until one of the summer’s most anticipated events: the CDRC Vienna – The IBA-VIAC Mediation & Negotiation Competition! Every July, Vienna becomes the global hub for dispute resolution professionals, negotiation coaches, and aspiring students from leading universities around the world. Think of it as the Vis Moot for Negotiation and…

In the latest edition of Dispute Resolution by Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Bettina Knoetzl explores the risks entrepreneurs face when they are targeted for fraud, drawing on over 30 years of experience in representing victims of fraud. She shares practical insights and highlights things both business leaders and judges should watch for in fraud scenarios. Her core…

On 12 June 2025, the Congress Center Casino Baden set the stage for the Austrian Lawyers’ Academy (Anwaltsakademie (AWAK)) advanced training course “Civil Procedure à la Carte: What the Courts Are Currently Serving” („Prozessrecht à la carte: Was die Gerichte aktuell servieren“). Among the distinguished faculty was our Bettina Knoetzl, who shared her experience and…