Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024 is out—and Austria’s ranking is alarming. The CPI ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring them from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Austria’s ranking at 25th place marks its worst result since the CPI’s inception—a dramatic decline from 20th last year and…

Before an elite and distinguished group of participants at the IMH Special Day on 28 January 2023, keynote speaker Bettina Knoetzl and a distinguished panel took a deep dive into Austria’s new Freedom of Information Act (IFG), examining whether it truly marks a paradigm shift. Austria is undergoing a transformative move from official secrecy to freedom…

Join KNOETZL’s mediation expert Natascha Tunkel to explore the topic “From Argument to Agreement Building Better Outcomes on Legal Practice“. She will be joined by Jean-Christophe Barth-Coullaré, Ricardo Loretti and Katia Martins Ramos to explore how mediation and negotiation techniques are changing legal practice and lead to superior dispute resolution. The panel is part of…

On 20 January 2025, KNOETZL, together with ITA hosted yet another successful ITA Roundtable at the UNCITRAL Working Group III, focusing on counterclaims in investment arbitration. As discussions on UNCITRAL paper A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.244 (‘Draft provisions on procedural and cross-cutting issues’) continue, the panel examined Draft Provision 10, which sets out the scope for respondents in ISDS…

On 21 January 2025, we were gratified to see our senior founding partner, Bettina Knoetzl, receive the diamond and ruby-studded Honorary Pin from the Vienna Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien (RAK Wien)) through its President, Prof. Dr. Michael Rohregger. The award was given in recognition of her various contributions to the legal profession, especially relating to…

KNOETZL is proud to support the ongoing success of the 33rd UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, assembled in Vienna in mid-January 2025. Our recognized mediation expert, Natascha Tunkel, gave a practitioner’s perspective on Global Diversity in Guidelines and Bridging the Gap Between Mediation Theory and Practice in a panel moderated by Isabel Phillips, with…

We look forward to hosting the traditional and highly anticipated Institute for Transnational Arbitration ITA Roundtable at the UNCITRAL Working Group III, focusing on Counterclaims in Investment Arbitration: Proposals at UNCITRAL Working Group III. The Roundtable will delve into the Draft Provision 10 of the UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law paper A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.244…