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 International Chamber of Commerce’s global network of fraud specialists FraudNet held its annual meeting this year in Hong Kong. Held at the Mandarin Oriental the conference took place Friday 3 to Sunday 5 June with social activities across both evenings organised by Hong Kong law firm Tanner De Witt. Here are some highlights from…

Our 2016 SUMMER OPENING was a wonderful event at which our entire KNOETZL family was graced with perfect weather and honored by the presence of our guests, including Austria’s honorable Minister of Justice, distinguished members of the business community, our esteemed colleagues at the bar, leaders of the Austrian and international arbitration community and many…

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…

The Austrian Criminal Law Amendment Act I 2016 was published on 20.05.2016 in the Gazette 26/2016 [BGBl I 26/2016]. The majority of the provisions contained, came into force as of June 1, 2016.  This new law provides, inter alia, prosecutorial access to information from the newly implemented general accounts register (“Kontenregister”) upon order of the public prosecutor.…