Be Prepared: Austria’s new era of collective redress is coming! This year, Austria introduced its own groundbreaking legislation to comply with EU Directive 2020/1828, now in force.  The new law enables  collective actions to be filed with the Commercial Court in Vienna. For the first time in Austrian jurisprudence, groups of 50, with similar claims…

Looking to understand the law associated with white-collar crime in Austria? Bettina Knoetzl and Thomas Voppichler‘s expert commentary on Austria in the 2024 Chambers Practice Guide offers insights into the legal framework, key offenses, and recent changes, including the whistleblower protection system. Bettina and Thomas are both leading experts in the field of white-collar crime,…

Bettina Knoetzl, Katrin Hanschitz, Natascha Tunkel and Kirstin McGoldrick all contribute to the latest developments in litigation in Austria in the Chambers and Partners Practice Guide on Litigation, with a succinct description of the legal framework, including litigation funding, discovery, damages, ADR, as well as the implementation of the Collective redress Directive, which entered into…

Bettina Knoetzl and Kirstin McGoldrick explore the recent developments in Austria on collective redress and class action in the latest Chambers and Partners Practice Guide on Collective Redress and Class Action.  They provide a detailed review of the current legal framework and mechanisms available, as well as the legislative reform in view of Austria’s implementation of the…

Following on our latest recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers Global, the 2023 edition of Chambers Europe: Europe´s Leading Lawyers for Business, now further recognizes KNOETZL in two practice rankings, and salutes four individual KNOETZL Partners, one of whom we welcome as newly elevated into the Chambers Europe Ranking Table. Highlights from the 2023…