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OBLIN Attorneys at Law | Austria, European Union | 21 Apr 2020
The Supreme Court recently decided to refer certain important questions regarding the Volkswagen emission manipulation scandal to the European Court…
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OBLIN Attorneys at Law | Austria, European Union | 10 Mar 2020
The Vienna Regional Court for Civil Matters recently closed the oral hearing in the data protection case brought against Facebook by European privacy…
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OBLIN Attorneys at Law | Austria, Iran | 24 Dec 2019
Earlier in 2019, the Supreme Court held that in light of a bilateral treaty, the Austrian courts must apply Iranian law in inheritance matters…
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OBLIN Attorneys at Law | Austria | 20 Aug 2019
There have been a number of recent legislative developments in Austria, including amendments to the Austrian Enforcement Act, which have granted…
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OBLIN Attorneys at Law | Austria | 17 Jul 2018
The Supreme Court recently ruled that even settled case law can change. The law prevents the retroactive application only of statutory laws, not court…
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OBLIN Attorneys at Law | Austria | 3 Apr 2018
Article 23(1) of the EU Brussels I Regulation sets out minimum requirements for contractual agreements. In particular, the requirements seek to ensure…
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OBLIN Attorneys at Law | Austria | 23 Jan 2018
As non-banks do not usually issue loans, loans to shareholders may be granted only in exceptional cases where the disbursement can be reconciled with…