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Gerichtsprozess
21.10.2013

Amendment of the Austrian Act on Limited Liability Companies ("GmbH"): A lower share capital does not necessarily result in less liability

On 1 July 2013 the Amendment of the Austrian Act on Limited Liability Companies entered into force.

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Gesetzestext
09.09.2013

New Rules of Arbitration of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre („Vienna Rules“)

The general reasons which speak in favour of arbitration are known: the choice of a “neutral” forum as well as the receipt of an enforceable and confidential decision.

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Gerichtsverfahren
15.07.2013

Google Search – judgment of the German High Court (Bundesgerichtshof-BGH) about the autocomplete functioning

Since 2009 the internet search engine ‘Google’ has been using an autocomplete functioning to support its users.

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Schiedsverfahren
11.06.2013

Constantia Privatbank may be held liable for AWD’s actions again

With regard to investor’s claims for damages plenty of new decisions have been rendered over the last few days.

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Unternehmung
10.04.2013

Austria: New Private Limited Company (PLC) - A legal initiative provides for lower costs of foundation an thus an even more attractive Private Limited Company

The number of new Private Limited Companies (PLCs) has been decreasing in Austria over the last few years (from 12.9% in 2006 to 9.1% in 2011).

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Gesetzestext
09.04.2013

The European Trade Mark System

Intellectual property protection is essential for both big and small businesses. Trade marks are often the most important assets of companies.

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Kalkulation
13.01.2013

Unisex insurance rates according to the jurisdiction of the ECJ

Equity and Equality of men and women are central principles of the European Union and are therefore determined in primary law (e.g.: Art 2 et seq TEU, Art 19 TFEU as well as Art 21 and 23 Charter o

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EU
08.01.2013

Legal framework regarding fundamental rights protection since the Lisbon Treaty

1. Fundamental right protection before the Lisbon Treaty

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Gesetzestext
15.11.2012

The structure of rating agencies

Credit rating agencies exist to assess the creditworthiness of bond issuers. These can be companies or countries hat borrow money by issuing IOUs known as bonds.

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Überwachung
18.10.2012

New EU Proposal on Data Protection

The commission proposed a new legal framework for the protection of personal data in the EU as set out in Communication COM (2012).

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