Mandatory whistleblower reporting mechanisms
According to the EU directive, companies, municipalities, etc. must set up an internal reporting channel for whistleblowers.
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The new warranty law – everything clear?
By implementing two EU directives, the Austrian legislator has changed the existing warranty law in essential areas.
Green deal for your property – legally cool when the subject is hot
Die Themen Nachhaltigkeit und Klimaverträglichkeit sind schon längst nicht mehr nur Kür bei Immobilienprojekten, sondern Teil des Pflichtprogramms.
Austrian Environmental Law Days 2021
On September 22 and 23, 2021, the Austrian Environmental Law Days on the topic of “Climate Protection in Law” took place at JKU Linz.
What goes around comes around? The KaWeRÄG 2021 at a glance
The KaWeRÄG brings numerous innovations – sustainability exemptions, amended thresholds and a SIEC test in merger control. An overview.
A comprehensive amendment to the Cartel and Competition Act was announced.
We are hiring: Associate (m/f/d)
You have completed your law studies and are looking for a legal challenge? Do you want to work on interesting cases and make your contribution to the success of our constantly growing law firm? Then apply today!
New employee notice periods
The alignment of the notice periods of blue-collar workers with those of white-collar workers will in future apply to notices of termination given after September 30, 2021.
3G, 2G, 1G – What applies to businesses?
So far, mandatory 3G or masking is only mandatory in Austria for certain industries and businesses with customer traffic. But what are companies allowed to mandate voluntarily?
How a Bitcoin purchase turns into money laundering
In a guest article in the daily newspaper Der Standard, Bernd Wiesinger deals with the new version of the money laundering offence and its impact on Bitcoin purchases.
Is the energy transition at risk?
In einem Gastbeitrag im Rechtspanorama der Tageszeitung Die Presse setzen sich Johannes Hartlieb und Emil Nigmatullin mit Einschränkungen des Netzanschlusses für Ökostromanlagen auseinander.
Women in Law Mentoring Program
Kerstin Holzinger supports the Women in Law initiative on a voluntary basis and, together with other female lawyers, is organizing a “mentoring program” for the first time this year. Daniela Huemer is also involved as a mentor.
Beware of confusion! – more restrictive practice with the company wording
What do we want to call our company? Which name is catchy, original, ideal in marketing, but also good and clearly descriptive? These questions are continuously relevant for businesses beyond foundation.
Upper Austrian Building Regulations Amendment 2021: Praise and criticism
The Upper Austrian Building Regulations Amendment will come into force on 09/01/2021. Mario Laimgruber has taken a look at the advantages of the amendment and where he still sees room for improvement.
Energy communities – electricity for the neighbors
What are energy communities? – In a guest commentary for the OÖN, Kaleb Kitzmüller explains an essential pillar of the energy transition.
The (later) obstruction of panoramic view and its consequences
The dream of an unrestricted view of the Karawanks came to an end for two apartment buyers due to a building that later obstructed the view
Restructuring rethought – a ray of hope
Our experts Thomas Kurz and Michael Haiböck take a positive view of the restructuring regulation that has just come into force, which is intended to enable companies in crisis to avoid insolvency proceedings.
With a “hiss” to the trademark registration?
The thirst is great, the refreshment is already in the hand: be it a sparkling lemonade, a cold beer or a fruity cider. But is everyone’s can allowed to hiss and tingle when opened?
Summer, limitless. Лето без границ. 夏日, 无限.
Never before have we received so much encouragement for two short sentences as for these: “The Danube knows no borders. Neither do we.”
New momentum for the circular economy
The Waste Management Act 2002 (AWG 2002) is soon to be comprehensively amended. It is primarily intended to implement the EU Circular Economy Pact
Renewable Expansion Act passed in the National Council!
Now it is fixed: The Renewable Expansion Act (“EAG”) has been passed in the National Council today!
Warranty new – what will change for consumers from 2022?
Technological progress and increasing digitalization have prompted the European legislator to issue two new directives in the area of warranty law.
The “Austrian Limited” – a revolutionary put to the test
The foundation of the “Austrian Limited” is to be “quick, easy and inexpensive”.
Data protection-compliant handling of employee emails
An important topic that has so far hardly been dealt with in judicature refers to the forwarding of emails from permanently or temporarily absent employees.
Johanna Fischer: Mirror, mirror on the office wall
Johanna Fischer recently spoke to Katharina Anna Ecker from the business magazine DIE MACHER about work-life balance.
