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Handbook of Contratual Forms – New Edition

The latest (second) edition of the Handbook of Contractual Forms, edited by Prof. Ferdinand Kerschner, has just been published

Procurement Law: Constitutional Court revokes federal state laws

Kerstin Holzinger and Melissa Neuhauser wrote a critical commentary on a recent decision by the Constitutional Court concerning the split of legislative powers between the federal state and the Bundesländer in matters of public procurement.

Haslinger / Nagele has been nominated the Women in Law Award

The Austrian Association of Corporate Counsel (“Vereinigung Österreichischer Unternehmensjuristen”) and Women in Law awarded the “Promoting the Best Awards”. Haslinger / Nagele won the “Women in Law Award 2019”.

Higher Regional Court Linz declares current seizure clauses inadmissible

Seizure rights enable shareholders to demand the transfer of their share for compensation under certain conditions. Those conditions might be insolvency of a shareholder. Such regulations are common practice and aim to prevent an insolvent shareholder’s share being sold by auction and thus introducing a stranger to the company’s shareholders.

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Day of business law 2019: “And who pays my fine?”

Whoever is involved in business takes risks and the lawgiver contributes to this.
The introduction of new penalties painfully increased existing penalties as well as authorities lacking a sense of humour increasingly make previous rogues into delinquents.

Competition law: new guidelines on “private enforcement”

If due to a cartel agreement, companies are demanding higher prices as they could have done without the agreement, businesses will be harmed.

Behind the scenes of Haslinger / Nagele

Our HN-Backstage-Site is online!
It offers the opportunity to look behind the scenes of our company.

“Die Macher” portrays Haslinger / Nagele

“Die Macher” visited our office in Vienna to interview some of our employees. This resulted in a very positive and likable portrayal of our team.

Public procurement: exclusion of tenderers following antitrust violations

In its latest judgment, the ECJ made important clarifications regarding the possible exclusion of a tenderer from a competitive tendering procedure on grounds of grave professional misconduct.