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What is to be done when a GmbH partner becomes insolvent? Many companies ask themselves this question already when they are founded, some only in the midst of a crisis.

GmbH: Capital increase possible as long as the foundation privilege applies?

In 2014, the foundation privilege was introduced to keep the legal form of a GmbH (company with limited liability) also attractive for company founders with limited financial resources. According to this provision, it is legally possible to establish a GmbH with a “privileged” amount of share capital contributions of not […]

Climate Parliament 2020

Wie soll eine CO2-Steuer gestaltet werden? Wen soll sie treffen? Braucht die Energiewende einen gesetzlichen Vorrang?

“One million roofs” – the draft of the Renewable Expansion Act (EAG)

On September 16th, 2020, the Federal Minister for Climate Protection and Energy Leonore Gewessler presented the draft of the Renewable Expansion Act (EAG), which is now being assessed. The background to this is the federal government’s goal to supply Austria exclusively with green electricity by 2030. For the necessary generation […]

Austrian Award for Restructuring Management and Insolvency Law 2021

The nonprofit associations “Interessengemeinschaft Sanierungsrecht” (“Interest Group Reorganization Law”) and “ReTurn Forum für Restrukturierung und Turnaround” (“ReTurn Forum for Restructuring and Turnaround”) offer the Austrian Award for Reconstruction Management and Insolvency Law in the amount of € 5,000 for an extraordinary scientific work in the field of restructuring and reorganization […]

Panel discussion on the “Employee Experience Journey”

On August 27th, as part of this year’s Forum Alpbach, the panel discussion “Talk on the Alm” of the daily newspaper “Die Presse” took place on the subject of “Employee Experience Journey”.

Daniela Huemer together with Ralf-Wolfgang Lothert (JTI Austria), Oliver Suchocki (Suchocki Executive Search) and Helga Pattart-Drexler (WU Executive Academy) […]

Can I put third-party content on a website?

In an article in the daily newspaper Der Standard, Melissa Neuhauser and Sissy Weilharter deal with the legal admissibility of framing and inline linking on online websites, among other things.

New instruments against platform monopolies

In a guest contribution to the legal panorama of the daily newspaper Die Presse, Johannes Hartlieb and Alexander Hiersche deal with possible measures to regulate online trading platforms.

StPO – Linzer Commentary on the Code of Criminal Procedure

The handbook to obtain a quick overview and deep insight into matters of criminal procedural law.