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“Failure to Warn” in Pharmaceutical Product Liability Cases

The Austrian Supreme Court clarified the role of the prescribing physicians in pharmaceutical liability cases.

Recent case law from the Austrian Supreme Court has helped clarify the role of the prescribing physician in pharmaceutical product liability cases. In the absence of clear guidance from the European Court of Justice , there has been some uncertainty in Austria – and in many EU Member States – on whether, in pharmaceutical product…

Roundtable Belgrade: What are the Advantages of Regional Arbitral Institutions?

Belgrade Roundtable Arbitration
Regional vs international arbitral institutions – which institution is right for which case? Photo Credit: Belgradevismootteam

On November 7th, the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law hosted a roundtable discussion to advance the participants’ understanding about the advantages of regional arbitral institutions – such as VIAC in Austria or BAC in Serbia – over larger, international institutions. More than 70 lawyers, general counsel and members of the Belgrade law faculty listened to opening…

Bettina Knoetzl Discusses Data Protection vs Freedom of Information in the Fight Against Corruption

Transparency International
What roles do data protection and freedom of information play when it comes to monitoring in the fight against corruption? Photo: © Gert Nepel

On September 27th, 2018, KNOETZL’s Bettina Knoetzl who, as the president of the Austrian Chapter of Transparency International, participated in a panel discussion on professional secrecy versus transparency.  The discussion was hosted by the Austrian Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology  (Ă–sterreichische Gesellschaft fĂĽr Strafrecht und Kriminologie) at the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior.…

Spotlight Austria: Litigation – Courts & Costs

Austrian law – how does it work?

A Short Description of the Relevant Legal System for Litigation Parties Laws are based on codes and statutes. The Austrian legal system is a civil law system. Civil procedure is designed as an adversarial process with inquisitorial elements. The proceedings — and the judge — are to a huge extent bound by the arguments put…

Claim-Management-Support im Bauverfahren

Dispute Resolution Magazin
Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Inhouse-Counsels, Experten und Anwälten bereits vor einem Schieds- oder ­Gerichtsverfahren optimal gestalten

Von Gunther Thaler, Florian Haugeneder und Patrizia Netal Beitrag als PDF (Download) Die Geltendmachung von wechselseitigen AnsprĂĽchen (Claims) zwischen Auftraggeber (AG) und Auftragnehmer (AN) ist in groĂźen Bauprojekten unvermeidbar. Aufgrund der Komplexität der Bauverfahren mit vielen Schnittstellen/Beteiligten und in der Regel langen Projektlaufzeiten kommt es auch bei bester Planung zu nachträglichen AnsprĂĽchen der Beteiligten. Claims…



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