Liability of Managing Directors of a GmbH Reduced by Contributory Negligence of Staff?
If employees make mistakes, to what extent is the managing director liable for the consequences? Under general principles of Austrian law, if the victim (here: the GmbH) of a culpable act also acted negligently, this will proportionally reduce the damages for which the tortfeasor (here: the managing director) can be held liable. The fall-back rule…