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Astrid Wagner, 60, shared several snaps from her hiking holiday in Austria, which showed her leaning against a fountain and fence - while wearing nothing but her hiking trousers.

Markus Fellner, Paul Luiki, Roswitha Seekirchner, Peter Blaschke, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners

The first half of 2021 provided the lowest number of company bankruptcies in over 40 years...

A general introduction to court procedure in Austria, including key considerations surrounding time frames, representation in proceedings, access to court files and much more.

March 16 2021 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, M&A transactions continued to take place in Austria, albeit at a somewhat slower pace, especially at the beginning of the year. According to the M&A Index 2020 published by EY Austria (Ernst & Young Global Limited), the number of transactions with Austrian participation fell from 328 to 275 in 2020 compared to 2019 (minus 16.2%). Transaction volumes, on the other hand, increased slightly by 4.1% from €12.1 billion (approxima...

1. General Austrian Civil Law System The Austrian legal system is a civil law one. Laws are based on codes and statutes. Civil procedure provides an adversarial process with inquisitorial elements: the proceedings and the judge are limited to the factual allegations of the parties. The judge is not a mere "referee" (eg, in the judges inquisitorial role, he or she will be the primary interrogator of parties and witnesses). Obligatory Public Hearings A public hearing is obligatory. The judge will...