Publications

We regularly release publications on a variety of platforms addressing major legal questions in various jurisdictions. Below, find our most recent publications on litigation and dispute resolution topics of international and domestic nature.

April 08, 2025
Legal News Mondaq
Who Pays? Security for costs in international Commercial arbitration
April 04, 2025
Legal News Mondaq
Golden jubilee of VIAC: amendments to the Vienna Rules, reaction to the OGH case law, statistics and arbitration trends
April 04, 2025
IBA
Challenges and criticisms of international commercial courts: evaluation of their effectiveness, legitimacy and accessibility
March 19, 2025
Legal News Mondaq
Ushering in a new era: The Austrian outlook of deployment and regulation of AI in international arbitration
March 19, 2025
Legal News Mondaq
Disclosing Dollars, Third-Party Funding in Arbitration
March 19, 2025
Legal News Mondaq
The Hague judgments convention: A leap of faith?
July 25, 2023
Legal News Mondaq
The 2023 Amendment to the Austrian Code of Civil Procedure
June 26, 2023
Legal News Mondaq
Cryptocurrency Investors V States: Is Investment Treaty Arbitration “Ready” For Cryptocurrency Disputes?
March 10, 2023
Legal News Mondaq
Setting Aside Arbitral Awards in Austria: Dismissal for Failure to State a Valid Ground for Challenge
January 31, 2023
IR Global
Doing business in a rapidly changing world
December 05, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
Commercial Courts in Europe - Alternative to Arbitration?
September 05, 2022
IBA
Beyond Investment Arbitration: Investment Mediation as a “New Light”
September 05, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
A Solution to Issues of Privilege in International Arbitration? The IPBA Guidelines
July 23, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
Has the Future Arrived? Overview of the EU Draft Regulation on Artificial Intelligence
June 04, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
Austrian Supreme Court on Third-Party Funding and the Right to Be Heard
May 21, 2022
Kluwer
International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation in UNCITRAL Model Law Jurisdictions, Fourth Edition
April 14, 2022
IBA
Reconciling the role of tribunal secretaries in international arbitration
April 14, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
The Invasion of Ukraine and Investment Arbitration - The Doctrine of Force Majeure
April 14, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
The Amended ICSID Rules: An Overview
March 24, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
Sanctions Against Russia and International Arbitration: Four Questions and Answers
March 24, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
APAG Webinar on the 2020 IBA Rules: Key Takeaways (Part 2)
March 05, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
Seven More Years! The Principal Witness Rule in Austria – Extended and Revised
March 05, 2022
Legal News Mondaq
APAG Webinar on the 2020 IBA Rules: Key Takeaways (Part 1)
December 20, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
EU Directive 2020/1828 on Representative Actions to be Transposed in 2022
December 20, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
The New Austrian Warranty Law – An Overview
December 12, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
The Revised VIAC Arbitration Rules – What's New About The Vienna Rules 2021? (Part II)
December 12, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
The Revised VIAC Arbitration Rules – What Are The Vienna Investment Arbitration Rules 2021? (Part I)
November 10, 2021
IBA
Clash of the Titans: GDPR and International Arbitration – a Look at the Future
November 10, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: The UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules – Six Questions And Answers
August 25, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Supreme Court Confirms That Protected Third Parties Are Bound By Arbitration Clauses
August 08, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Business Travel During The Pandemic – Austria Update
August 08, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
The New Swiss Rules 2021: Redefining Institutional Arbitration In Switzerland
June 27, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Preliminary Questions Referred To ECJ – Compensation For Immaterial Damages Under Art. 82 GDPR
May 24, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Reflections On 2021 International Arbitration Survey: Adapting Arbitration To A Changing World
May 21, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Caught Between Conflicting Forum Selection Clauses: Takeaways From A Recent Austrian Supreme Court Ruling
May 20, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: The Revised IBA Rules On The Taking Of Evidence Challenges And Opportunities Associated With The Rise Of New Technologies
May 20, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Developments In Austrian Case Law: Data Privacy Breaches And The GDPR
May 20, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: The 2021 IBA Toolkit And The Future Of A Transnational Approach To The Arbitrability Of Insolvency Proceedings
April 28, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Questioning Witness Testimony Reliability – Guidance Aimed at Preserving and Ensuring The Accuracy of Witness Evidence
April 22, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Arbitration Across Borders Is Common and Civil
March 29, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Worldwide: U.S. Senators Responding To CJEU Schrems II – Revisiting The Need For Privacy Reform
March 09, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Vienna Higher Court confirming damages claim against Facebook
March 03, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Challenging Arbitrators: An Update From The Austrian Supreme Court
February 22, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: The 2021 ICC Rules – An Overview
February 09, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Artificial Intelligence And Arbitrators: Friends Or Foes?
February 08, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Addressing Time And Cost Concerns In International Arbitration Through Early Determination Procedure
January 26, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: The ICCA Report No. 8 – Cross-Institutional Task Force Releasing Report On Gender Diversity In Arbitration Appointments And Proceedings
January 22, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: The Austrian Supreme Court, Due Process And COVID-19: Conducting Virtual Arbitration Hearings Over Party Objections
January 19, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Citius, Altius, Fortius – LexCon Austria 2020
January 18, 2021
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: The Future Of Arbitration Following The End Of The Brexit Transition Period
December 15, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Mass Claims And Consent In Investment Arbitration: An Irreconcilable Conundrum?
December 14, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Online Courts – Covid-19, Austria And The Recent Changes In The Practice Of Using Video-Conferencing Technology
December 08, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Canada: Canada Arbitration Week 2020: Key Takeaways From A Webinar With Arbitration Place, ICDR And ICDR Canada
December 01, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Virtual Currency Regulation In 2020: Shedding Light On Austria's Blockchain Landscape
November 26, 2020
IBA
Austrian Supreme Court’s decision in OGH 18 OCg 9/19a: Request to set aside an arbitral award on the grounds of Austrian public policy is denied
November 26, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Austria's Draft Communication Platform Act – A Summary
November 04, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Arbitration and Insolvency
September 30, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Reflections on ISDS and its reform ahead of the 39th session of UNCITRAL Working Group III
September 28, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Thoughts on the Legitimacy, Sustainability and Future of ISDS in Times of Crisis
August 10, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Staying ahead of the curve and moving beyond third-party funding to make pursuing construction disputes financially viable in a world with COVID-19
August 04, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Arbitration in times of Covid-19: an Austrian perspective
July 16, 2020
Legal News Mondaq
Austria: Schrems vs. Facebook: An Update
May 15, 2020
IBA
The treatment of foreign parties in Austrian Civil Procedure: provision of security for procedural costs
April 21, 2020
ILO
Volkswagen emissions scandal: Supreme Court refers questions to ECJ
April 03, 2020
IBA
EU Directives, Legislative Amendments and Changes to the Rules for Registering Ultimate Beneficial Owners in Austria
March 10, 2020
IBA
Austria: Developments in Arbitration – where we are and what is to come
March 10, 2020
ILO
Austria, EU privacy and the ongoing Schrems v Facebook case
January 01, 2020
IR Global
Fairness and Impartiality
December 24, 2019
ILO
Iranian inheritance law and Austrian public policy
September 04, 2019
IBA
Scholars’ opinions: challengeable conflicts of interest or indisputable academic freedom?
August 20, 2019
ILO
Recent developments: new database and res judicata effect
January 01, 2019
IR Global
Freezing Assets
October 01, 2018
IR Global
Staying Ahead of the Curve
July 17, 2018
ILO
Surprise decision regarding changing case law
April 03, 2018
ILO
Supreme Court's stance on applicability of agreements conferring jurisdiction
January 23, 2018
ILO
Supreme Court rules on non-bank loans
January 01, 2018
IR Global
Litigation Funding
July 18, 2017
ILO
Disclosure of accounts pursuant to Article XLII of Code of Civil Procedure
May 30, 2017
ILO
Supreme Court rules on international jurisdiction in copyright infringement cases
January 31, 2017
ILO
Court rules on validity of service of process in alternative location
January 01, 2017
IR Global
The Art of Arbitration
January 01, 2017
IR Global
Negotiating Effective Contracts & Dealing with Disputes
August 02, 2016
ILO
Supreme Court rules on liability of arbitrators to pay damages
March 08, 2016
ILO
Limits of res judicata
December 01, 2015
ILO
Courts can order payment of security when seeking enforceability
August 25, 2015
ILO
Supreme Court rules on enforcement of foreign monetary claims
December 02, 2014
ILO
'In writing' requirement can be met by terms and conditions with prorogation clause
September 02, 2014
ILO
Supreme Court rules that CMR hold priority over Rome I Regulation
June 24, 2014
ILO
Rules on reimbursement of costs and public order
June 17, 2014
ILO
Where does harm first arise?
March 11, 2014
ILO
Courts consider exclusive jurisdiction in cases of lease and tenancy
December 17, 2013
ILO
Who has jurisdiction? Austrian court considers provision of services under EU law
October 15, 2013
ILO
Can judgment be enforced even without service of court order?
July 09, 2013
ILO
Austrian court denies enforcement of Italian payment order
March 05, 2013
ILO
Court considers preventive injunctions for nuclear power plants
February 21, 2013
Sweet & Maxwell
Analytical Commentary to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
October 30, 2012
ILO
Suspension of enforcement: the necessary content of a request
June 26, 2012
ILO
Supreme Court issues opinion on declaratory judgments
November 01, 2011
ILO
Supreme Court confirms suspension of proceedings for similar cases
August 16, 2011
ILO
Court rules on timeliness of submissions by fax or email
March 01, 2011
ILO
An examination of restitution claims
December 04, 2009
Sweet & Maxwell
International Commercial Arbitration & Conciliation in UNCITRAL Model Law Juris

Publications

Who Pays? Security for costs in international Commercial arbitration

Golden jubilee of VIAC: amendments to the Vienna Rules, reaction to the OGH case law, statistics and arbitration trends

Challenges and criticisms of international commercial courts: evaluation of their effectiveness, legitimacy and accessibility

Ushering in a new era: The Austrian outlook of deployment and regulation of AI in international arbitration

Disclosing Dollars, Third-Party Funding in Arbitration

The Hague judgments convention: A leap of faith?

The 2023 Amendment to the Austrian Code of Civil Procedure

Cryptocurrency Investors V States: Is Investment Treaty Arbitration “Ready” For Cryptocurrency Disputes?

Setting Aside Arbitral Awards in Austria: Dismissal for Failure to State a Valid Ground for Challenge

Doing business in a rapidly changing world

Commercial Courts in Europe - Alternative to Arbitration?

Beyond Investment Arbitration: Investment Mediation as a “New Light”

A Solution to Issues of Privilege in International Arbitration? The IPBA Guidelines

Has the Future Arrived? Overview of the EU Draft Regulation on Artificial Intelligence

Austrian Supreme Court on Third-Party Funding and the Right to Be Heard

International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation in UNCITRAL Model Law Jurisdictions, Fourth Edition

Reconciling the role of tribunal secretaries in international arbitration

The Invasion of Ukraine and Investment Arbitration - The Doctrine of Force Majeure

The Amended ICSID Rules: An Overview

Sanctions Against Russia and International Arbitration: Four Questions and Answers

APAG Webinar on the 2020 IBA Rules: Key Takeaways (Part 2)

Seven More Years! The Principal Witness Rule in Austria – Extended and Revised

APAG Webinar on the 2020 IBA Rules: Key Takeaways (Part 1)

EU Directive 2020/1828 on Representative Actions to be Transposed in 2022

The New Austrian Warranty Law – An Overview

The Revised VIAC Arbitration Rules – What's New About The Vienna Rules 2021? (Part II)

The Revised VIAC Arbitration Rules – What Are The Vienna Investment Arbitration Rules 2021? (Part I)

Clash of the Titans: GDPR and International Arbitration – a Look at the Future

Austria: The UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules – Six Questions And Answers

Austria: Supreme Court Confirms That Protected Third Parties Are Bound By Arbitration Clauses

Business Travel During The Pandemic – Austria Update

The New Swiss Rules 2021: Redefining Institutional Arbitration In Switzerland

Austria: Preliminary Questions Referred To ECJ – Compensation For Immaterial Damages Under Art. 82 GDPR

Austria: Reflections On 2021 International Arbitration Survey: Adapting Arbitration To A Changing World

Austria: Caught Between Conflicting Forum Selection Clauses: Takeaways From A Recent Austrian Supreme Court Ruling

Austria: The Revised IBA Rules On The Taking Of Evidence Challenges And Opportunities Associated With The Rise Of New Technologies

Austria: Developments In Austrian Case Law: Data Privacy Breaches And The GDPR

Austria: The 2021 IBA Toolkit And The Future Of A Transnational Approach To The Arbitrability Of Insolvency Proceedings

Austria: Questioning Witness Testimony Reliability – Guidance Aimed at Preserving and Ensuring The Accuracy of Witness Evidence

Austria: Arbitration Across Borders Is Common and Civil

Worldwide: U.S. Senators Responding To CJEU Schrems II – Revisiting The Need For Privacy Reform

Austria: Vienna Higher Court confirming damages claim against Facebook

Austria: Challenging Arbitrators: An Update From The Austrian Supreme Court

Austria: The 2021 ICC Rules – An Overview

Austria: Artificial Intelligence And Arbitrators: Friends Or Foes?

Austria: Addressing Time And Cost Concerns In International Arbitration Through Early Determination Procedure

Austria: The ICCA Report No. 8 – Cross-Institutional Task Force Releasing Report On Gender Diversity In Arbitration Appointments And Proceedings

Austria: The Austrian Supreme Court, Due Process And COVID-19: Conducting Virtual Arbitration Hearings Over Party Objections

Austria: Citius, Altius, Fortius – LexCon Austria 2020

Austria: The Future Of Arbitration Following The End Of The Brexit Transition Period

Austria: Mass Claims And Consent In Investment Arbitration: An Irreconcilable Conundrum?

Austria: Online Courts – Covid-19, Austria And The Recent Changes In The Practice Of Using Video-Conferencing Technology

Canada: Canada Arbitration Week 2020: Key Takeaways From A Webinar With Arbitration Place, ICDR And ICDR Canada

Austria: Virtual Currency Regulation In 2020: Shedding Light On Austria's Blockchain Landscape

Austrian Supreme Court’s decision in OGH 18 OCg 9/19a: Request to set aside an arbitral award on the grounds of Austrian public policy is denied

Austria: Austria's Draft Communication Platform Act – A Summary

Arbitration and Insolvency

Reflections on ISDS and its reform ahead of the 39th session of UNCITRAL Working Group III

Thoughts on the Legitimacy, Sustainability and Future of ISDS in Times of Crisis

Austria: Staying ahead of the curve and moving beyond third-party funding to make pursuing construction disputes financially viable in a world with COVID-19

Austria: Arbitration in times of Covid-19: an Austrian perspective

Austria: Schrems vs. Facebook: An Update

The treatment of foreign parties in Austrian Civil Procedure: provision of security for procedural costs

Volkswagen emissions scandal: Supreme Court refers questions to ECJ

EU Directives, Legislative Amendments and Changes to the Rules for Registering Ultimate Beneficial Owners in Austria

Austria: Developments in Arbitration – where we are and what is to come

Austria, EU privacy and the ongoing Schrems v Facebook case

Fairness and Impartiality

Iranian inheritance law and Austrian public policy

Scholars’ opinions: challengeable conflicts of interest or indisputable academic freedom?

Recent developments: new database and res judicata effect

Freezing Assets

Staying Ahead of the Curve

Surprise decision regarding changing case law

Supreme Court's stance on applicability of agreements conferring jurisdiction

Supreme Court rules on non-bank loans

Litigation Funding

Disclosure of accounts pursuant to Article XLII of Code of Civil Procedure

Supreme Court rules on international jurisdiction in copyright infringement cases