31.10.2021 | At the time of the decision, the father of a minor child was serving a five-year prison sentence for, among other things, violent acts against his child and the child’s mother as well as other women. The child also had to witness the father’s violence against the... (...)
29.09.2021 | In a recent decision, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) dealt with questions of a child’s ability to support itself. The father of a minor child applied to be released from the obligation to pay monthly maintenance on the grounds that his child was... (...)
26.08.2021 | What happened? A man was a guest in a pub and obviously drank one or the other alcoholic beverage. On leaving the pub, he fell while descending a flight of stairs. The stairs were visibly blocked off at the top with a gate and were not safe to use for several reasons. The... (...)
20.07.2021 | Facts The plaintiff was in a fixed-term employment relationship with the defendant from 01.05.2019 until 30.04.2020. She was released by the defendant on 04.12.2019 for the remaining period of employment. The plaintiff rejected an agreement offered to her by the defendant... (...)
08.06.2021 | In a recent decision, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) once again dealt with questions of tort law. What happened? A motorcyclist collided with a passenger car and sustained serious injuries. Due to these injuries, the motorcyclist was unable to help his... (...)
