MISTELBACH – Legal dispute with ÖBB: The risk paid off

MISTELBACH – Legal dispute with ÖBB: The risk paid off

“This is a groundbreaking decision that brings legal certainty and legal clarity to countless proceedings.” Attorney Harald G. Beber is pleased to hear, as is a little pride. Since 2019 he has been fighting in legal proceedings against ÖBB Infrastruktur AG for the municipality of Mistelbach; a story that actually began in 2015. Because at … Read more

Financial column: Why legal expenses insurance is not a carte blanche

Financial column: Why legal expenses insurance is not a carte blanche

Disputes protection can be very useful. But the insurers pay for the risk well – and exclusion clauses can become a boomerang. Of Sascha Straub Being right and being right are not the same thing. Who doesn’t know this saying? Unfortunately, he is also correct because disputed facts come up against laws that can be … Read more

Linzers face three years imprisonment for “Corona hug” – Upper Austria

Linzers face three years imprisonment for “Corona hug” – Upper Austria

A 71-year-old is on trial in Linz on Wednesday. He had left the house in quarantine, “deliberately endangering” a rescuer. The Linzer is accused of having left the house during his quarantine on November 30th. On the street he suddenly fell on the sidewalk, the rescue had to come and help the 71-year-old. But although … Read more

Cologne: 600 euros fine for insulting two state security officers

Cologne: 600 euros fine for insulting two state security officers

36-year-old Omar D., who wanted to join the Islamist terrorist militia Als-Shabaab in Somalia years ago, has to pay a fine of 600 euros for insulting state security officials. In his presence on Wednesday, his lawyer Mutlu Günal withdrew his objection to the corresponding penalty order in the district court. In July 2016, Omar D., … Read more

DISTRICTS HORN, WAIDHOFEN – alcohol drivers built accident with injured people: In court

DISTRICTS HORN, WAIDHOFEN – alcohol drivers built accident with injured people: In court

The 53-year-old Waldviertler could not explain himself in court why he got behind the wheel after a carnival party in 2020 in a restaurant in Greillenstein with 1.79 per mille in his blood. “I am very sorry. It was a one-time fatal mistake. I can’t explain to myself why I was driving. Never before have … Read more

VKI early loan repayment success | Association for Consumer Information, March 1st, 2021

VKI early loan repayment success |  Association for Consumer Information, March 1st, 2021

– Higher Regional Court Vienna: Costs that are independent of the duration must also be reimbursed proportionally Vienna (OTS / VKI) – The Association for Consumer Information (VKI) sued Unicredit Bank Austria AG on behalf of the Ministry of Social Affairs. The procedure is about which costs are to be reimbursed proportionally by the bank … Read more

Cologne: Father shakes son – three-month-old child is admitted to the clinic with trauma

Cologne: Father shakes son – three-month-old child is admitted to the clinic with trauma

Cologne – The district court sentenced a man to six months probation on Wednesday who believes it is guilty of having shaken his two-and-a-half-year-old son so hard as a baby that he suffered trauma. With the sentence, the lay judge complied with the prosecutor’s request. The defender of the 25-year-old scaffolding worker had demanded an … Read more

Thierhaupten: Court: Young man is robbed in the drug deal in Thierhaupten

Thierhaupten: Court: Young man is robbed in the drug deal in Thierhaupten

Plus A lot of hashish was supposed to change hands in Thierhaupten. Upon delivery, the dealer is knocked down and robbed. Because the man went to the police, the case now ends up in court. From Philipp Kinne Usually drug dealers prefer to run their business without them police. In this case it is different. … Read more

The remuneration of the supervisory board of a sports club is not subject to sales tax

The remuneration of the supervisory board of a sports club is not subject to sales tax

10.02.2021 If a member of the supervisory board of a sports club receives remuneration for his work, this is not subject to sales tax. This was decided by the 8th Senate of the Cologne Finance Court in its judgment of November 26, 2020 published today (8 K 2333/18). As a member of the supervisory board … Read more