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A serious fault does not necessarily have to be difficult to rectify
Civil Law
1. Introduction
In its decision 9 Ob 41/23d of 27 September 2023, the Supreme Court dealt with serious and minor defects within the meaning of the…
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Supreme Court decision on voucher cards/value cards (OGH 4 Ob 207/22b)
Payment Law , Civil Law
1. Facts of the case
In the decision 4 Ob 207/22b, the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) ruled on an action for injunctive relief brought by the Chamber…
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Trail maintenance liability despite contractual assumption of liability by a third party (accident on a mountain bike trail)? (OGH 3 Ob 90/23s) (Kopie 1)
Civil Law
Facts of the case
The plaintiff fell as a cyclist on a forest road built by the defendant and was seriously injured. The forest road is a signposted…
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Dedicated private road - application of StVO for pedestrians and cyclists?
Civil Law
1 facts of the case
An accident occurred on a private path between a cyclist and a minor pedestrian. According to the owner's dedication, the private…
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Unlawfulness of an indexation clause in contract forms (rental agreement) against consumers if a rent increase is theoretically possible within 2 months from the start of the rental period (OGH 8 Ob 37/23h)
Tenancy Law , Civil Law
Facts
One of the largest property management companies in Austria uses contract forms as a representative of landlords when concluding tenancy…
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Decision of the Supreme Court on 9 Ob 102/22y - Withdrawal in abuse of rights under the FAGG?
Civil Law
Facts:
Through the intermediation of a commercial real estate agent, the defendants ("potential buyers") inspected a property for sale. The…
Decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Austria on 4 Ob 122/22b
Tenancy Law , Civil Law
The absolute statute of limitations of claims for damages does not apply to claims of the landlord according to § 1111 ABGB
General terms and conditions clause control of data protection declarations (OGH 23.11.2022, 7 Ob 112/22d)
Civil Law , Contract Law , General Terms Of Contract
In this decision, the Supreme Court dealt with the application of the GTC clause control to data protection declarations and declared various clauses…
Decision of the Supreme Court on 4 Ob 129/22g
Tenancy Law , Civil Law
No pandemic-related reduction of rent due to a financial shortage of the apartment tenant.