On 3 April 2020, Austria adopted the 4th COVID-19 Act which includes provisions in the area of property law to help ease the burden on apartment tenants who are having difficulty paying rent for private residential dwellings. Under Section 1118 of the Austrian Civil Code, landlords are not permitted to terminate leases or demand lease cancellations if a tenant is unable ...
The Consumer Rights Directive brings significant changes to the European Union’s online selling and purchasing landscape and standardises national legislation across EU Member States. It aims to simplify consumer rights and make them more transparent for consumers of goods and services. The new EU Consumer Rights Directive – which came into effect for all EU Member States on 13th June 2014 ...
Specht Böhm recently mentored a team of high-performing law students from the University of Vienna – Faculty of Law participating in the mock contract negotiations “ELSA Seal the Deal! – the M&A Contract Competition” of the Vienna chapter of the European Law Students' Association, the world's largest independent law ...
On July 2, Specht Böhm's Vienna office hosted a delegation from the Turkish Ministry of Justice as part of a study visit organized by the “German Foundation for international legal cooperation” (IRZ) in the framework of the EU project "Improved Court Expert System in Turkey". Mr. Yüksel Hiz, the Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish Ministry of Justice headed the delegation composed of aVppr. 15 high ...
By invitation of the Austrian ambassador, Dr. Margot Klestil-Löffler, members of the firm, Dr. Leopold Specht and Florian Heindler, presented key changes to corporate law provisions that will be introduced in an upcoming revision of the Russian Civil Code. The presentation on 26 January 2011 was based on insights gained through the firm's active participation in the Working Group on ...
Specht Rechtsanwalt GmbH is pleased to announce that it has expanded its operations to Turkey. Under the direction of Ceyda Schwimann, a Turkish lawyer working in our Vienna office, we have been providing legal services regarding Turkish law to our clients since 2008. We have recently established our own office in Istanbul to better service our clients. Working closely with ...
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OUR BUDAPEST OFFICE: We are pleased to announce that we have restructured our Budapest Office as of 1 July 2010. Györgyi Gonda and László Mészáros have joined with Gabriella Benisch to act as equity and managing partners of BGM Specht Law Firm. All the attorneys have years of experience and know-how in international law firms. The other lawyers and colleagues of ...
Specht Rechtsanwalt GmbH is pleased to announce the first annual IGLP Austrian Workshop to take place from 16 to 21 August 2010 in Seggau, Austria. The Austrian workshop is modeled on the annual IGLP Workshop, the first of which took place in June 2010 at Harvard Law School. The Austrian workshop will focus on the theme, Law as a Regulatory ...
The association ACES, which was founded recently with the support of USAID and the Serbian Government has just became an official member of the International Association of Consulting Engineers FIDIC. With membership in the FIDIC, Serbian Companies are given another avenue to further their credibility in the international business arena. In addition, the FIDIC will afford Serbian businesses the opportunity to ...