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LANSKY, GANZGER, GÖTH, FRANKL + partner

With more than 100 lawyers and employees from 20 countries, LANSKY, GANZGER, GOETH, FRANKL + Partner (LGP) is one of the largest internationally oriented law firms in Central Europe. Our law firm with offices in Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Nur-Sultan (Astana, Kazakhstan) and Skopje (North Macedonia) has many years of profound experience and offers its clients individual, strategic and pragmatic all-in-one solutions. LGP works closely with external specialists in order to achieve a solution-based approach that covers all industries, subjects and systems. Completely bilingual Country Desk teams for the markets of Africa, Azerbaijan, China, Germany, Italy, Russia / CIS, Turkey and the Western Balkans / SEE support clients in their international activities with economic, legal, political and country-specific expertise. Lateral thinking isn't a cliché, but an attitude we practice. This is, because successful legal representation is more than referring to paragraphs of the law.

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Info Magazine LGP NEWS 01/2022

Strategic networking and investments abroad The Russian Federation’s exceptional economic upswing, which began in 2002, led to a strong revival of foreign trade relations with the EU and naturally also with Austria, with a brief interruption in 2008/2009. Hardly any company – whether in trade...

Real Estate Investment Trends in Croatia Notwithstanding the weakened economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Croatia’s high-end residential market seems to be on the rise, in particular when it comes to foreign investments. Traditionally, most foreign investors in Croatia are Germans, Russians, A...

New Act on Major Investments in Slovakia As from November 1st 2021, Slovakia has changed its approach towards investors coming to the country. The new law on large investments redefines the conditions, process and control in issuing certificates for large investments. One of the prior...

Press & Politics: Rules? Why rules? The allocation of government advertisements and press funding is strictly regulated. However, back doors and the absence of sanctions are leading to millions of euros taking remarkable routes year after year. But now for real. The consequence of the...

Constitutional state under scrutiny Our Austrian constitution, which has stood the test of time for decades, offers a balanced system of power that prevents politicians from political unilateralism and letting the country slide into an authoritarian system. Is it still possible to repair th...

Media promotion in the light of state aid law With the exception of broadcasting and film subsidies, media subsidies in Austria have scarcely been the focus of EU state aid law. While the state assumed that these subsidies did not fall under the ban on state aid, based on the position of the European...

The EU Commission’s New Rule of Law Report The European Commission has been publishing annual reports on the rule of law in the Member States of the European Union since 2020. From a legal point of view, it may come as a surprise that these reports do not only focus on the independence of national...

Good News for Cash? They were a hot topic last autumn: the house searches that were ordered by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Economic Affairs and Corruption (the Wirtschafts- und Korruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft or WKStA) against former Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastia...

A Gordian knot in the Greek media system The Austrian advertising affair is now fuelling strong criticism of media funding in Greece, leading to a fierce exchange between the conservative ruling party “Nea Dimokratia” and the opposition left-wing populists of “Syriza”. The left-wing opposi...

Family and inheritance law as a legal challenge Julia Andras , attorney-at-law and managing partner, and Andreea Muresan , associate, are the contacts at LGP for all matters relating to family and inheritance law. In the following interview, our experts explain why it is important to know your own righ...

Austrian Limited Countries are perceived as attractive start-up locations if a company can be established as cost-efficiently, quickly and unbureaucratically as possible. Due to the high administrative outlay and costs, Austria has largely been an unattractive destination...

Draft on the taxation of cryptocurrency is finalized! Much speculation accompanied the run-up to the new cryptocurrency taxation legislation. The draft Eco-Social Tax Reform Act and accompanying changes have now been finalised in detail. As suspected, the tax reform will treat cryptocurrencies as secur...

More than just immigration Our world is shaped by the progressive globalisation and the increasing standardisation of everyday culture. The choice of living or working in any given country seems almost boundless. In Austria, as everywhere else, certain conditions apply to residence...

Dividends as debt capital? It is well known that a loan granted by shareholders to a corporation can be converted into equity under certain circumstances. New to Austrian case law is the fact that a dividend distributed by a corporation to a shareholder may be converted into intere...

Things to know about blockchain fraud Blockchain is an extremely innovative technology with a wide range of possible applications: payment processing without intermediaries, digital denomination of assets or proof of authenticity and ownership of artworks. Fraudsters’ schemes are correspondin...

Consumer protection in financial services The financial sector in North Macedonia is developing a modern institutional setup, aligned with the EU acquis, with a moderate progress in recent years. The current legal framework is mostly based on the Law on Consumer Protection in Case of Consumer Loa...

New year – new face! The Austrian-Israeli Chamber of Commerce (AICC) starts the year 2022 with a new Head of Business Development. In the LGP interview, Zsofi Postyn talks about her personal plans and goals. You’re quite new in your role: could you tell us a bit about y...

Hier finden Sie aktuelle Fragen und Antworten rund um das Thema Coronavirus aus rechtlicher Sicht. Alle Beiträge werden laufend nach neuen Erkenntnissen aktualisiert.

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 01.04.2022 Mit der Verordnung des Bundesministers für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz betreffend die Festlegung von Screeningprogrammen im Rahmen der Bekämpfung von COVID-19 (COVID-19-ScreeningV) ausgegeben am 31.3.2022, hat der ...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 25.03.2022 Mit zwei Verordnungen vom 23.3.2022 (BGBl II 121/2022) und vom 24.3.2022 (BGBl 124/2022) hat der Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz (BMSGPK) die bereits länger erwartete Novellierung zur COVID-19-Basism...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 06.02.2022 Mit der 3. Novelle zur 4.COVID-19-Maßnahmenverordnung (BGBl II Nr. 46/2022), ausgegeben am 1.12.2021, hat der Gesundheitsminister die aktuellen Maßnahmen bis zum 14. Februar fortgeschrieben und teilweise etwas gelockert. Mit ei...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 02.02.2022 Mit Verordnung vom 29.1.2022 (BGBl II 34/2022) hat der Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz (BMSGPK) der 4. COVID-19- Maßnahmenverordnung (4. Covid-19-MV) samt gleich 1. Novelle erlassen und damit die 6....

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 12.01.2022 Aufgrund der zeitlichen Befristung der 6. COVID-19-Schutzmaßnahmenverordnung (BGBl II 537/2021; 6. COVID-19-SchuMaV) hat der Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz (BMSGPK) per 11.1.2021 mit BGBl II 6/2022...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 13.12.2021 Die 6. COVID-19-Schutzmaßnahmenverordnung wurde vor wenigen Tagen veröffentlicht. Während in zahlreichen Bereichen unseres Post-Lockdown-Zusammenlebens teils neue Vorgaben gelten, ist in Bezug auf die Regeln am Arbeitsplatz wenig neue Kl...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 13.12.2021 Aufgrund sinkenden Corona-Zahlen und eines positiven weiteren Trends hat der Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz (BMSGPK) mit der 6. COVID-19-Schutzmaßnahmenverordnung (BGBl II 537/2021; 6. COV...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 02.12.2021 Mit der 1. Novelle zur 5.COVID-19-Notmaßnahmenverordnung (BGBl II Nr. 511/2021), ausgegeben am 1.12.2021, hat der Gesundheitsminister die Regeln für den aktuellen Lockdown um weitere 10 Tage fortgeschrieben und teilweise nachge...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 22.11.2021 Aufgrund der historisch hohen Corona-Zahlen und des befürchteten drohenden Zusammenbruchs des Gesundheitssystems hat der Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz (BMSGPK) eine neue Verordnung, die 5. CO...

Update: Coronavirus Stand: 15.11.2021 Mit der in der Nacht auf den 15.11.2021 kundgemachten 5. COVID-19-Schutzmaßnahmenverordnung (BGBl II Nr. 465/2021; 5. COVID-19-SchuMaV) wurde die erst vor einer Woche novellierte 3.COVID-19-Maßnahmenverordnung ersetzt. Im We...

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DDr. Elisabeth Steiner
ATTORNEY AT LAW | MEMBER OF THE LGP SENIOR EXPERT COUNCIL | FORMER JUDGE AT THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (2001-2015)
RAK Wien

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