Posts tagged #Competition Law
All PostsAustrian OGH: Information Obligations of Booking Platforms
Competition LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) had to decide whether an online booking platform must provide customers, after they book private accommodation, with the landlord’s name and address for service. The central question ...
German UWG Amendment
Competition LawThe German federal government has submitted a bill to amend the Federal Act Against Unfair Competition (Bundesgesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb, hereinafter UWG), which aims to implement the EU Directive to strengthen consumer rights for ecologi...
OGH Backs Competition Authority Search Powers
Competition LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has recently affirmed that the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde, BWB) holds extensive powers when conducting searches under Section 12 of the Austrian ...