Posts tagged #consumer protection
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 ...
Credit Institutions: No Responsibility for Residual Debt Insurance GT&Cs
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) had to consider whether a credit institution could be held liable for clauses in the general insurance conditions of a residual debt insurance under section 28 of the Austrian Consume...
No Non-Transparent Clauses for PV Feed-In Customers
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) was tasked with assessing the legality of a provision within an energy company's terms and conditions that authorised the imposition of a compensation charge on customers who operate ...