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Criminal Law. Practice. Knowledge: Always Ahead of the Curve

Our blog is dedicated to current topics and developments in the fields of criminal law, compliance and internal investigations. The articels are prepared with a practical focus and include tips for direct implementation.

Rechtsanwalt und Strafverteidiger Dr. Elias Schönborn informiert im Blog über Entwicklungen zu den Themen Strafrecht, Compliance und Whistleblowing.
In an ever-changing regulatory environment, it is becoming increasingly challenging for companies to not only take preventative measures to avoid legal violations in advance, but also to initiate internal investigations in the event of non-compliance. These are precisely the tasks…
Pretrial detention is an extremely intrusive investigative measure that severely interferes with a person´s fundamental rights. Remand in custody is…
The criminal offense of unlawful appropriation supplements the catalog of property offenses in the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) and can…
As digitalization continues, companies and their managers face a new challenge: cybercrime. Ransomware attacks, in which sensitive data is encrypted…
Lawyer Dr. Elias Schönborn explains criminal complaint
A criminal complaint or statement of facts is the means of informing criminal justice authorities of potentially committed criminal offenses.…
Lawyer Dr. Schönborn points out requirements of active repentance and gives tips
Active repentance is a key legal instrument which, in the case of certain offenses, opens up the possibility of avoiding…
Lawyer Dr. Elias Schönborn explains product liability, criminal product law and the new EU Product Liability Direction
Defective products can not only have serious consequences for those affected but can also have consequences under civil and criminal…
On January 1, 2025, the legal situation regarding the seizure of cell phones and other data carriers was fundamentally reformed…
Money laundering is a central problem in the modern business world. It refers to the process by which assets from…
Criminal sanctions not only serve to punish offenders, but also pursue a variety of objectives that include both the protection…

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