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The es.law blog addresses important topics and developments in the areas of Commercial Criminal Law, Compliance and Whistleblowing and is primarily aimed at companies, managers, compliance employees and consultants. The blog posts are practically orientated and contain tips for direct implementation.
Rechtsanwalt und Strafverteidiger Dr. Elias Schönborn informiert im Blog über Entwicklungen zu den Themen Strafrecht, Compliance und Whistleblowing.
Misappropriation
The criminal offence of misappropriation under Sec 133 of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB) is a key offence in white-collar crime. The offence is committed when a person applies property that was entrusted to him to his own use or…
Embezzlement
Now more than ever, companies are challenged to detect white-collar crime at an early stage and, ideally, prevent it from…
Companies and (state) organizations are obliged to follow certain guidelines when a whistleblower submits a tip to the internal reporting…
The Whistleblower Protection Act (“HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz”, HSchG) is based on the Whistleblower Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and aims to protect whistleblowers who…
The Whistleblower Protection Act (HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz, “HSchG”) contains numerous problematic points under criminal law. Both potential whistleblowers and companies should be…
Companies, their managers and employees are increasingly confronted with criminal charges. Typical offences in business life often involve allegations of…
The protection of whistleblowers is becoming increasingly important. Whistleblowers often fear disadvantages that could prevent them from reporting wrongdoing or…
In a constantly changing regulatory landscape, it is essential for companies to keep an eye on criminal law. It is…
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