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The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued landmark rulings clarifying that EU asset-freeze sanctions apply to trust structures based on substantive control rather than formal legal title. When a listed person retains practical influence, economic enjoyment, or realistic pathways to benefit from trust assets...

The Austrian Supreme Court has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to the first AI-generated appeal to reach its chambers, finding it so corrupted by hallucinations and fabricated citations that it failed to meet basic standards of legal argumentation. The court's response signals a clear warning about uncritical reliance on artificial intelligence in legal practice and hints at potential disciplinary consequences for attorneys who submit such flawed work.

The Banking Law Forum hosted by the Austrian Society for Bank Research brought together experts to examine how jurisdiction and arbitration clauses function in international financing agreements. Florian Haugeneder shared practical insights on drafting effective dispute resolution mechanisms and navigating challenges when finance transactions become contentious, with particular focus on asymmetrical clauses common in cross-border deals.