Wilfried Seist and Peter Csoklich are again among Austria’s top legal professionals.
TO THE POINT
In the latest issue of BankArchiv, Martin Legath comments on a recent decision of the Supreme Court to initiate preliminary ruling proceedings before the ECJ (3 Ob 103/22a). The issue at stake is whether consumers are entitled to a right of withdrawal under the Consumer Rights Directive in the event of an "automatic renewal" of a distance contract for the sale of goods.
The outcome of the proceedings is also of interest to banks: there is a comparable right of withdrawal in distance contracts for the sale of financial services. In addition, the step to rescind "automatic" contract amendments by fictitious consent would only be a small one.
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Wilfried Seist and Peter Csoklich are again among Austria’s top legal professionals.
He focuses on corporate and capital markets law.
His main areas of expertise are corporate law, general civil law and insurance law.