Europe/Austria

Partnership ramps up Littler's European presence and follows Norwegian expansion last year | 2yrs

Former head of public takeover commission in Austria steps into Baker McKenzie role. | 3yrs

After being on the radar for some time Vienna-based firm strengthens its Austrian presence with opening of new office in Linz, Upper Austria. | 3yrs

European Maritime lawyers meet in London Brexit, hot on the heels of IMO approving GHG programme and rejecting US last minute pitch. | 3yrs

Race is on but compariable regulatory extensions suggests UK regulation of the cryptocurrency market would take two years, says legal director. | 3yrs

EU financial markets regulator to examines ICOs to determine road aged for regulation. | 3yrs

Hans Albers of Juniper Networks is to lead the European in-house network, aims for growth. | 3yrs

Global Legal Post is at the Malta Maritime Summit 2018, officially opened by the Malta transport minister, who also held tripartite meeting. | 3yrs

Days after a young Afghan was denied asylum because he did not 'act' or 'dress' like a homosexual, another man judged as acting 'too girlish.' | 4yrs

Following a CJEU order, the EU intellectual property office (EUIPO) needs to revisit a 16-year-old decision on the shape of KitKat bars. | 4yrs

Despite celebrity endorsement, reform of EU copyright reform voted down giving campaigning internet companies a big win. | 4yrs

Regulators are concerned cross-border investigations could be placed in jeopardy by GDPR requirements. | 4yrs

The European Commission (EC) is proposing new rules to remove regulatory barriers and offer market-led solutions for sovereign bond-backed securities (SBBS). | 4yrs

By the time dusk fell on GDPR day last Friday, an Austrian activist lawyer had already slapped global platforms with multibillion-euro complaints. | 4yrs

One of the UK's most esteemed family lawyers, Richard Parry, may be forced by a High Court judge to step down from his trusteeship of the Longleat Estate. | 6yrs

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the International Bar Association in Vienna that, when it comes to business and human rights, corporate lawyers have a higher duty than meeting the expectations of their clients. | 6yrs

Axel Reidlinger is leaving to set up his own boutique practice, meaning that there will be five associates in the Freshfields office in the Austrian capital who practice antitrust but no partners. | 7yrs

Florian Haugeneder becomes the new head of the practice, taking over from Christoph Liebscher. | 8yrs

Courts in Austria have been unable to deal with a flow of cases that sprang out of the 2008 downturn, leaving thousands of civil cases and even some criminal cases unresolved. | 8yrs