Overview

This article, courtesy of Schoenherr and Global Legal Group, offers a practical insight into business crime in Austria. The article uses a question and answer format to offer a comprehensive overview on the following areas:

1. General criminal law enforcement


2. Organisation of the Courts


3. Particular statutes and crimes


4. Corporate criminal liability


5. Statutes of limitations


6. Initiation of investigations


7. Procedures for gathering information from a company


8. Initiation of prosecutions


9. Burden of proof


10. Conspiracy / aiding and abetting


11. Common defences


12. Voluntary disclosure obligations


13. Cooperation provisions


14. Plea bargaining


15. Elements of a corporate sentence


16. Appeals

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This article appeared in the 2012 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Business Crime; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.