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Dr. Michael Wukoschitz
LEGAL EDUCATION:
- University of Vienna (J.M. 1987, J.D. 1992)
- Admitted to Court 1993
- Member of Bar 1996
ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE:
- Assistant Director POLYTOURS Ltd. (1988-98)
PRACTICE AREAS:
- Corporate
- Trade & Commerce
- Travel & Tourism
- Food & Drug
- International Sales
- Damages & Warranty
- Product Liability
- Advertising
- Unfair Competition
- Consumer Affairs
- Media
- Air Law
LANGUAGES:
- German
- English
MEMBER OF:
- Vienna Bar
- Vienna Law Society (WJG)
- European Lawyers Association (DACH)
- German Bar Asscociation (DAV)
- German Travel Law Association (DGfR)
- Intl Association on Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- Intl League for Competition Law (LIDC)
- Intl Forum of Travel & Tourism Advocates
- (IFTTA - CoPres)
- Intl Bar Association (IBA/Leisure Industries)
- Working Group of Publishing House Corporate Counsels (AGVJ)
- European Air Law Association (EALA)
LECTURER:
- Austrian Media Academy
- European Master Tourism Management, University of Girona (2009+2010)
PUBLICATIONS:
- Co-Author: Saria, Yearbook Tourism Law 09+10
- periodical travel law column in Tourist Austria International
- 'ReiseRecht aktuell' (National Correspondent)various comments to court decisions
- "Liability in Travel Contracts " (Thesis)
- Legal aspects of Algae-pollution (WBl 1989, 229)
- Bombing-terror against Touristic Sites (RdW 1996, 399)
- Consumer Protection vs Contractual Freedom (RdW 1997, 264)
- Tour Operators as 'Innkeepers'? (RdW 1997, 708)
- Loopholes and Pitfalls in the 'Regulation on Frozen Food' (WBl 1997, 500)
- Commercial Director and Accountable Representative in view of free movement of labour force (WBl 1998, 389)
- Legal issues of Cross-Border Provision of Package Tour Services between Germany and Austria (DGfR Yearbook 1998, 29)
- 'Animalities' in Travel Law (RdW 2000, 653)
- Reform of Warranty and Travel Law (RdW 2001, 646)
- Relief for Managing Directors Federal Administrative Court restricts liability for Social Insurance Dues (RdW 2001, 414)
- Trans-Border Sweepstakes (ecolex 2002, 423)
- Compensation for Disappointment of Holidaymakers (IFTTA-Journal 2002, 30)
- Compensation for loss of Holiday Enjoyment (ecolex 2003,891)
- New Developments in Sustainable Tourism (RRa 2005, 53)
- Burden of Proof in mail-delivery (ecolex 2005, 106)
- "Frankfurt List" a Price Reduction Myth (RdW 2006/444)
- Keyword Advertising: ECJ to speak (RdW 2009/74)
- "Forum Shopping" through action for declaratory judgement? (AfP 2009, 127)
- Keyword Advertising - "Bergspechte" decided by OGH (ecolex 2010, 972)
- Relief of claimant - no trap as regards the costs (AnwBl 2009, 281)
