Publications

Anglo-American Legal Language Volume 2

"Anglo-American Legal Language Volume 2" by Franz J. Heidinger / Andrea Hubalek (editors)
Vienna: LexisNexis Verlag ARD Orac GmbH & Co KG, 2011,
304 pages
ISBN 978-3-7007-4913-4

This second volume of the practice-oriented handbook "Anglo-American Legal Language" supplements the comprehensive overview of Anglo-American business law and the Anglo-American legal language with additional important areas of law, such as tort law, civil procedure law, commercial law, labour law, real estate law and family law.
Contributions from the U.S., English and Austrian legal system provide a solid overview of the respective areas of law in British and American legal English. Each introduction is followed by an area-specific glossary and forms for additional practical work.

Angloamerikanische Rechtssprache.
Praxishandbuch für Rechtsanwälte, Wirtschaftsjuristen
und Wirtschaftstreuhänder.

"Angloamerikanische Rechtssprache" by Franz J. Heidinger / Andrea Hubalek
Vienna: Orac, 2004 [4th edition], 312 pages
ISBN 3-7007-3029-2

The practice-oriented textbook "Angloamerikanische Rechtssprache" provides a comprehensive overview of Anglo-American civil and business language. The subjects covered range from contract law via corporate law, insurance law and arbitration to tax law, intellectual property law and accounting. The monolingual English chapters are supplemented by bilingual forms and glossaries. The target group for this book is business lawyers and auditors as well as students and everyone who deals with English legal and financial texts. The book is intended to be used as an ad-hoc reference book for questions in the above-mentioned areas of the law and as an elementary book for self-study purposes.

The second edition of this book is also available in Hungarian.
Mag. Franz Heidinger / Andrea Hubalek, Dr. Bárdos Péter / Dr. Bárdos Rita: "Angol-amerikai Jogi Nyelv", Budapest: HVG-ORAC, 1999 [2nd edition]

Geklagt in den USA. US-amerikanisches Zivilprozessrecht für Unternehmer, Anwälte und Berater.

"Geklagt in den USA" by Franz J. Heidinger
Vienna: Orac, 2003, 176 pages
ISBN 3-7007-2609-0

In view of asbestos suits, Kaprun, restitution issues, and compensation of forced laborers many entrepreneurs worry about the risks they might run when doing business in the U.S.A. or maintaining customer relations with U.S. persons. This book is an introduction to the legal regime and court system of the United States, which is often strange to the European legal culture, and gives valuable tips on how to act when suits are threatened or pending. It is a vital book for all entrepreneurs and consultants.

Due Diligence. Ein Handbuch für die Praxis.

"Due Diligence" by Franz J. Heidinger / Werner Albeseder (editors)
Vienna: Orac, 2001, 128 pages, paperback
ISBN 3-7007-1815-2

Due diligence reviews are becoming increasingly important for entrepreneurs and consultants both in mergers & acquisitions and for initial public offerings. The subject has not been systematically analysed in theory and practice before. This book will close the gap.
Authors who practice in this field provide lawyers, tax advisors and entrepreneurs and anybody who is interested in the subject with a comprehensive introduction.

Contents:
1. Due Diligence - General Introduction
2. Legal Due Diligence
3. Accounting and Tax Due Diligence
4. Due Diligence in the area of intellectual property
5. Ecological Due Diligence
6. Cultural Due Diligence
7. Due Diligence from an investment banker's perspective

Antidiskriminierung
Rechtliche Gleichbehandlung in Österreich und in der EU

Antidiskriminierung" by Heidinger / Frank-Thomasser / Schmid
Vienna: Orac, 2004, 256 pages
ISBN 3-7007-2895-6

The first comprehensive analysis of current equality laws at an Austrian and a European level: tThe book describes existing anti-discrimination regulations in Austria; with practical examples and citations of supreme court decisions, the book is always practice-oriented. The European law part of the book deals with the history of anti-discrimination legislation in Europe. In particular, decisions by the ECJ and its principal legislation are analysed in detail. The second part of the book introduces and comments on the new Austrian Equality Act. The book aims to give practitioners and entrepreneurs an overview of Community and national laws and court decisions for them to be able to react appropriately to the challenges of the new legislation.

Immobilienbewertung nach angelsächsischen Grundsätzen

"Immobilienbewertung nach angelsächsischen Grundsätzen" by Franz J. Heidinger / Andrea Hubalek / Roman Wagner
Vienna: Orac, 2000
ISBN 3-7007-1816-0

In view of increasing globalisation and the related fact that Anglo-American methods are also used increasingly in property valuation, the authors' idea was, in co-operation with the real estate expert Roman Wagner, to write a book that would explain the Anglo-Saxon principles of property valuation to Austrian real estate agents and all those who are interested in the subject.