All focus areas.
Six topic areas where we provide practical guidance. Choose the area relevant to you, each focus area has its own detail page with case categories, deadlines and FAQ.
Mag. Christopher Angerer
Your lawyer for ski piste and mountain sports law
Ski accidents are complex and emotional. One lawyer you know, from the first question to the courtroom.
What we handle.
Eight topic areas we work on regularly in our day-to-day practice and break down in a way that is understandable for those affected.
Slope accidents
Liability in collisions, FIS rules, evidence preservation and compensation, from the initial report to out-of-court settlement.
Learn more →Ski resort operators
Duty of care, slope machinery, closures and signage. Legal classification of typical disputes.
Learn more →Insurance law
Sports accident insurance, liability, trip cancellation and coverage questions, who pays when, and how do you argue it in the grey zone.
Learn more →Ski touring & backcountry
Liability in ski touring, off-piste and freeriding. Duties of guides, parties involved in avalanche events.
Learn more →Lifts & ski schools
Claims against cable car operators, ski schools and mountain rescue in incidents on or off the slope.
Learn more →Ski accident, guide for German visitors
Ski accident in Austria from a German perspective: pain and suffering, penal order, leaving the scene, cross-border enforcement. What German guests need to know, from Rome II to the Federal Central Register.
Learn more →Cableway and lift operator liability
Liability of cableway, chairlift and drag-lift operators under the SeilbG 2003 (Austrian Cableway Act) and the ABGB. Duty of care, boarding and disembarking, piste machinery, avalanche protection.
Learn more →Criminal consequences
Negligent bodily harm, failure to provide assistance, hit-and-run, criminal law assessment and defence after slope accidents.
Learn more →Had an accident?
The sooner we secure the evidence, the better we can enforce your claim. Call us directly or send an email, callback within one business day.
A direct line to the firm.
Address
BRANDAUER Rechtsanwälte GmbH Giselakai 51 5020 Salzburg
Phone
+43 660 2407152