{"id":40715,"date":"2023-09-23T09:05:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T07:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harlander-partner.eu\/criminal-law\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T08:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:01:21","slug":"criminal-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harlander-partner.eu\/en\/criminal-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Criminal law<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-strafrecht\" data-level=\"2\">Criminal law<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-strafverfahren\" data-level=\"3\">Criminal proceedings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-haft\" data-level=\"3\">Detention<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-honorar\" data-level=\"2\">Fee<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-verteidigungskostenersatz\" data-level=\"2\">Reimbursement of defense costs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-rechtsschutzversicherungen\" data-level=\"2\">Legal expenses insurance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-videokonferenz\" data-level=\"2\">Video conference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-strafsachen-in-osterreich\" data-level=\"2\">Criminal Cases in Austria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-strafrecht\">Criminal Law<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <strong>criminal defense attorneys<\/strong> support you throughout Austria in all criminal <strong>offenses prosecuted ex officio<\/strong> and <strong>private prosecution offenses<\/strong> before all courts.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mr-column-lightgrey\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-strafverfahren\">Criminal Proceedings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list icon\">\n<li>Access to files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support during the investigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representation before the police<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representation before the public prosecutor&#8217;s office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Objection to the indictment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representation in the main proceedings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appeal on points of nullity and appeal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mr-column-lightgrey\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-haft\">Detention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-ccedcdec-40f6-4dd4-9064-5f2f97a1ed2e\" class=\"wp-block-list icon\">\n<li>Application for electronic monitoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application for postponement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application for interruption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application for release from custody<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application for transfer to home country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mr-quote mrbg clearfix\">\n        <a class=\"mr-quote-person\" href=\"\/ueber-uns\/rechtsanwalt-peter-harlander\/\" title=\"Rechtsanwalt Peter Harlander\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mr-quote-person-img\" src=\"https:\/\/harlander-partner.eu\/wp-content\/themes\/harlander\/design\/ph100.webp\" width=\"100\"\n                 height=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rechtsanwalt Peter Harlander\">\n            <span class=\"mr-quote-person-text\">\n            Peter Harlander<br>\n            <span class=\"mr-quote-person-function\">Harlander &amp; Partner Rechtsanw\u00e4lte<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <span class=\"mr-quote-content\">\u201eUnsere Erfolgsquote bei der Erzielung von Einstellungen, Freispr\u00fcchen oder zumindest sehr milden Urteilen ist au\u00dferordentlich hoch.\u201c<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honorar\">Fee<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our services in <strong>criminal proceedings<\/strong> are always charged according to the <strong>lawyer&#8217;s tariff<\/strong>. We would be happy to give you an overview of the <strong>free initial consultation<\/strong> as part of our <strong>expected fee<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong> Criminal defense based on procedural assistance or legal aid is not possible in our law firm.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-verteidigungskostenersatz\">Reimbursement of Defense Costs<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"icon wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, the law provides for a <strong>reimbursement of defense costs<\/strong> in the event of the <strong>discontinuance of the investigation proceedings<\/strong> and, staggered according to the competent court, in the event of <strong>acquittals in the main proceedings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list icon\">\n<li><strong>Discontinuance of investigation proceedings<\/strong>: up to <strong>\u20ac6,000.00<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>District Court<\/strong> up to <strong>\u20ac5,000.00<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Single judge at the Regional Court<\/strong> up to <strong>\u20ac13,000.00<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Court of Lay Assessors or Jury Court<\/strong> up to <strong>\u20ac30,000.00<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The maximum rates can be exceeded <strong>by 50 percent<\/strong> in complex proceedings and <strong>by 100 percent<\/strong> in proceedings of extreme scope.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"mr-quote mrbg clearfix\">\n        <a class=\"mr-quote-person\" href=\"\/en\/about-us\/sebastian-riedlmair\/\" title=\"Attorney Sebastian Riedlmair\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mr-quote-person-img\" src=\"https:\/\/harlander-partner.eu\/wp-content\/themes\/harlander\/design\/sr100.webp\" width=\"100\"\n                 height=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Attorney Sebastian Riedlmair\">\n            <span class=\"mr-quote-person-text\">\n            Sebastian Riedlmair<br>\n            <span class=\"mr-quote-person-function\">Harlander &amp; Partner Attorneys<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n        <span class=\"mr-quote-content\">\u201eDamit werden im Fall der Einstellung des Ermittlungsverfahrens und des Freispruchs im Hauptverfahren die Rechtsanwaltskosten gro\u00dfz\u00fcgig durch den Staat ersetzt.\u201c<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rechtsschutzversicherungen\">Legal Expenses Insurance<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would be happy to obtain a coverage request from your legal expenses insurance. If your legal expenses insurance grants coverage, we will settle our fee directly with the insurance company. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-videokonferenz\">Video Conference<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our law firm is completely digitalized. In everyday life, we work almost exclusively via <strong>video conference<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means that you can also discuss your criminal case from abroad <strong>face-to-face<\/strong> with our Austrian lawyers. You will always receive an <strong>appointment at short notice<\/strong> and <strong>save yourself a long journey<\/strong> to Austria. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, cooperation via telephone or personal appointments at our law firm locations are also possible as an alternative.<\/p>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-strafsachen-in-osterreich\">Criminal Cases in Austria<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>criminal proceedings<\/strong>, our criminal defense lawyers are active before all courts in Austria due to the ideal distribution of our law firm locations:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1st instance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All district courts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All regional courts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2nd instance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All regional courts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All higher regional courts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supreme Court (OGH)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Criminal Law Our criminal defense attorneys support you throughout Austria in all criminal offenses prosecuted ex officio and private prosecution offenses before all courts. 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