Legal dispute around Benko-Mother: Disclosed a lawsuit-insight into the procedure!

Legal dispute around Benko-Mother: Disclosed a lawsuit-insight into the procedure!

am Innsbruck Regional Court is currently developing a sensational civil process that puts the mother of Signa founder René Benko into the spotlight. The lawsuit, which was strained by the mass administrator Andreas Grabenweger, aimed to broadcast the founder rights to two private foundations-including the Laura private foundation based in Innsbruck and the Ingbe Foundation in Vaduz in Liechtenstein-by Ingeborg Benko. Grabenweger is convinced that René Benko is taking control of a huge fortune through his mother as a "straw woman", which is managed in these foundations, such as 5min.at reported.

The first trial on February 27, 2025 was canceled after an hour because the judge wanted to clarify necessary legal questions. Ingeborg Benko was not present, but her lawyer requested that the lawsuit be dismissed because, in his opinion, the wrong person had been charged. The judge found that there was a lack of "lack of determination" on the part of the plaintiff, which ultimately led to the success of the lawsuit, the lawyers confirmed to the APA. This process could have far-reaching consequences for René Benko, since the lawsuit is also in conjunction with ongoing investigations by the Economic and Corruption Prosecutor, who run against him, such as Sn.at added.

legal difficulties and comparison

A planned application for an injunction against Ingeborg Benko was also withdrawn after a comparison between the parties was concluded. According to lawyer Pfurtscheller, it was agreed that Ingeborg Benko will have to inform the mass administrator about changes to the foundations in the future, but it would remain unaffected in their actions. This development is particularly important, since the mass administrator was able to achieve a first legal victory in his request in 2023, but the Innsbruck Higher Regional Court later picked up the originally enacted injunction, which illuminates the ongoing disputes again.