When it comes to pursuing cross-border claims for you or your company, our European Legal Network is ready to assist you in the procedure that serves best for such purpose, that is, in the proceedings of the European order for payment and the following court proceedings or the execution proceedings. Initiating and issuance of the European order for payment in Hungary Whether you are a Hungarian person or company having…
Foreigner legal and natural person (excluding agricultural and forestry lands) can acquire real estateownership through permission from the government departments competent in the classification ofthe location of the property. No permission is needed by the government departments if they are: Citizens of the EU, legal person or organisations without legal personality Citizens of countries that are part of the Agreement on the European Economic Arena -EEA(Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland), organisations without…
Every year public authorities in the EU spend a substantial part of public investment on public procurement. This amounts to more than 1.9 trillion EUR or 14% of GDP, in Slovenia alone 5,8 billion EUR or 12,6% of GDP. In many sectors public authorities are even the principal buyers and, on that account, public procurement has a significant impact on the economic growth of private companies. Both, domestic and foreign.…
Between 2017 and 2018, two fashion models from the Netherlands (Rozanne Verduin and Yasmin Wijnaldum) filed for registration towards the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), two figurative marks depicting a portrait image. EU application 017358458 – portrait of Rozanne Verduin EU application 017953534 – portret of Yasmin Wijnaldum https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/017358458 https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/017953534 Both trade marks were filed requesting protection for services provided by models, fashion models and mannequins. In…
Enforcement proceedings are initiated by a domestic or foreign creditor filing a motion for enforcement with the court. The court then decides on the creditor’s motion and if it grants the motion, it issues an enforcement order authorizing the proposed enforcement. Enforcement proceedings (and thus enforcement of the debtor’s obligations) can be initiated by the creditor in two ways, depending on the basis on which he files the motion for…
Illegal employment and attempts to circumvent the provisions on dependent work are among the most common offenses and subsequent sanctions in the field of employment in Slovakia. Labor inspectorates detect approximately 2,500 illegally employed natural persons each year. In practice, these illegal activities are mostly carried out mainly in the field of construction, consulting services, cleaning services, retail and wholesale. Thus, an worker who works but does not have a…
Pursuing commercial payment or supply claims in Germany may appear risky and gruesome, in particular if the applicant is located in a different jurisdiction and has little or no experience with claims management in Germany, in particular German court. Procedural nitty-gritty, costs, time, and an imbalance in information may deter you and your company from going after what is rightfully yours. Your payment claim may originate from parts or components…
Given that the real estate market is on the rise despite the »corona crisis« and that Slovenia is a small but very culturally and regionally diverse country, with seafront, mountains, forests and lakes, a popular destination for boutique tourism, buying real estate is an interesting investment opportunity. In view of the above, this article presents the main highlights of acquiring real estate in Slovenia and the things foreign buyers need…
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Given that Croatia is a member state of the European Union, the main and primary legislative source for personal data protection in Croatia is the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) („GDPR“).…
