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The Ministry of Justice has put forward the draft of the new act on attorneys to social consultation. The proposal is available at the Government’s website.   Clients may be also interested in the recent amendments, so we have picked certain provisions to present without going into excessive details. - According to the proposal, the part of the contingency fee exceeding the 2/3 of the... »

A significant amendment of the Act on the registration and procedural rules of civil associations came into force March 1, 2017.   The amendment aims to simplify and accelerate court proceedings in connection with civil associations:   - Simplified procedure becomes available for sport associations, too. - Registration of the civil association takes place automatically by virtue... »

The Hungarian Parliament has adopted the bill T /13091 on the abolishment of certain duties and fees related to public administration thus several charges that burden both private individuals and enterprises will cease to exist. It is good news for entrepreneurs that from the Ides of March no duty or publication fee is to be paid when setting up a limited liability company (“Kft.”), a single... »

The Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information recently issued an official informative on the workplace data management titled ‘On the essential requirements of the workplace data management’. The document provides useful information for the employers on the obligations and guarantees in connection with the monitoring of emails, internet and telecommunication... »

Pursuant to a recent decision of the Supreme Court in a liquidation procedure, the creditor's claim can be disputed via e-mail if the required conditions are satisfied. According to the rules of the liquidation procedure, the creditor’s claim can be disputed in writing at the latest on the day before the receipt of the creditor’s payment notice. According to the Supreme Court, is important... »

According to the latest changes, economic entities have to register their “contact point for electronic communication” to the Disposition Register. Companies may fulfil this obligation by registering this contact point for electronic communication to the company register.   The deadline for the registration is August 30, 2017. However, as the act mentions economic entities, the new rules... »