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With the health emergency all over the world, an unknown period has begun in our life where we all have great responsibility and in respect of which our law firm has got no tried-and-tested scenario either. As lawyers, for safety reasons, we can work remotely, while, adjusting to our clients’ need, we strive to operate our infrastructure flexibly and to perform our tasks in necessary external... »

A corporate email account that may be used for private correspondence raises various privacy issues for all of us. The problem under the GDPR may not be resolved by only saying that employers own and freely dispose of business email addresses. If an employer grants permission also for private use, employees may have a legitimate reason to object to arbitrary access. And the fine can be... »

Who hasn’t had a dispute with his neighbor yet? Owning a real property means both rights and obligations; together they are called neighbor rights by the law. These are quite accurate guidance for living peacefully side by side and for the early settlement of disputes. In many cases, regulations applicable to both vertical and horizontal dimensions respond to very banal, everyday incidents, so... »

Telecommuting means a well-known and widely applied way of employment which is regulated by the Labor Code; however there are various misbeliefs and misunderstanding in terms of the rules and related rights. Teleworkers’ employment is a type of works that can be carried out from home but it is not the kind of home office we use in everyday vocabulary. The teleworker is also entitled to basic... »

Rules for simple notification on the construction of residential buildings changed on October 24, 2019. The changes facilitate the administrative and notification burdens for those builders who build their home for their own housing needs as private individuals - and where construction works require notification only. Briefly, there are two major differences: It is not mandatory for the... »

Almost every family has browsed on the internet looking for labor laws related to having children or has sought advice from a familiar HR professional or on social media forums. This time, our attorneys have created a 3-part series of articles summarizing the important labor law aspects of working during pregnancy, maternity leave and return to... »