NEWS
Our Partner Ádám Illés LL.M. Spoke at the 2025 Liaoning · Sino-European Investment Law Forum
We are pleased to announce that our partner Ádám Illés, LLM. participated as a speaker at the 2025 Liaoning · Sino-European Investment Law Forum, held in Dalian, Liaoning Province (PRC). The event brought together legal professionals, academics, and representatives of...
Our team has been expanded with a new, experienced lawyer
We are pleased to inform our clients that this summer, Dr. Annamária Pázmány joined our team. Annamária has more than a decade and a half of experience in the fields of commercial law and labor law, which she gained primarily in law firms serving international...
Congratulations to Dr. Mercédesz Soós on taking her junior lawyer’s oath!
We are pleased to announce that our colleague, Dr. Mercédesz Soós, has successfully completed her law studies and, following the attainment of her degree, has taken her oath as a trainee lawyer.
Court fees have risen significantly – when is arbitration worth it?
On 28 January 2025, the Act on State Fees was amended, bringing significant changes to the fees for civil proceedings. Under the new legislation, the court fees payable will increase gradually depending on the case value and the previously applicable fee cap has been abolished.
Golden Visa Hungary: A Pathway for International Investors
Updated due to the changes to the relavant legal provisons as of 1 January 2025 By József Németh, Partner and Attorney-at-law and Sándor Békés, Attorney-at-law, Visegrad+ Legal Hungary about Golden Visa Introduction Hungary, located in...
Case study: over €1,500 compensation for flight delays and lost luggage
Did you know that you can claim compensation for flight delay or cancellation, and also for lost or damaged baggage?
Changes to the conciliation rules of procedure for consumers
The changes of the Consumer Protection Act, effective from the first day of January 2024, concern the provisions on alternative dispute resolution. In this article we will summarize the changes affecting consumers and businesses. The concept of "consumer" as defined...
New Whistleblowing Act: a burden or a chance to develop trust?
Under the Whistleblowing Act, which transposes the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, all companies with more than 50 employees must implement a whistleblowing system by 17 December 2023. “Yet another pain in the neck in the middle of the year-end madness” might...
Fines of up to HUF 200,000 for sanctioning or frustrating whistleblowing
While preparing for the new Whistleblowing Act, little has been said so far about the fact that in addition, the Misdemeanour Act will also be amended, envisaging a fine of up to HUF 200,000 if the company takes adverse action against the whistleblower or prevents or...
Immediate dismissal: developing case law
Immediate dismissal is perhaps one of the most problematic forms of termination of employment, so it is important for both employers and employees to have a deeper understanding of its rules. Below, two recent decisions of the Supreme Court in Hungary are presented to...