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Schoenherr

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Hungary

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Schoenherr recently advised Volkswagen AG on the Hungarian aspects of its pending tie-up with Porsche, just one example of the team’s niche in the automotive sector. Gábor Spitz provides ongoing regulatory advice to Erste Group Bank.

Competition

Within Competition, Schoenherr is a second tier firm,

Schoenherr focuses its attention on merger clearance work, and recently assisted Mid Europa Partners with its acquisition of a Hungarian freightloading company. The three-lawyer team is also acting for a leniency applicant before the GVH in a multi-territory cartel proceeding.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, tier 4

Recent market trends have seen Schoenherr refocus on smaller real estate mandates, mostly from its existing German and Austrian client base. The team continues to represent UNIQA Real Estate and Deutsche Bank in disputes.


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Legal Developments by:
Schoenherr

  • Poland: Civil Procedure

    On 16 September 2011, the Polish Parliament adopted a significant amendment to the Polish Civil Procedure Code (the “Code”). Most of the changes comprising the amendment came into force on 3 May 2012 (the “Amendment”).
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Legal Developments in Hungary

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  • HUNGARIAN CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS IN CARTEL MATTERS

    A recent second instance judgment by the Metropolitan Court of Appeal (“Court of Appeal”) provides some interesting insight into the court’s approach in cartel matters. The case before the Court of Appeal concerned the second instance review of a first instance judgment that annulled certain parts of the decision of the Hungarian Competition Office (the “HCO”).
  • HUNGARIAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST REGIME

    Hungary is the first country in the CEE region to introduce the real estate investment trust (REIT) regime on the back of US and Western European examples. The new REIT regime took effect on 27 July 2011.
  • Implementation of the European Semester

    After the publication of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) by the European Commission, the Hungarian Presidency undertook to implement the first ever "European Semester" a six-month period of each year in which Member States' budgetary and structural policies are reviewed to identify any inconsistencies and emerging imbalances, so as to facilitate coordination before major budgetary decisions are finalised.
  • LEGAL & TAX | NEWS September 2010

    BANKING & FINANCE  .  REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION  .  PROCUREMENT & REGULATORY  .  EMPLOYMENT & PENSIONS
  • AMENDMENT OF THE FISCAL CODE AND OTHER FISCAL-FINANCIAL MEASURES

    Government Emergency Ordinance no. 58 (the “Ordinance”) for the amendment and completion of Law no. 571/2003 regarding the Fiscal Code (the “Fiscal Code”) and other fiscal-financial measures was published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I no. 431 of June 28, 2010. The Ordinance shall enter into force on July 1, 2010.
  • Newsletter: Your Legal Key to Hungary

    Changes in the court and authority delivery.
  • EC TRADE MARK LAW IN THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE CASE BAYERN INNOVATIV V OHIM

    This article tries to shed light on an important area of trade mark law in connection with a decision recently handed down by the European Court of First Instance (the "CFI"), more specifically with respect to the complex question of similarity between marks and confusion of the public. This question is naturally an issue of fact and evidence and is - to a large extent - imbued with subjectivity. Therefore, new cases brought before the courts always have to be assessed afresh, taking all the surrounding circumstances into consideration, and the outcome can at times be surprising, even for experienced trade mark lawyers.
  • HUNGARIAN DATA PROTECTION LAWS

    TRANSFER BY THE EMPLOYER OF EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL DATA TO THE US FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HUNGARIAN DATA PROTECTION LAWS: In this article, we briefly address the issue of what requirements prescribed by Hungarian laws on data protection must be complied with by an employer that wishes to transfer the personal data of its employees to the United States.
  • THE "UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT CASE IN SOPRON"

    The Supreme Court's decision in this Sopron underground parking lot case has been one of the hottest topics in the legal playing field in the past few months. We briefly discuss the decision below, and describe a possible way to solve the problems it has raised.
  • Environment Law 2009: Hungary

    A practical insight to cross-border Environment Law