In this article, we briefly address the conditions under which a US commercial judgement is recognized and may be enforced in Hungary.

In this article, we briefly address the Supreme Court's decision in the so-called Sopron underground parking lot case which has been one of the hottest topics in the legal playing field in the past few months.

The Supreme Court of Hungary issued a Civil Law Opinion on 24 June 2009 on various practical issues concerning pre-emption right in regard of the ownership interest held in a limited liability company (the ownership interest is hereinafter referred to as "quota").

While the securitization market in Europe continues to flourish, its usefulness in Hungary has yet to be fully appreciated. At first glance, the foundation and legal framework appears to be in place, however for a number of reasons, the market is still in its pre-infancy. From a Hungarian law approach it is useful to first look at the issues which are relevant in all markets and then to focus on the specific market-driven obstacles.

In this article, we provide a brief overview of the some of the most important new rules applicable to Hungarian liquidation proceedings after 1 September 2009.

In this article, we provide a brief overview of the most important new rules applicable to Hungarian data protection laws after 1 October 2015.

As a result of Hungary's accession to the European Union on May 1 2004, certain amendments were made to Hungarian law on the basis of the EU Financial Collateral Directive (2002/47/EC). In particular, creditor protection amendments relevant to the enforcement of financial collateral (known as 'security deposits' in Hungarian legal terminology) were introduced to the Act on Bankruptcy Proceedings, Liquidation Proceedings and Members' Voluntary Dissolution (49/1991) and to the Hung

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.

Under Hungarian law, bankruptcy is a procedure during which the debtor is granted a moratorium with a view to increasing the chance of a settlement agreement and during which the debtor attempts to reach a settlement with the creditors

The Hungarian Copyright Act (76/1999) was amended as of May 1, 2004 in order to bring it in line with EU directives. The provisions of the Directive on Copyright in the Information Society (2001/29/EC) were also incorporated into the act in the course of this amendment.

In this article, we provide a brief overview of some of the practical issues concerning the rules applicable to Hungarian liquidation.

In this article, we provide a brief overview of the data protection implications of direct marketing carried out in Hungary.

Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (Enforcement Directive), designates a larger group of persons about whom infringers and certain contributors must provide information than does the TRIPs regulations; thus, information must be provided namely on the possessors of infringing products, the recipients of infringing services and those that have provided services to the infringer.

In this article, we attempt to address, based on Act no LX of 2003 on Insurance Companies and Insurance Activities (the "Act"), the legal issues of (i) whether an individual or business organization authorized by a licensed independent insurance mediator is allowed to carry out activities of independent insurance mediation, and (ii) if the answer to this question is in the affirmative, whether the individual or business organization may carry out such activities based on the authorization of the

At the end of last year, the Court of Justice of the European Union rendered a judgment that is rarely discussed, but its implications for the operation of some businesses are potentially all the more significant...

The Hungarian Parliament enacted Act no CXII of 2011 on Information Rights and the Freedom of Information ("New Data Protection Act"), which will replace the currently effective Act no LXIII of 1992 on the Protection of Personal Data and the Publication of Data of Public Interest ("Old Data Protection Act") from 1 January 2012.

While employers oftentimes wish to monitor the behavior of their employees, which generally is a rightful intention, it is also the employees' rightful expectation for the employer to respect their privacy and personal data. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the most important rules employers must observe when monitoring their employees.

In this article, we briefly address the issues of administrative and civil law liability from the perspective of environmental liability under Hungarian law.

This article tries to explore the circumstances and conditions under which so-called genetically modified organisms (hereinafter referred to as "GMOs") are dealt with in the European Union.

Anyone using the environment is liable for the impact (e.g. pollution) of its activities. There are four main types of liability: civil law, administrative, offense and criminal liability.