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Welcome to the 10th edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Dispute Resolution Group. We provide an overview of recent developments in CEE/SEE and some very interesting case law.

Welcome to the 7th edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Dispute Resolution Practice Group. We are happy to again provide you with interesting news covering the various CEE/SEE jurisdictions in which we practice.

On Monday, January 15th, 2018, in the Column Hall of the Polish Parliament, the Ministry of Digitalization organized a meeting to summarize the public consultations on the package of legislative changes...

The High Court of Justice of Romania established in Decision no.34/2016, published in the Official Monitor no.18 dated 9 January 2017...

Ukraine's financial sector has received a significant boost with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announcing €690 million to support new lending. This development presents considerable.

The EU Commission, further incited by the Paris terrorist attacks, has declared the fight against tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorist financing a top priority;

Ten years ago the plaintiff's first testicle was removed due to chronic testicular inflammation.

A husband raised claims against a close friend of his wife demanding the reimbursement of costs for a private investigator who was observing the nature of the relationship between the friend and the spouse.

On 22 August 2018 a new Act on facilitating the preparation and implementation of residential and accompanying investments came into force.

The Austrian Ministry of Finance recently published guidance on the tax treatment of a participation in an Italian corporation that is deemed transparent from an Italian tax perspective.

Austria appears to have incorrectly applied a derogation in relation to the implementation of the interest limitation rule contained in the EU's Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive.

This so called real estate or immovable property clause has been included in several newer Austrian double tax treaties.

The decision was challenged by its addressees all the way to the High Administrative Court of Croatia, which upheld the Agency's decision.

The Ministry of Finance has published an EAS ruling dealing with the question of whether the home office of an employee resident in Austria may constitute a permanent establishment for its German employer.

On 12 September 2017, the European Court of Justice decided for the first time as an arbitral tribunal on a tax dispute between Austria and Germany (case C-648/15).

The Polish Parliament recently adopted the Act of 6 December 2018 on amendment to the Civil Code (the "Act"), which may be of significance to many financial institutions and borrowers.

It is highly criticized that the General Counsel can act also on behalf of commercial companies partially owned by the State Treasury selected at the discretion of the Government.

On 25 May 2018 the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia adopted the anticipated Law on the Central Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (the "Law").

Recently, a Class Action Act was adopted which will take effect as of 21 April 2018.