According to the established case law of the Serbian Supreme Court, sick leave abuse occurs when sick leave is used at a time when an employee...

This note discusses recent developments in Kazakhstan on the suspension of the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings.

An amendment to Act no. 283/2021, Building Act (the "New Building Act") has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies, bringing key changes to Czech construction laws...

The adoption of the Financial Collateral Act (FCA) in 2018 was widely regarded as a great addition to Serbia's financial law infrastructure.

The Whistleblowing Act will become effective as of 4 May 2023 and aims to protect persons reporting breaches of Bulgarian law and / or EU law.

A discussion on the protection of privacy and database copyright related to the processing of Big Data.

Companies operating in Slovakia are facing new compliance obligations, as the government has recently proposed a comprehensive consumer protection act...

The Hungarian Parliament has established a powerful new enforcement authority with extensive investigative and prosecutorial powers over public asset management. Companies heavily reliant on public funding face heightened scrutiny as the National Asset Protection and Recovery Office gains authority to conduct investigations, impose supervision, and pursue both criminal and civil enforcement actions.

February 2018 - On 18 February 2018, a long-awaited Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Related to Corporate Agreements" No. 1984-VIII ...

Following the outbreak of the full-scale Russian invasion, the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU") implemented temporary restrictions on cross-border foreign currency transactions.

March 2023 – Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the world faces an ever-increasing number of restrictive measures and sanctions introduced in various jurisdictions.

On 27 April 2022, the President of Uzbekistan signed decree No. UP-121 (the "Decree"), which (i) reorganized the National Agency for Project Management into the National Agency of Perspective Projects...

Bulgaria aims to finalise the full implementation of its foreign direct investment ("FDI") screening regime in early 2025. On 29 January 2025, the Council of Ministers approved the Rules on the Organisation...

October 2020 – On 13 October 2020, a draft Law on Digital Assets (the "Draft") was published in Serbia for public consultations, which will be open until 28 October 2020.

November 2020 – It has been four months since the launch of rental subsidies in Slovakia. The Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic has to date registered approximately 25,000 applications

May 2025 – The Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic has submitted a proposal to amend the Act on Information Technologies in Public Administration.

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine published new guidelines on state aid dated 6 September 2018 that clarify the AMC's approach to financing provided by international financial institutions and to ...

October 2020 – A long-debated government bill to abolish the real estate acquisition tax was signed into law by President Miloš Zeman on 18 September 2020.

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") started to apply on 12 July 2023 as another instrument in the EU regulatory toolkit aimed at preventing distortions of competition on the EU internal market.

In the era of digitalisation, the labour market is also experiencing continuous transformation. This causes a rethink of traditional labour relations, as well as the adoption of strategies...