After more than 15 years since staff leasing was introduced in practice in Serbia, the Serbian parliament finally adopted the first law regulating this type of hiring – the Staff Leasing Law.

A major amendment to Slovak Act No. 153/1991 Coll. Commercial Code (the "Commercial Code") and related legislation entered into force on 1 October 2020.

At the beginning of August 2024, the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic released its annual statistical yearbook for 2023 (please see here: Statistical Yearbook 2023).

Slovak courts are often requested to issue preliminary injunctions in civil or commercial disputes. A preliminary injunction serves primarily as a tool to prevent certain actions or harmful effects...

October 2020 – On 28 September 2020, the State Expert Centre of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine ("the Centre") updated its non-binding guidance on the conduct of clinical trials of medicinal...

On 7 March 2022, the Law of Ukraine "On the Basic Principles of the Forcible Seizure of Objects of Property Rights of the Russian Federation and its Residents in Ukraine" (the "Law"), previously adopted...

On October 6, 2021, the President of Uzbekistan signed Decree No. УП-6319 "[o]n measures for further stimulation of geological exploration and improvement of taxation in respect of subsoil users".

As a result of Russia's ongoing aggression, businesses across virtually all sectors of the Ukrainian economy have suffered severe damage and financial losses.

On 31 December 2021, Government Emergency Ordinance no. 143/2021 amending the Romanian Energy Law no. 123/2012 (the "Energy Law") and other normative acts was published in the Official Gazette...

The new European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen took office on 2 December. Among the challenges it faces is the daunting task of restoring Europe's competitiveness and economic prowess ...

With the new Crypto Reporting Act ("Krypto-Meldepflichtgesetz" – Krypto-MPfG) effective from 1 January 2026, Austria aligns with international standards for transparency and tax compliance in the digital asset space.

Bulgarian law requires that the directors of Bulgarian joint-stock companies perform their functions as directors by adhering to the "duty of care" standard of a prudent businessperson and always...

On 1 October 2019, the CJEU handed down a preliminary ruling in a case that made its way from the Federal Court of Justice in Germany regarding the validity of user consent systems for cookie data storage via pre-ticked checkboxes, ...

The Council of the European Union has recently adopted a new set of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, nearly three years after the European Commission unveiled...

On 8 October 2024, the Romanian law on the use of electronic signatures, timestamps and the provision of trust services based on these ("Electronic Signature Law")...

In 2019, Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the "Directive")...

Early 2023 is shedding light on how to implement the numerous changes to Romanian labour law that occurred during 2022.

June 2018 – A new legal framework on public-private partnerships entered into force in Romania on 18 May 2018 after the publication in the Official Gazette of Government Emergency Ordinance No. 39/2018 on public-private partnership ("GEO No. 39/2018").

13 April 2020 – Under the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code, company directors are required to act diligently and prudently in the performance of their duties relating to company management.

Ukraine currently maintains one of the largest sanctions lists in Europe, comprising roughly 21,000 entries but with only 114 removals over the past decade.