Kinstellar's team in Sofia has successfully supported the regional property developer Globe Trade Center (GTC) on its pre-lease negotiations with Germany's Commerzbank for the lease of....

January 2026 – Directive (EU) 2024/927, commonly referred to as AIFMD II, marks the most significant reform of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)...

A foreign direct investment screening mechanism entered into force in Bulgaria on 12 March 2024. The mechanism applies Regulation (EU) 2019/452, establishing a framework...

Europe has just introduced two significant developments that will directly affect how companies build, deploy, and oversee AI in 2026.

In 2018, the European Commission fined French telecoms operator Altice a sum of EUR 124.5 million for breaching the notification and standstill requirements in its acquisition of PT Portugal.

May 2019 – The Hungarian Competition Authority ("HCA") has published its draft sector inquiry report on payment card acceptance in Hungary.

The previous "inability to pay its debts" test has been amended.

Most importantly, in its decision the Board highlights the update made to TikTok's privacy policy in January 2021 that may impact the privacy of children's data.

Ukraine’s competition law landscape saw several key developments during the first half of 2026, with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) continuing to focus on merger controls, procedural enforcement and broader policy reforms.

Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure has announced pilot tenders for the Kherson and Olvia seaports on the Black Sea.

Austria has not historically been regarded as a primary venue for aggressive shareholder activism.

In its recent decision (OGH 16.9.2025, 6 Ob 135/24g), the Austrian Supreme Court ("OGH") confirmed key principles on the validity of option agreements in shareholder agreements...

November 2025 – Austria recently introduced further amendments to the Beneficial Owner Register Act (WiEReG – BORA), which are intended to reduce structural opacity in beneficial ownership structures.

February 2025 – In a decision that will shape the competitive landscape of the Bulgarian food market, the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition ("CPC") concluded that there is no evidence.

On 8 April, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech parliament passed legislation mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on commercial leases (the "Bill"). It is expected that the Bill will now swiftly be approved by the Senate...

October 2018 – Revitalising brownfield sites in the Czech Republic has generally been viewed as a nightmare for investors, both private developers and state organisations, mainly due to the length...

The proposal is largely based on a rejected draft of an EU "Digital Services Tax" directive and imposes tax liability in relation to three specific activities of digital service providers.

The way we consume information is changing at an incredible pace, and we wanted to share a quick insight into a shift that may have real implications for your business.

All of us have concerns regarding data privacy in the metaverse. Countless questions come to mind, such as: What is the metaverse? Can a digital personality be considered as personal data?

In a world where the boundaries between the physical and virtual office are increasingly blurred, employers are facing a new and complex challenge: cyberbullying.