Category: News

Cost-Effective Updating of Old Contracts or General Terms and Conditions

You do not always have to reinvent the wheel. In business practice, it is often more cost-effective and sensible simply to adapt and update purchase, supply, distribution agreements or general terms and conditions already in use in individual points to reflect changed circumstances or market risks. This is particularly the case where the contract used […]

Entry of Korean Citizens into Hungary for Employment and Tourism Purposes

Employment in Hungary A Korean citizen may obtain a residence permit for employment purposes if the purpose of their stay in Hungary is to perform actual work for, or under the direction of, another person for remuneration by establishing an employment relationship. This also includes an employment contract concluded with an executive officer or any […]

The speeding trial continues: Is it possible to become a defendant for negligent homicide without participating in the collision?

After the two defendants had agreed to hold an illegal motor-vehicle race on the B 229 road near Arnsberg, a collision occurred during the race with a vehicle that was not participating in it. There were a total of five passengers in the car, one of whom lost his life as a result of the […]

Hands Off E-Drums

A Tyrolean resident sued his neighbour for an injunction on the grounds that the neighbour’s son was playing e-drums, which he considered to constitute a noise nuisance. As Section 364(2) of the Austrian Civil Code provides, the owner of a property may successfully bring an action for an injunction if the effects emanating from a […]

Claim Dismissed: No Entitlement to Compensation for Pain and Suffering Due to Quarantine After Returning from a Risk Area

The Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main heard a claim brought by travellers returning from Greece who sought compensation for pain and suffering because they had been required to quarantine after returning from a risk area. The quarantine order was based on the Corona Quarantine Ordinance of the State of Hesse dated 26 November 2020. […]

Attention Austrian and German Limited Shareholders!

Brexit has not only had economic consequences; it has also brought a wide range of implications for company law. In its recent case law, the Austrian Supreme Court held that British companies with their administrative seat in Austria lose their legal capacity after Brexit (27 January 2022, 9 Ob 74/21d). The Austrian Supreme Court thereby […]

Regulation of artificial intelligence on the horizon

Diagnostics, pricing, data analytics: and the list could go on! With the rise of the data economy, the importance of artificial intelligence is growing inexorably. This technology plays a central role in the systematic analysis of big data. The EU has worked out a legal framework for the regulation of AI. According to this, AI systems should be classified into four risk […]

The New Land Registry Act and the E-ING System

The new Land Registry Act entering into force on 1 February 2023 (Act C of 2021) will bring significant changes to land registry procedures. Among other things, the purpose of the new regulation is to modernise the Hungarian land registry system and make it more competitive through digitalisation. The introduction of the E-ING system and […]

Simpler for Consumers, More Difficult for Businesses – New Consumer Protection Rules from January 2022

In June 2021, the Government adopted a new consumer protection decree under number 373/2021 (VI. 30.). The main rules of the legislation, which also takes into account the relevant European Union directives, entered into force on 1 January 2022, while the provisions amending the mandatory warranty rules for new durable consumer goods had already entered […]

Working Time Banking as a Tool for Flexible Work Organisation

Working time banking and its practical details have once again become a topical issue following a recent decision of the Constitutional Court and the extraordinary targeted inspection launched by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology in the autumn of 2021. Below, we examine this legal institution, which is frequently used by many employers and is […]