Szerző: Vajk Varai-Jeges

A forgalmazási jogban alkalmazott fokozatos eljárás

I. General remarks on staged actions The staged action under section 254 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) is of considerable practical importance in distribution law, particularly in commercial agency law. Typical disputes concern, for example, possible claims of the commercial agent for further commission payments. In order to quantify such claims, certain […]

EUB: Állami forintosítás ellenére is vizsgálandó az árfolyamkockázat tisztességtelensége

Despite the state-mandated conversion into forints, the national court must examine whether the bank acted unfairly when, in a foreign-currency loan agreement, it shifted the entire exchange-rate risk onto the consumer. For years, we have emphasised that the practice of the Hungarian courts, inspired by the Curia, under which they repeatedly ruled in favour of […]

Az Európai Unión belül forgalomban lévő dokumentumok fordításának szükségességéről

Amennyiben polgári vagy kereskedelmi ügyben egy bírósági vagy bíróságon kívüli okiratot kézbesítés céljából kell továbbítani az EU egyik tagállamából egy másikba, az EU kézbesítési rendelete alkalmazandó (“az (EK) 1393/2007. számú, a tagállamokban történő kézbesítésről szóló, 2007. november 13-i európai parlamenti és tanácsi rendelet […]

Az ügyvezető szerződése szóban is megszüntethető

According to the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Labour Court (LAG Schleswig-Holstein), unless otherwise provided by contract, the managing director’s employment contract may also be terminated orally. The court dismissed the claim brought by a former managing director seeking payment of further remuneration. According to the judgment, the employment relationship no longer existed at that time. Although no […]

Schleswig-Holstein tartományi munkaügyi bíróság: az ügyvezető igazgató munkaszerződése szóban is felmondható

Unless otherwise agreed contractually, the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Labour Court has held that a managing director’s service relationship may also be terminated orally. It dismissed the claim brought by a former managing director who sought continued remuneration. According to the court’s latest judgment, however, the service relationship no longer existed. There was no written termination agreement; […]

Celle-i Kerületi Bíróság: Nincs büntetés az ISIS-hez való toborzásért

The Regional Court of Celle found a 23-year-old guilty of recruiting members for the terrorist organisation ISIS. Nevertheless, it imposed no penalty, as the requirements for imposing a youth sentence were not currently met. Although the defendant displayed harmful tendencies, it could not be established that these tendencies made a penalty necessary. The offender was […]

Európai Bíróság: uniós jogba ütközik a magyar földtörvény

Since 1 January 2013, a law has been in force in Hungary under which usufruct rights over agricultural land may be granted to EU citizens only if they are “close relatives” of the owner. Since, for 20 years, ownership rights could be acquired only by Hungarian nationals, the owners are generally Hungarian citizens. In addition, […]

Magas, akár százezer eurós nagyságrendű kártérítés olaszországi halálos baleset esetén

As a result of intensive negotiations with the insurer Inter-Europa SA, our firm succeeded in obtaining compensation / non-material damages in the range of several hundred thousand euros for the relatives of a Hungarian citizen who died in a road traffic accident in Italy. We consider the success of our negotiations to lie in the […]

Mikor van szükség ügyvédre Magyarországon?

There are situations in which the involvement of a lawyer admitted in Hungary cannot be avoided. In other cases, instructing a lawyer may not be mandatory, but is highly advisable. 1. Where is legal representation mandatory in Hungary? • Lawyer in Hungary: before the regional courts, courts of appeal and the Supreme Court With very […]

Milyen jogok illethetik meg a gyártókkal és kereskedőkkel szemben a „kipufogógáz-botrány” miatt?

In the United States, the corporate groups involved in the manipulation have already paid compensation to customers affected by the diesel scandal. In Europe, by contrast, purchasers who drive a manipulated diesel vehicle only rarely assert claims against the manufacturer or dealer. However, claims may be brought on several legal grounds. Do you also drive […]