Kategória: Hírek

Covid-19: Felfüggesztették a fizetésképtelenségi eljárás megindítására vonatkozó kötelezettséget az UG, a GmbH, a GmbH & Co. KG, az AG és a bejegyzett egyesületek esetében

When Does It Apply and When Does It Not? The so-called Covid-19 Insolvency Suspension Act (COVInsAG) entered into force retroactively as of 1 March 2020 and, subject to certain conditions, suspends the obligation of managing directors or board members to file for insolvency. It also limits, as an accompanying measure, the liability of corporate bodies […]

Alkotmányellenes a nagy üzletek kereskedelmi tilalma

The Bavarian Administrative Court found the ban on commercial activity by stores larger than 800 square metres to be unconstitutional. According to the court, the rule prohibiting the opening of shops larger than 800 square metres as part of the measures against the coronavirus violates the principle of equality enshrined in the Basic Law, because […]

Online bírósági tárgyalások Magyarországon

The government decree issued on 31 March contains provisions that entered into force during the state of emergency in relation to certain procedural matters. The key points concerning court proceedings are summarised below: The regulation provides that the state of emergency does not affect time limits unless otherwise specified. This means that the statutory time […]

5 dolog, ami a koronavírus után meg kell, hogy változzon

The ongoing Covid-19 virus is already changing our everyday lives. Despite all the negative aspects of this pandemic, it could also bring about some long-awaited positive changes in public administration and the justice system. 1. Court Hearings by Video Conference As lawyers, we have already been in digital contact with the courts for some time. […]

Milyen a fogva tartási körülmények helyzete Magyarországon?

According to an order of the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg dated 23 December 2019, future transfers of prisoners to Hungary may be made subject to specific requirements concerning detention conditions. In extradition proceedings concerning a Hungarian prisoner in Germany whose surrender to Hungary was sought, it was argued that, due to overcrowding in the […]

Rendkívüli ítélkezési szünet Magyarországon

Pursuant to Government Decree No. 45/2020 (14 March 2020) on measures to be taken during the state of danger declared for the prevention of a mass disease outbreak endangering life and property, the mitigation of its consequences, and the protection of the health and lives of Hungarian citizens, the Hungarian Government ordered an extraordinary judicial […]

VW-botrány: Még a szoftverfrissítések is csalódást okoznak

No pointless software updates, but rather an obligation on car manufacturers to retrofit vehicles to Euro 6 standard, at their own expense. This is the demand made by Hartmut Bäumer, a former Green Party politician, to Michael Müller, the Governing Mayor of Berlin. Bäumer, who is himself affected, had subjected his diesel vehicle to a […]