Актуални правни теми

Foreign members of control organs of Estonian companies may face income tax in Estonia Already since 1 January 2015 directors’ fees paid to non-resident board members of an Estonian company are subject to taxation in Estonia, regardless of whether those fees are paid by a resident or non-resident person. The

Are you a public sector partner? Do not forget to register! In February 2017, the so-called act against shell companies came into force. This introduced the register of public sector partners. From now on, persons acting as public sector partners must be registered. Mandatory registration applies to all persons who

Czech Republic: Yet another "Major" Amendment to Insolvency Law The amendment bill (Act No. 64/2017) to the Insolvency Act, rather grandly referred to as "major amendment", comes into force on 1 July 2017. The various changes bring clarification as to the international and local jurisdiction of insolvency courts, a legal

The General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR On 27 April 2016, a regulation was adopted on the floor of the European Parliament which introduces new, unified data protection rules that apply across all EU member states: the "GDPR" (2016/679). Supplementing the GDPR, a new Directive of the European Parliament and

As of February 2018, new fathers will be entitled to a new welfare payment within the context of sick-leave insurance On 2 May 2017, the president signed an amendment bill to the sick-leave insurance act into law which introduces a new welfare payment, funded out of sick-leave insurance, for newly-minted