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A win in construction dispute
Lithuania: bnt attorneys-at-law successfully closed a high-stakes dispute, involving construction defects in a multi storey parking lot. Court of Appeal of Lithuania handed down a final decision in a complex, high-stake case, involving construction defects in one of the biggest multi storey parking facilities in Lithuania. bnt attorneys at law
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Adequate consideration within the meaning of Sec. 240 of the Insolvency Act
Czech Republic: The Supreme Court's conclusions on what constitutes adequate consideration are not too helpful in practice One of the defining criteria which renders legal transactions of the debtor invalid under the Insolvency Act is the absence of adequate consideration. According to Sec. 240 (1) of the Insolvency Act, a
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Staff secondment within the EU
Czech Republic: Social and health insurance in the case of workers posted abroad During secondments abroad, an employee performs work on behalf and on the account of his or her domestic employer on the territory of another Member State. The social security aspects of such secondments, or postings, are addressed
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Reporting on passive corruption
Czech Republic: A new tool in the fight against corruption – bribers who report a case of passive corruption may under certain circumstances escape punishment Until recently, both promising and actually giving a bribe constituted a criminal offense, and as such always had to be prosecuted by law enforcement, even
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Change of the payer of property transfer tax
Czech Republic: Amendment to the Senate's legislative measure concerning the property transfer tax takes effect as of 1 November 2016 A long-awaited amendment concerning the property transfer tax has become law upon its promulgation in the Collection of Laws on 5 August 2016 (Amendment No. 254/2016 Coll. to the Senate's