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Poland: Significant changes for data controllers in terms of registration duties and data transfer abroad This year has brought significant changes in Polish regulations on data protection. An amendment to the Act on Personal Data Protection has considerably reshaped the registration duties burdening data controllers. Firstly, the provisions on the

Estonia: Leading a limited liability company now more flexible. As of 1 July 2015 amendments to the Estonian Commercial Code will make leading companies with limited liability more flexible. Many possibilities that were until now only accessible to public limited companies will now also be extended

Germany: No duty for employers to translate contract into employee's native language even if employee not proficient in contract language. An employee who signs a contract written in German must accept adverse contract clauses even if he is not proficient in German and therefore cannot comprehend all the details in

Lithuania: bnt Vilnius successfully represented the client's interests in a case involving a carrier and insurer's liability under the CMR Convention. The Lithuanian Supreme Court found in favour of client of bnt Vilnius by ruling that in the case of damage to the cargo, the carrier's insurer has an obligation

Czech Republic: On 1 July 2015, an amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act (Act. No. 406/2000 Coll.) comes into force - will it affect your business, too? An amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act which comes into force on 1 July 2015 newly stipulates (in Sec. 9 (2) of the