Legal news

Czech Republic: The amendment to the Consumer Protection Act has come into force as at the end of 2015. A "Register on the solvency and trustworthiness of consumers" has been incorporated into the Consumer Protection Act (as a new, fifth Part in Sec. 20z and Sec. 20za) by way of

Hungary: On-line platform aids independent, transparent, rapid out-of-court settlement of disputes between consumers and traders. The European Union (EU) has created an on-line platform in order to ensure consumer protection at the highest possible level. The platform promotes independent, transparent, rapid out-of-court settlement of disputes between consumers and traders. The aim

Poland: The new government has decided that a new auction system will start only as of July 2016 As all investors from the renewable energy sector already know, Poland was supposed to introduce a new support system for renewable energy sources at the turn of the year. Instead of the

Lithuania: The Court of Justice establishes guidelines on choosing the applicable law in cases of truck and trailer insurer disputes. bnt is representing a major German Insurance company in a dispute with a Lithuanian insurance company. bnt initiated a motion for Vilnius City District Court to apply to the Court

Germany: When setting the composition of a company supervisory board, agency workers must be taken into account. Under German law, employees must send representatives to the supervisory board if a company has a certain number of employees. If the number of regular employees is more than 500, then one-third of