Legal news

Belarus: Investors can now go for projects in Belarus on the basis of public-private partnership agreements. Law № 345-З of 30 December 2015 (‘Law’) lays the ground for public-private partnership development. Under the Law, sectors of the economy public-private partnership can be carried out in sectors such as: road and

Estonia: On 13 May 2014 the ECJ decided that EU citizens are entitled to demand removal of information from Google. The Court’s decision was based on the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive. The directive includes the right of every EU citizen to demand erasure of certain information about them

Czech Republic: Ke dni 28.12.2015 nabyla účinnosti novela zákona č. 634/1992 Sb., o ochraně spotřebitele (dále také jen „Zákon o ochraně spotřebitele“). Předmětnou novelou došlo k transpozici několika směrnic orgánů EU do českého právního řádu. Jednalo se zejména o směrnice zaměřené na zvýšení ochrany spotřebitelů a dále na sjednocení úrovně

Czech Republic: The various types of shares in Czech limited liability companies, and the limitation of rights and obligations associated with them Adoption of the Corporations Act brought about a certain liberalization in terms of the rules governing limited liability companies. Among the new freedoms is the option to create

Latvia: New procedure for settling consumer claims in Latvia from 1 January 2016 The procedure for making and processing consumer claims against sellers (or service providers) has changed. The new rules can be described as better balancing sellers’ and consumers’ rights. In addition, the scope of administrative supervisory tasks vested