Legal news

Belarus: Amendments introduced to legal regulation of social insurance for foreign nationals.  Presidential Decree no. 534 of 31 December 2015, which entered into force on 1 January 2016, requires foreign nationals and stateless people who are self-employed individuals or work in Belarus to pay state social insurance on the same

In recent years, there has been a big jump in the implementation of compliance programs in US as well as in many EU countries. The most probable reason for that is that the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), grants the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange

Germany: One year after the minimum wage law came into effect – how Customs monitors and investigates and how to behave in such cases. One year after the minimum wage law came into effect, Customs is increasing its activities in this connection. Two

Hungary: As of 1 July, parties represented by legal counsel as well as economic organizations may only maintain communication with courts electronically. Mandatory electronic communication was to be introduced from 1 January. However, at the last minute the legislator postponed it for another six months to allow more time

Latvia: Legislative amendments aiming to speed up resolution of industrial property related disputes enter into force. An industrial property (IP) related legislation package including a new Law on Industrial Property Institutions and Procedures is in force in Latvia as of 1 January 2016. The new package is a result of