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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

Latvia: Construction of non-residential buildings only will be allowed on land in Latvia belonging to another person from 2017 Under a basic and historical (1937) principle of Latvian civil law, a building erected on land is recognised as part of the land. In legal terms, the idea behind the principle is

Lithuania: PIT reporting – the first step towards more effective tax collection. Recently there has been a noticeable increase in the visibility of the State tax inspectorate (STI) in the media. The main reason for this is the appointment of a new head of the STI – Dainoras Bradauskas. Although