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Slovakia: Hague Service Convention
Service of process is the procedure by which a party to a lawsuit gives appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party, for example a defendant. This is true for some jurisdictions but does not work in Slovakia. In Slovakia, notice of initial legal action, e.g. the
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Defaulting contract partners and outstanding debt from contracts – are we suitably prepared?
How to avert the risk of non-performance by one’s contractual partner, and what is the most effective response if such non-performance does occur? Few of us lived through the first six months of 2020 without any concerns or stress, and we’d surely all appreciate if we could go "back to
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Has the end come for the real estate transfer tax?
The finance ministry’s bill proposing the abolition of the real estate transfer tax (which is 4% of the total purchase price) passed third reading in the House of Deputies on 8 July 2020. The current rate of the real estate transfer tax is 4%. It was introduced in 1993, and
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Assumption of debt as an inoperative transaction for the purposes of insolvency proceedings
It is common practice in the Czech Republic for buyers to settle a part of the purchase price by assuming the seller’s debt toward third parties. However, these arrangements are not entirely risk-free for the seller. The parties to a purchase agreement may agree to settle the purchase price (or
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Change of mobile network operator in the Czech Republic now free of charge and immediately
Amendment to Electronic Communications Act makes change of mobile network operator significantly easier As a consequence of a reform of the Elelectronic Communications Act, changes of the mobile network operator were made considerably easier with effect from April 1st, 2020. Mobile network operator changes are now free of charge. In