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Forfeiture clauses in standard employment contracts are invalid if they do not sufficiently differentiate which claims are covered. Employment contracts very often contain so-called forfeiture or exclusion clauses. They specify a deadline within which employees must assert their claims against the employer after termination of the employment relationship. If this

With yesterday's decision, the Constitutional Court of Slovakia has finally repealed a law that is regarded as discriminatory and hostile to investors. The decision concerned the acquisition of agricultural land which, under the previous law, could only be acquired by the members of the municipality where the land

Tax debts can now expire according to Estonian supreme court The Estonian Supreme Court ruled on 10 October 2018: tax debts expire after five years, the same way as other debts. More precisely: the expiration ends with handing over

Joint-stock companies and general partnerships limited by shares are banned from issuing bearer shares Recent amendments to the Commerce Act as of 23 October 2018 abolish bearer shares as an important step towards implementing the Directive on prevention of the use of financial system for the purposes of

The new Antitrust Law amends the rules on economic concentration and provides new tools for protection from unfair competition. Rules on economic concentration The new antitrust law doubles the financial thresholds applicable for obtaining consent from the competition authority required for acquisition of stock (shares) in statutory funds of commercial