Specialisation

The corporate law is one of the most important legal specializations that our company deals with. We assist our clients to set up or end their business. We establish companies, branches, representative offices, foundations and associations, and assist in their dissolution as well. We also provide legal service to restructure capital groups and holdings if they intend to merge, demerge or transform. [more] Our lawyers give comprehensive legal assistance to our clients in their day-to-day business activity. We advise them in connection with the management and the supervisory board, as well as issues concerning the liability of the management, the supervisory board and shareholders. Our barristers regularly assist and represent our clients in seeking for legal remedy and in their legal disputes. [close]

We deal with the drawing up and the negotiation of various commercial contracts in both domestic and international commerce. For instance, we write purchase contracts, contracts that contain specific tasks, distribution agreements and framework agreements and also adapt general contractual terms and conditions to the requirements of Hungarian and Polish law. [more] In addition, we help our clients to select the contractual solution that best serves their interests. Further, we provide support in making lease and managerial contracts. Our barristers regularly represent our clients at court in connection with non-performance or improper performance of contracts. [close]

We have a wide experience in giving legal advice in the field of real estate. Our clients are national and foreign, individual and institutional investors, mainly real estate developers, construction companies, property managers, real estate agents, contractors, subcontractors and real property founds. We draw up and negotiate property contracts and represent the interest either of the buyer or the seller. [more] We also advise in the buying process of real estate’s package through taken up companies’ shares/stocks (share deal) or in the buying process of companies’ assets without taken up its shares/stocks (asset deal). Prior to these transactions, we examine the legal status both of the company (legal due diligence) and of the real estate (due diligence of real estate). In the process of the above transactions, the individual need and business character of our clients and the nature of the purchase subject are all taken into consideration. Special attention is also paid to any transactional risks. [close]

We have considerable experience in providing legal assistance in antitrust matters and issues connected with competition law. We examine whether it is necessary to achieve the prior consent of the competition authority or the authority for consumer protection in cases of merger, acquisition, purchase of property. [more] Not only do we prepare applications for approval of fusion, we also examine whether the activity of our clients is in accordance with the existing competition law. We hold trainings for the managers and for the personnel about laws and rules of agreements and pricing policy. [close]

The competitive advantage of a firm depends upon its knowledge, reputation, competencies and the effective protection of trade secrets or copyrights. We help our clients to avoid the behavior that is typical in unfair competition. Accordingly, we take every necessary step in favor of our clients in order to prevent the competitors to behave in a way that is not in accordance with the requirements of fair competition. [more] We provide assistance to our clients to defend their rights of trademarks, patents and copyrights and also check and form judgment on the content and form of advertisements and decide whether they are in accordance with the regulations. Specifically, we make contracts in e-commercial agreements, license and copyright contracts, patent or trademark agreements, and agreements with advertising agencies. The lawyers of our law firm represent our clients in disputes if their rights as natural or legal persons are infringed. [close]

Arbitration and litigation are the most important specializations of our law firm. Before a case appears at court or any other institution, we try to settle the dispute amicably through mediation, settlements and arbitration. In this respect, we have achieved many positive results. [more] We begin our assistance with an in-depth analysis of the facts and we attempt to forecast the most realistic and possible outcome of arbitration or a court dispute. We inform our clients in advance about the costs and the time their procedures take, also, proposing them the best procedural solution. Our lawyers are specialized in European cross-border litigation. The range of our services includes helping to recognize and enforce legal decisions made by foreign courts on one hand, and to seek legal remedy against them on the other. We have a considerable experience in conducting litigation even in complex legal matters at both institutional and ad hoc arbitration courts in Poland and in Hungary. [close]

We ensure comprehensive legal advice in all aspects of employment and help to properly establish or terminate employment relationships and to follow the changes made to the regulations of employment. One of the key elements of our services is to represent our clients in disputes before courts and in other public administration cases. [more] We draw up employee rules and regulations, employment or management contracts concerning the managerial staff of companies. Our lawyers advise on effective fulfillment of non-competition clauses or agreements and in the event of unfair activities of competitors consisting of labor pouching of key employees. We give advice on the takeover of the personnel and on the reorganization of the employee team. [close]

We are aware of how crucially important are the European and International civil laws in the business activity of the companies in the EU. Our knowledge about the acquis commonautaire and the rules enables us to effectively protect our clients in cross-border disputes. We also represent our clients in Poland or Hungary according to the legal system of a given country. [more] We use the European and the international system of the civil law in order to enforce payment against unreliable business partners of our clients and also conduct studies for the governmental and local authorities about the implementation procedure of the EU law into the Polish and Hungarian legal system. We analyze provisions of Polish or Hungarian law in terms of accordance with acquis communautaire to the extent specified by client. [close]

We know that the lack of the personal data protection can pose danger on both the company and its management board. We begin our assistance with an analysis whether the firm as a personal data administrator fulfills all its obligations. [more] In case of noncompliance with the law we help our clients to prepare legal documents (consent forms, fulfilling reporting obligations, data processing agreements, security policy, I.T. system management instructions, personal authorization, register of authorized persons). We take part in the setting up and the introduction process of sensitive internal regulations concerning data protection (whistle-blowing). [close]

We advise clients on all business matters in the transport sector including road, rail, air, and logistics. Amongst our clientele there are entrepreneurs and persons who seek compensation due to personal injuries or damages caused to their valuables by an actor of the transport system. [more] Our advisory includes issues of transport law based on Polish, Hungarian, European and international law. We support our clients to correspond with the controlling authorities and also appeal on behalf of our clients against decisions that impose penalty on them. We prepare agreements on transport and on storage both in national and in international transport, on transport of goods and persons and represent them during the reclamation and enforcement process of debts against unreliable business partners. [close]

We advise the different parties of the insurance process. For instance, advising the insurance companies how to compensate the damages according to their limited liability and the existing regulations. On the other hand, we actively support the plaintiffs to enforce their claims for compensation against any person or authority that can be held responsible for their detriments. [more] We help define the severity of the damage and the amount of the (obtainable) compensation and represent our clients before courts. We write and pronounce judgment on insurance contracts and on internal regulations and instructions, insurance products and general rules and conditions. [close]