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Bulgaria to officially adopt the euro in six months

As of 1 January 2026, retailers must be ready to accept both EUR and BGN as payment currencies and...

Employment contract vs. civil contract – what clauses should not be included in a civil contract?

Franchising: the path to having your own business with less risk and more opportunities

Purchasing real estate – what to look out for

Metodi Baykushev recognized in the CEE Arbitration Powerlist 2021

The publication showcases the leading practitioners working in the region.

Amendments to the Spatial Development Act

Amendments to the Spatial Development Act (SDA) were promulgated in the State Gazette...

Boyana Milcheva

Our experts with a strong verdict on the latest amendments in Bulgarian arbitration laws: “They are unconstitutional”

Believe it or not, you cannot set aside an arbitral award rendered in Bulgaria if it contradicts...

DPC top-ranked by Chambers Europe 2021

DPC ranked in Chambers Europe 2021 for TMT, Competition/Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Tax,...

One step forward, two steps back: is the Bulgarian Measures against Money Laundering Аct beginning to respond to the actual needs of society?

Further amendments to the Measures Against Money Laundering Act (MAMLA) were promulgated in State...

Tsvetelina Koleva

Two new partners in the DPC team

As of 1 March 2021 Donka Stoyanova and Pencho Stanchev have become partners, and Tsvetelina...

Financial support for micro, small and medium enterprises in the field of intellectual property

In December 2020 the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) established the Ideas...

The Audio-Visual Media Services Directive already implemented in the local Radio and Television Act

On 22 December 2020, a new Act for amendment and supplement to the Radio and Television Act was...

Nikola Stoychev

DPC’S IP Practice ranked high by WTR1000

The IP team of DPC retains its silver position in the annual ranking of World Trademark Review...

Bulgaria to officially adopt the euro in six months

As of 1 January 2026, retailers must be ready to accept both EUR and BGN as payment currencies and...

Yordanka Dimova

Employment contract vs. civil contract – what clauses should not be included in a civil contract?

In practice, the mixing of the two types of contracts most often occurs by including terms and...

Rositsa Vasileva

Employment contract vs. civil contract – what clauses could be included in a civil contract?

In this article we briefly present several types of clauses that can be included in a civil...

Rositsa Vasileva

Franchising: the path to having your own business with less risk and more opportunities

How can franchising help you start your own business?

Radina Tomanova

Purchasing real estate – what to look out for

Buying a property for residential or business purposes can be an exciting venture, but the process...

Tsvetelina Koleva

What changes to the ESG legislation does the Omnibus Package bring?

Its primary aim is to improve ESG standards in the European Union, while reducing the...

Ana-Mari Eremieva

February 13, 2025

AI Act (REGULATION 2024/1689): Timeline roadmap

Regulation 2024/1689, a.k.a the AI Act, is step by step going to introduce various requirements to...

Prof. Martin Zahariev, PhD

January 21, 2025

Insurance terms one needs to know

Insurance is financial activity that deals with specific terms. We have listed some of the most...

Yordanka Dimova

January 8, 2025

Some little known but important features of the insurance contract

Everyone concludes at least one insurance contract in their lifetime – to protect their home, car,...

Yordanka Dimova

New adequacy decision for safe and trusted EU-US data flows

As a consequence of the new decision personal data can flow from the EU to US companies...

Desislava Krusteva

The balance between freedom of expression and data protection

The balance between the right to freedom of expression and information and the right to data...

Personal Data Protection in the Context of Assignment of Receivables (Cession) Agreement

Pursuant to the assignment of receivables agreement the creditor under a certain receivable assigns...

CJEU Invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield, but Considers the Standard Contractual Clauses Valid?

On 16 July 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling with...

Prof. Martin Zahariev, PhD

December 3, 2020

The European Data Protection Board issued new guidelines on the concepts of data controller and data processor

Оn September 2, 2020 the the EDPB issued Guidelines on the interpretation of the concepts of data...

November 17, 2021

New standard contractual clauses under GDPR adopted by the EU Commission

On 04 June 2021 the European Commission issued two sets of standard contractual clauses (SCC) under...

Desislava Krusteva

Hristo Nihrizov, Partner at DPC, gave an interview with Radio Plovdiv

Тhe bill on the amendment and supplement to the Personal Data Protection Act, which is to be...

Martin Zahariev guest in the morning block of TV EUROPE “EUROPE MORNING”

He presented his opinion on the new dating service of Facebook, the Cambridge Analytica scandal...

Desislava Krusteva is now a certified information privacy manager

The newly-acquired certificate is the second one that IAPP has conferred on Ms. Krusteva.

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