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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 contract and that can provide greater protection of the parties’ interests and more clarity in their contractual relationship.

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

Martin Zahariev, PHD, presented GDPR at a workshop under a European project

Martin Zahariev, PhD delivered a presentation at a workshop on privacy and education in the context of the so called “once-only” principle.

Zoya Todorova joined the European regional forum of the international bar association as a council member for Bulgaria

Zoya Todorova recently achieved yet another recognition through an invitation to join the European Regional Forum

Bulgarian tax legislation changes in 2018

At the end of 2017 important changes were introduced into the Bulgarian tax legislation

DPC reaffirms its prominent position in IP law

For a third year in a row Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm has been ranked as a Silver Band law firm by the international directory World Trademark Review 1000

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov in the hall of fame of the Legal 500

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov’s introduction to the prestigious listing comes as a result of his continued excellent performance

DPC is actively consulting its clients on the implementation of MIFID II

2018 began with a number of regulatory changes affecting the financial markets all over the European Union, Bulgaria being no exception.

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov attended the opening ceremony of the legal year in Italy

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov, head of the ICT law practice at Dimitrov, Petrov & Co., was invited to attend the traditional opening ceremony of the Italian legal year

Desislava Krusteva gains recognition in the Women in Data 2019 survey

Global Data Review – the leading information source within the data law landscape – has recently released its new survey Women in Data 2019.

Zoya Todorova has been appointed an officer of the IBA European Regional Forum

Zoya Todorova, partner and head of Corporate law, M&A and Competition law practice groups at Dimitrov, …

September 29, 2022

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov has been selected as an international arbitrator at the BIA Court of Arbitration

The newly founded panel includes four lawyers with a proven high level of professional expertise.

Prof. George Dimitrov, DSc

August 19, 2022

A recap of the latest Labour Code amendments in force as of 1 August 2022

Some amendments to the Labour Code came into force on the 1 August. Radina Tomanova summarizes the most important of them.

Radina Tomanova

August 11, 2022

DPC won a case in favour of a medical facility on a request from an employee for additional remuneration for work in COVID-19 conditions

During the emergency epidemic situation, all medical facilities were directly affected economically by the measures against the epidemic, as because of the restrictions on some planned medical activities, the revenue from their activity was significantly reduced.

Covered bonds – a new opportunity or same old thing?

On 8 July 2022, the new Covered Bonds Act (“CBA”) entered into force, transposing the European Directive (EU) 2019/2162 on the issue of covered bonds and covered bond public supervision (the “Directive”), aimed at harmonising the legal regime for covered bonds in EU Member States.

Unprecedented compensation for nonpecuniary damages awarded to a client

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm (DPC) won a case for nonpecuniary damages with an unusually high amount of compensation for Bulgaria.

The Cyber Law in Bulgaria monograph is now out

Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov and Assoc. Prof. Martin Zahariev, PhD authored the new edition of Cyber Law in Bulgaria, published by Kluwer Law International in May 2022, as a part of the International Encyclopaedia of Law series.

Prof. George Dimitrov, DSc

DPC won the Bulgaria Firm of the Year Award of LMG Life Sciences

Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. (DPC) Law Firm has won the jurisdiction award for Bulgaria of the prestigious LMG Life Sciences Awards.

DPC reaches new highs in The Legal 500 ranking for 2022

More Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. (DPC) practices and lawyers than ever have been recognized in one of the most prestigious global legal rankings.

The Constitutional Court has defined environmental protection and wildlife conservation as a supreme constitutional value

The judges unanimously rejected the request for annulment of the provision of Art. 7 of the Biological Diversity Act thus confirming that the orders for the designation of protected areas are final and not subject to appeal.

Boyana Milcheva

February 26, 2018

Martin Zahariev, PHD, presented GDPR at a workshop under a European project

Martin Zahariev, PhD delivered a presentation at a workshop on privacy and education in the context of the so called “once-only” principle.

January 7, 2020

Desislava Krusteva gains recognition in the Women in Data 2019 survey

Global Data Review – the leading information source within the data law landscape – has recently released its new survey Women in Data 2019.

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