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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

DPC advised TPXimpact Holdings on the sale of Questers

A team of DPC M&A experts advised UK-listed TPXimpact Holdings on the Bulgarian aspect of the deal...

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

Bulgarian DPA Enforces Resource-intensive Procedures in Case of Data Breach Notifications

The Bulgarian DPA started implementing on a regular basis new detailed and resource-intensive...

DPC Shorts: Pavlina Ivanova on the problem of rooftop terraces ownership

The construction law specialist Pavlina Ivanova explains why it is not a good idea to buy a rooftop...

Pavlina Ivanova

CPC investigates alleged cartels in the food sector

The reason for initiating the proceedings is the unusually rapid and substantial increase in the...

Donka Stoyanova

DPC Shorts: Radoslava Makshutova on the use of General Terms and why they are not to be ignored

Why should we spend time and effort on General Terms that nobody reads? Because well written...

The New Cybersecurity Directive provides for sanctions similar to those under the GDPR

The Directive, to be transformed into local law in Bulgaria by 17 October 2024, provides new...

Nikola Stoychev

Two new partners in DPC

As tradition has it, the promotions for this year were announced at a DPC’s annual party and have...

DPC Shorts: Ivan Manev on VAT for uncollectible receivables

An amendment to the VAT Act was adopted, providing for the possibility to reduce the taxable amount...

Ivan Alexander Manev

December 3, 2021

What to look out for when establishing a right of use?

Can one get free lunch in case of an established right of use? The right of use has been known...

December 1, 2021

Major provisions of the Spatial Development Act contradict the Constitution

The provisions of the Spatial Development Act on the existence of an applied detailed development...

November 10, 2021

Donka Stoyanova - national rapporteur at biennial FIDE congress

DPC partner Donka Stoyanova was one of the national rapporteurs for Bulgaria at the XXIX Congress...

Donka Stoyanova

November 9, 2021

G20 endorsed the introduction of minimum corporate tax for the big companies

At the end of October 2021, the leaders of the countries of G20 endorsed an agreement for...

Ivan Alexander Manev

October 4, 2018

Sofia welcomed ICC & DRBF regional conference on construction dispute resolution

The event hosted more than 50 eminent practitioners and speakers who shared their experience on...

October 28, 2020

Pencho Stanchev: price may not be the most important criteria when choosing an electricity supplier

The discussion, organized by Investor.bg with the participation of professionals from the energy...

Pencho Stanchev

November 11, 2020

Tsvetelina Georgieva spoke on the state intervention in insolvent companies at AIJA commissions month

Should states ever protect insolvent companies or intervene in insolvency proceedings and what is...

Tsvetelina Koleva

November 18, 2020

The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria adopted the arguments of prof. Dr. George Dimitrov in favour of repealing the traffic data retention

The decision of the Constitutional Court cited the arguments of Prof. Dr. Dimitrov and his team –...

Prof. George Dimitrov, DSc

December 2, 2020

Sixth anti-money laundering directive - tougher penalties for acquiring money of non-verified origin

The transposition of the Sixth Directive, which provides for extremely serious penalties for...

Tsvetelina Koleva

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...

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...

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