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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 named Firm of the Year - Bulgaria by Who’s Who Legal

This is the second time after 2019 that our team has received this high recognition.

DPC advised DHH on Evolink acquisition

А team of DPC M&A experts led by Zoya Todorova advised DHH S.p.A, an Italy-based company investing...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

December 9, 2024

Employment contract vs. civil contract – six key differences

The question of the differences between an employment contract and a civil contract often arises in...

Rositsa Vasileva

October 22, 2024

Legislative changes for ESG compliance: What does it mean for Bulgarian companies?

Pursuant to the new amendments to the Accounting Act, large companies will also have to disclose...

Ana-Mari Eremieva

October 7, 2024

End of the "mothers only" era in childcare: Fathers are now also entitled to parental leave

In 2022, a new type of paid leave in favour of the father for childcare until the child’s...

Rositsa Vasileva

September 25, 2024

A new liquidation procedure introduced in Bulgarian legislation

The Amendments to the Commercial Act have been finally adopted, introducing the so-called...

August 29, 2024

Top tips for employing people in Bulgaria

Rositsa Vasileva summarizes into digestible bullet points what you should know if you want to...

Rositsa Vasileva

Euro in Bulgaria - 7 Things You Need to Know

The adoption of the Introduction of Euro into the Republic of Bulgaria Act prior to the issuance of...

August 12, 2024

DPC Shorts: Ivan Alexander Manev on the change in taxation of crypto transactions

Taxes on individuals trading cryptocurrency reduced by legislative amendment

Ivan Alexander Manev

August 12, 2024

DPC Shorts: Ivan Alexander Manev with some good VAT-related news for small business

From 1 January 2025, the VAT registration threshold for Bulgarian companies is raised to BGN...

Ivan Alexander Manev

Problems with easements under the Energy Act impede investors and delay RES projects

There is a need for refinement of municipal practice and in some cases - legal changes

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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