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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

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 different mechanisms and techniques for dispute resolution and dispute avoidance in the area of construction law.

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 industry, aimed to answer some current questions related to the mass transfer of non-household electricity consumers to the free electricity market.

Pencho Stanchev

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 the line that a state shouldn’t cross in its intervention were some of the questions discussed.

Tsvetelina Koleva

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 – Nikola Stoychev and Christian Ivanov – on the issue of law enforcement agencies accessing traffic data of individuals. The retention of these data should be justified by a legitimate objective and in compliance with the principle of proportionality in law.

Prof. George Dimitrov, DSc

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 breaches of anti-money laundering legislation, is now on the agenda again.

Tsvetelina Koleva

DPC advised the seller in the acquisition of Networx-Bulgaria by BTC

The deal included also the Sofia-based internet and TV provider Online Direct.

Hristo Nihrizov

DPC cooperated with CCCCIAP on the subsequent analysis of the impact of legislative acts for 2020

The Commission cited in its analysis the legal opinion of DPC.

DPC successful in a dispute over processing genetic data

The dispute was heard before three successive instances.

Prof. Martin Zahariev, PhD

Metodi Baykushev recognized in the CEE Arbitration Powerlist 2021

The publication showcases the leading practitioners working in the region.

February 24, 2021

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 promulgated in the State Gazette and entered into force on the same day. With the amendments, Bulgaria has finally transposed Directive (EU) 2018/1808

Nikola Stoychev

February 17, 2021

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 (WTR) 1000 - the only independent guide dedicated to identifying the world's leading trademark professionals.

February 9, 2021

2021 - Amendments to the VAT Act

At the end of 2020, amendments to the Value Added Tax Act (VATA) were published in the State Gazette. The amendments transpose 2 European directives on e-commerce and distance selling of goods to consumers established on the territory of the EU. Important amendments to the act were made in connection with the expiry of the Brexit transitional period. Our tax law experts Boyana Milcheva and Ivan Alexander Manev review the changes in brief.

Ivan Alexander Manev

February 2, 2021

Acquiring Property in Bulgaria After Brexit

The withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) has had an impact on the regime and the possibility of British nationals to acquire ownership of property in Bulgaria.

Alexander Todorov

January 13, 2021

2021 – Amendments to Tax Legislation Regarding Natural Persons and Corporate Income Tax

At the end of 2020, amendments to the Income Taxes on Natural Persons Act (ITNPA) and the Corporate Income Tax Act (CITA) were promulgated in the State Gazette.

Boyana Milcheva

Martin Zahariev trained trainers under GDPR during the first workshop under the PROLEGIS project

The workshop was organised following train-the-trainer approach.

Metodi Baykushev – speaker at the V Allerhand dispute resolution and ADR summit in Krakow, Poland

Metodi commented the latest caselaw of the Bulgarian Supreme Court on enforcement

DPC earns recertification in Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms

For yet another year Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. Law Firm excels and earns recertification in Meritas

Ms. Sylvina Beleva is now a member of the Investment Migration Council

The IMC is seated in Geneva, Switzerland and is the worldwide association for investor immigration and citizenship-by-investment,

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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