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You bought the kid Christmas gifts fit for a king, in the hope that your ex might for once forego alimony payments? Think again…

A party’s non-appearance at a hearing for a serious, legitimate reason, such as hospitalization, no longer guarantees an automatic adjournment.

In previous article of our Life Science & Pharma Practice Group prepared by a colleague dr. Zsófia Sallai, we focused mainly on the vigilance system of the EU and the procedures about to be taken in case of any incident. In this article we would like to summarize the liability itself, focusing on its form, terms of its limitations and the liable person.

An amendment to the VAT Act which is scheduled to come into force as of January 2019 redraws the circle of tax subjects and of the definition of economic activity, with consequences for (among others) managing directors as private individuals: "economic activity" is one of the key criteria for determining whether someone is obliged to become a VAT payer.

Judgment of the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) on land specifications with far-reaching implications for ECS practice