For the fifth consecutive year François d’Ornano is recognised by “The Best Lawyers in France 2024” in the Real Estate law category. Thank you to our peers for their evaluations and to our clients for their trust.
The Hungarian government decided last week to modify the windfall taxes imposed on some key sectors in 2022 and 2023. The decree includes new extra profit tax rules for 2024 (the extra burden was introduced originally for two years), increasing the burden further on large retailers while cutting the extraordinary tax payable by drug producers.
CLIENT ALERT – HUNGARY: Modification of the windfall taxes Lire la suite
Starting from May 18, 2023, the establishment of companies, including limited liability companies and joint-stock companies, must be done exclusively in electronic form. This procedure shall be carried out through an application provided by the Serbian Business Registers Agency (SBRA). All documents accompanying the application must be submitted in electronic form and signed with an electronic seal.
CLIENT ALERT – SERBIA: Mandatory online registration of companies starting 18 May 2023 Lire la suite
We are providing our clients with a quarterly Newsletter on the most recent legal changes in Central & Eastern Europe: in Hungary, in Bulgaria, in Romania, in Croatia, in Serbia and in Ukraine. Read our latest CEE Newsletter (Q1 2023) here: CEE_Newsletter_Q1_2023_ENG
We had the pleasure of inviting Prof. Bertrand Badie (SciencesPo Paris) and Prof. Henry Laurens (Collège de France) for our second “Penthièvre meetings” which took place in Paris on 6 March 2023 on the theme “Return of empires or crisis of civilization?”. The debate was led and moderated by Brice de Villers. A big thank
François d’Ornano continues to be ranked by as the only Foreign Expert for Corporate/M&A – High-end capability in Central & Eastern Europe. Clients commented to Chambers: “François is specialised in this region of Europe and has special skills for this kind of transaction.” “I appreciate his experience in the region and ability to find the
D’ORNANO PARTNERS consolidates its Corporate/M&A team with the recruitment of Sara Goolaup. Sara Goolaup has a solid experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and commercial law enabling her to provide appropriate and pragmatic solutions to the firm’s clients in relation to their operations in France as well as in Central and Eastern Europe and
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Legislation amending the Hungarian Competition Act was published on 1 December 2022. The amendments include – among others – an increase in certain fees and fines, and the introduction of a new legal instrument, the letter of formal notice of the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (“GVH”). The amendments entered into force on 1
CLIENT ALERT – HUNGARY: Amendment to the Competition Act Lire la suite
We are providing our clients with a quarterly Newsletter on the most recent legal changes in Central & Eastern Europe: in Hungary, in Bulgaria, in Romania, in Croatia, in Serbia and in Ukraine. Read our latest CEE Newsletter (Q4 2022) here: CEE Newsletter Q4_2022_ENG
As a reminder, on 30 November 2022, the European Commission published a Communication to the Council and a proposal to the Council in which it recommended freezing: on the one hand, 5.8 billion euros of the post-Covid-19 recovery plan, representing 70% of the 7.2 billion euros envelope earmarked for Hungary, and on the other hand,
