We may have taken our sweet time with this one – but isn’t that the spirit of the season? Fresh off the glittering CEE Winter Gala in Budapest – where lawyers traded legal briefs for cocktails and celebrated the highs of 2024 – the December issue of CEE Legal Matters is finally here! Whether you’re wrapping presents, baking gingerbread, or just catching your breath amid the holiday buzz, let’s dive into the stories shaping the CEE legal markets as we head into 2025!
With the December issue of the magazine to carry you over, the CEELM team is taking a short but sweet office shutdown collective break until January 6, 2025. During this well-earned respite, our publishing will be on hold. But don’t worry – we’ve got a neat little mountain of content lined up to keep you engaged while we’re away. It's also the perfect time to revisit some of our past issues and reflect on what kind of a year it's been (so far, at least). Rest assured, all the news that breaks during our hiatus will be covered with the same flair and care that the market knows us for as soon as we're back in action. And don’t forget, the submission deadline for the Deal of the Year awards is shortly after the break – January 10, 2025!
Subscribers should be receiving their hard copies in a week or two, but no need to wait for the mail to arrive: the online version of the magazine is already available here. With Market Spotlights on Poland and Croatia and an Experts Review section on TMT/IP, the December 11.11 issue includes:
- Guest Editorial: Witnessing the Digital Transformation in CEE as an Attorney-at-Law (and More)
- Across the Wire: Deals And Cases
- New Homes and Friends: On the Move
- The Buzz
- All Serbian Eyes on Expo 2027: A Buzz Interview with Rastko Malisic of MMD Advokati
- Good Laws, Difficult Execution in Kosovo: A Buzz Interview with Shkumbin Asllani of Inlex
- Slower But Not Less Interesting Times in Romania: A Buzz Interview with Catalin Alexandru of Filip & Company
- Cultures Clash in Bulgaria: A Buzz Interview with Ventsislav Tomov of Schoenherr
- The Debrief: December 2024
- The Corner Office: Off The Partnership Track
- For the Love of the Game: CEE’s Gaming Sector
- Looking In: Kuif Klein Wassink of Dentons
- Market Spotlight: Poland
- Big Goals, Non-Negligeable Challenges: Poland’s Renewable Energy Push
- Market Snapshot: Poland
- Disclosure of Employee Termination Reasons to the Entire Workforce
- Latest Legislative Development in AI – Polish Government Wishes To Be Ahead of the Crowd This Time?
- The Rise of Short-Term and Early-Stage Finance in Poland’s RES Industry
- Inside Insight: Pawel Szczepaniak of mBank
- Know Your Lawyer: Bartosz Miszkurka of Solivan
- Market Spotlight: Croatia
- Croatia’s Upcoming Real Estate Tax Reform
- Who Are You Talking To? New Lobbying Law in Croatia
- Market Snapshot: Croatia
- Hydrocarbons Seeking their Place Under the Croatian Sun
- Future of the Legal Landscape for Crypto-Assets in Croatia
- Croatia’s M&A Landscape in 2024: Sustainability and Energy as Key Drivers
- Croatian Energy Laws: A Step Behind Entrepreneurial Ambitions?
- GDPR at Six: A Wake-Up Call That’s Still Being Snoozed
- Croatian Lawyers and Cybersecurity – Is It Time To Level Up?
- Inside Insight: Interview with Eva Kovacic of Belupo
- Know Your Lawyer: Damir Topic of Divjak, Topic, Bahtijarevic & Krka
- Experts Review: TMT/IP
- Czech Republic: The Cyber Resilience Act
- Slovakia: Delays in NIS2 Implementation
- Hungary: Cybersecurity Laws – The Saga Continues
- Estonia: 5 Practical Steps to Prepare for the Artificial Intelligence Act
- Poland: Text and Data Mining – An IP Perspective
- Austria: Data Strategy – Data Act and Data Governance Act in Focus
- Bulgaria: Key New Court Decisions in Bulgaria’s TMT Sector
- Lithuania: Implementation of the NIS2 Directive
- Greece: New European Legislation on Measures for a High Common Level of Cybersecurity Across the Union
- Romania: Can AI-Generated Content Be Protected Under Copyright Law?
- Croatia: Intellectual Property Infringements – A Look at the 2023 Report
- Slovenia: A Renewed Legislative Focus on Strengthening the Public Use of Slovene
- North Macedonia: Legal and Regulatory Challenges for 5G Technology
- Moldova: Bad Faith Trademark Registrations – An Emerging Challenge for Foreign Investors
- Kosovo: Using Binding Corporate Rules and Standard Contractual Clauses as Data Transfer Mechanisms
With the December 2024 issue of the magazine now out, let’s remember what autumn looked like this year: our October 2024 issue has now been moved from behind the paywall and been made available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike (here in e-reader format and here in pdf). With a Market Spotlight on Turkiye and an Experts Review section on Tax, the October issue included:
- Guest Editorial: Dispute Trends in 2024
- Across the Wire: Deals And Cases
- New Homes and Friends: On the Move
- The Buzz
- Incredibly Complicated Politics in Bulgaria: A Buzz Interview with Dafinka Stoycheva of Gugushev & Partners
- Building Up eHungary: A Buzz Interview with Orsolya Kovacs of Nagy es Trocsanyi
- Self-Employed or Employed in Slovakia: A Buzz Interview with Erik Schwarcz of Fairsquare
- A Robust Deals Pipeline in Austria: A Buzz Interview with Florian Kusznier of Wolf Theiss
- The Czech Republic Checks In on Consumers: A Buzz Interview with Ladislav Smejkal of Dentons
- Ukraine Is Looking In: A Buzz Interview with Vyacheslav Korchev of Integrites
- Latvia’s Picking up Speed: A Buzz Interview with Ilga Gudrenika-Krebs of Ellex
- Slow to Address Romania’s Healthcare Ills: A Buzz Interview with Dominic Morega of Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
- Energizing Estonia (and Its Defense Budget): A Buzz Interview with Triinu Hiob of Njord
- Moldova’s Changing Into EU Gears: A Buzz Interview with Ilona Panurco of PwC Moldova
- The Debrief: October 2024
- The People Puzzle: Labor Shortages on the Rise in CEE
- The Corner Office: Conference, Anyone?
- Agribusiness: Old Strength, New Challenges, and Hopes for the Future
- Albania Is Rolling the Dice on Gambling
- Market Spotlight: Turkiye
- IPOs Going Strong in Turkiye: Economic Growth or a Misleading Indicator?
- A Balancing Act: From EU Discontent to BRICS Aspirations
- Market Snapshot: Turkiye
- Know Your Lawyer: Emre Atayilmaz of AECO Law
- Experts Review: Tax
- Austria: (Partial) Suspension of the Double Taxation Agreement with Russia – Implications for Taxpayers
- Serbia: Temporary Tax Decisions – Will the Tax Administration’s Practice Change in 2024?
- Hungary: Accommodation Services in Tax Spotlight
- Croatia: New Round of Changes to Tax Rules in 2024
- Lithuania: Tax Increases to Fund National Defense
- Estonia: Navigating the Taxation of Debt Pushdown Structures
- Slovenia: Navigating the Complexities of Share Buybacks – A Tax Perspective
- North Macedonia: How the Reduction of the Corporate Tax Rate from 10% to 5% Will Affect Foreign Investments in North Macedonia?
- Romania: A New Tax Regime for Large Companies – A Big Challenge for Investors
- Turkiye: Recent Tax Developments – Moving Toward a Stringent Tax Regime for Transfer of Immovables
- Czech Republic: Current Specifics of Taxation of Foreign Corporations
Stay abreast of the latest developments and legal news, across CEE. Don’t miss any of the upcoming issues: register for a subscription to the CEE Legal Matters magazine now!
