We are pleased to announce that our colleague, Tibor Kiss, has joined the professional circle of only 13 lawyers in Budapest who have successfully completed the Hungarian Lawyers Association's agricultural farm transfer training programme.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined Oppenheim’s Cocktail Reception at the Light Art Museum to celebrate the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)’s return to Budapest!
It is with deep sadness and sorrow that we announce the passing of our founding partner, Ulrike Elisabeth Rein, on 14 September 2025.
We are proud to have advised CPI Europe on the sale of the Marriott Hotel Budapest, one of the most iconic hotels in Hungary.
We are proud to announce that Cselédi Zsolt, senior counsel at Oppenheim, has authored the Hungarian chapter of the International Employment Lawyer (IEL) Guide to Pay Transparency. This prestigious publication offers an in-depth, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis of the evolving legal landscape around pay transparency and gender equality in the workplace.
Our litigation team contributed to the Hungarian section in which the publication offers a comprehensive overview of the litigation landscape.
Last weekend, Brand Action delivered the first of two ambulances donated by BEforUkraine, made possible by several sponsors, including Oppenheim, and the success of the Brand Action Atlanta fundraising event in May.
Oppenheim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with JIPYONG LLC (“JIPYONG”), a distinguished Korean law firm. An opening ceremony was held at JIPYONG's headquarters on 29 October 2024 to celebrate the inauguration of the new Korea Desk in Hungary.
The Seoul ADR Festival 2024 brought together legal professionals from around the globe for an exclusive fireside chat and networking dinner in downtown Seoul. Hosted by Jipyong LLC, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, MDD, and Oppenheim, the event provided a unique platform for in-house counsel from Korea’s most prominent companies to share insights on current legal trends and challenges in alternative dispute resolution.
Congratulations to Lili Bischof, a trainee lawyer in our litigation team, for her outstanding participation in the Young European Lawyers Contest, organized by ERA.
Our colleagues Zoltán Kolodzey and Gabor Kordovanyi had the opportunity of participating in the IBA Annual Conference 2024 in vibrant Mexico City.
Patrik Szabó's article describing the domestic decisions on the classification of platform-based employment was published in issue 2024/2 of the Labour Law Journal (“Munkajog Folyóirat”).
We celebrated the 35th birthday of Oppenheim in a unique atmosphere at the Kiscelli Museum.
We are delighted to announce that Judit Haraszti has joined the Oppenheim team again, and we are especially proud to have an ESG expert joining our ranks. Judit, as a sustainability manager and ESG and real estate lawyer, has a strong focus on the issues that are necessary to apply sustainable architectural and business practices.
On 13th August 2024 Istvan Szatmary, Managing Partner of Oppenheim, had the privilege of meeting with Ambassador Dr. Kyudok Hong
As of 1 January 2023, the Labour Code was amended on several points, creating significant new obligations on the employers' side. The experts of Oppenheim, Dr. Zsolt Cselédi and Dr. Lívia Mihovics summarize the most impactful parts of the amendments, as well as the novel employers' obligations resulting from such amendments.
From the perspective of analyzing the scope of the arbitration act, there have been three different regulatory frameworks over the past thirty years covered by the two arbitration acts. Comparing these frameworks provides useful and interesting insights.
One of the examples of breach of contract specifically mentioned in the Civil Code is the case when one party fails to fulfil their contractual obligation consisting of making a legal declaration.
Our colleague, Dr. Tibor Kiss M., partner of our Dispute Resolution Practice Group published his article in Miskolci Jogi Szemle (Miskolc Law Review): New legislative and judicial approaches to written declarations and their validity.
This article was originally published at Jogi Fórum
Attorney escrow is frequently used in transactions to ensure the secure and reliable performance of contractual obligations. It is particularly relevant where one party must provide a sum of money (e.g. the purchase price or part of it), certain documents, financial instruments, or securities (such as executed transfer documents, statements, or shares), but the counterparty should only receive them at a later point in time once specified conditions have been fulfilled.
From time to time, company owners may wish to withdraw part or all of the capital that has accumulated in the business. One of the classic legal tools for doing so is a capital reduction, which can be implemented in several ways, each carrying different risks. This article provides an overview of the key points and briefly outlines the relevant legal framework.
On 3 September 2025, the European General Court dismissed Philippe Latombe’s challenge against the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The General Court examined the claims in detail and concluded that the DPF meets EU standards, in particular that it provides an “essentially equivalent level of protection” for personal data transferred from the EU to the U.S.
In the last week of June, a package of amendments arrived as part of the latest omnibus act, catching domestic crypto-asset service providers and users by surprise. Although it seemed that the MiCA, which had been under negotiation for many years would bring uniform crypto regulation in all EU Member States, new questions have now arisen in Hungary regarding operation in the crypto market.
The Current Framework: As widely reported in the press, on 18 August 2025 the Hungarian Official Gazette published Government Decree No. 274/2025 (VIII.18.) amending Government Decree No. 143/2018 (VIII.13.) on the detailed rules governing the modification of building use. The amendments will enter into force on 17 September 2025.
When it comes to land, a house or an apartment, one can never be too careful; even if one has full trust in the contracting party; the unknown or not sufficiently known legal environment can cause unpleasant surprises. At the same time, Austria is often synonymous with stability of value: the Austrian economy has low unemployment and high income levels and, consequently, a high standard of living. In addition, the legal environment is secure and predictable, and ownership and tenancy are well regulated, making the country attractive for real estate investment.
In actions for the repeal of company decisions, it will be possible to repeal decisions with retroactive effect from 1 January 2026.
This article reflects the actual status as of May 2025
With the continuous development of technology and the rapid spread of communication and contact in the online space, many exciting legal issues arise, one of the most frequently examined segments of which is the relationship between the user and the content service provider operating an online social media platform.
When iconic brand appears in an advertisement, it can not only attract attention, but also carry legal risks. It is worth knowing when brand owners can take action and what penalties may be applied for unauthorised use. Kristóf Ormos, Oppenheim’s attoney-at-law, analyses specific examples.
The European Commission plans to relax the GDPR for companies with fewer than 750 employees, recognising that the current rules impose a disproportionate burden on smaller businesses. Under the proposal, these companies would, in principle, be exempted from the obligation to maintain a record of processing activities, unless their activities are likely to pose a high risk to data subjects. The aim of the relief is to reduce administrative burdens and increase competitiveness - Ivan Bartal, partner at Oppenheim Law Firm, reviews the new rules.
What are the sanctions? Why are they necessary? Sanctions are a means of exerting international political pressure. Their purpose is to induce a country, by means of trade and personal measures, to adopt the diplomatic and international behaviour expected by the country applying the sanctions.
The year 2024 brought significant changes in the laws and regulations of construction. The most important change is the entry into force of the Architecture Act (Act C of 2023 on Hungarian Architecture) on 1 October 2024.
Effective as of January 1, 2025, the business activities of companies will need to be classified based on the NACE Rev. 2.1 (in Hungarian: TEÁOR’25) nomenclature. Helga Lieszkovszky, Oppenheim Law Firm’s expert, summarizes the key corporate law aspects of the new regulation.
As of 1 January 2025, the Act LXXXVI of 2007 on electricity (“Electricity Act”) has been amended in a number of aspects. The overarching aim of the amendment is to make the operation of the electricity system more transparent and efficient by making the DSO’s certain mandatory tasks easier and the capacities connecting to the medium and high voltage grids more predictable. The amendments will also ensure the transparency of procedures for the investors as well as the compliance with EU law, in addition to the policy objectives. In addition, the Mandatory Feed-in Tariff (KÁT
The fashion industry in 2024 continued to be full of exciting legal cases that raised a number of important questions about intellectual property protection. Below are five cases that have received a lot of attention and could set a precedent for the future. Written by Bernadett Dóra Kiss, attorney at law at Oppenheim Law Firm.
In its judgment of 13 November 2024, the General Court of the European Union rejected the trademark application containing the words "Russian Warship, Go F**k Yourself". The court ruled that the sign was not distinctive and therefore not eligible for trademark protection.
The ‘Hawk Tuah’ meme, popularised by Haliey (sic!) Welch, has prompted several third parties to apply for trademark protection in the EU. Can Welch, the ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’, challenge them?
You may know the “Chewbacca Defence” from the South Park cartoon series. Here is a similarly confusing defence, which we named after the national dish of Hungary.
On 22 May 2021, a new act (Act XLIII of 2021) has entered into force on the establishment of the UBO register in Hungary as well as on the detailed rules of the registration and related obligations of the companies involved therein (hereinafter the Act). Certain sections of the Act are going to enter into force at a later date.
Within the framework of emergency measures stemming from the COVID-19 epidemic, the Hungarian Government introduced sweeping changes to the foreign investment screening rules.
The pandemic and the related measures taken to restrict social contacts are challenging many businesses. In the Law_Point publication we highlight a special aspect of the situation: the liability of foreign managers of foreign parent companies under Hungarian law for certain acts and decisions relating to their Hungarian subsidiaries.
There are now several excellent posts and articles about the legal aspects of the novel coronavirus epidemic (or, to be precise, the epidemic of the COVID-19 disease stemming from the SARS-CoV-2 virus), including employment law, insurance law, civil law and data protection law perspectives. I felt compelled to ask: is my own area of expertise, competition law, relevant at all to this subject?
Enabling and conducting a proper due diligence of the target business is one of the prospective buyer’s first major tasks in the course of an M&A transaction. What are the keys points to do it right?
