It is generally provided in the legislation in force each shareholder is entitled to a part of the profits proportionate to his/her shareholding. In order the profits to be distributed, ...

The deadline for transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law ...

Often in cases of construction of streets and other urban amenities private real estates are being expropriated in favour of the respective municipality. Under the legislation into force, in such ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put employers in the Republic of Bulgaria in a delicate position. They face a difficultly achievable balance between ensuring healthy and safe working conditions and their ...

After we have answered positively to the question whether a transaction is a subject to control from the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) and respectively an obligation for notification ...

What is concentration? Is there a concentration? Each transaction, performed by independent undertakings, which leads to a lasting change in control of the participating undertakings. Art. 22 of Protection of ...

The Registry Agency (the Agency) is an administration under the Minister of Justice, which is responsible for processing all acts subject to registration, based on which references are made and ...

The Supreme Court of Cassation (‘SCC’) clarified   the legal effect of the new registration of a non-renewed mortgage against third parties who acquired and registered their rights to the mortgaged ...

According to the Family Code (“FC”), the property regimes between spouses are as follows: statutory community regime, the legal regime of separation and a contractual regime (marriage agreement) The FC ...

The answer to this question is crucial to the validity of any legal action and ultimately to the success of the case. The assessment of compliance with the time-limit for ...

Unfair competition in the free market takes many forms. Each of these is expressed in a different aspect of the supply of a product or service. The focus may be ...

Building a reputation for quality in the free market is a long and complex process, filled with a number of challenges. Winning consumer trust requires consistency and uncompromising commitment on ...

The European Data Protection Board has issued recommendations on the legal basis for the storage of credit card data for the sole purpose of facilitating further online transactions. According to ...

In its resolution as of August 2nd, 2021 (“the Resolution”), the Supreme Court of Cassation (the SCC) resolved whether a legal mortgage on real estate (established for security for a ...

Housing is among the preferred assets for investment in recent years. The quality of the construction is one of the main issues considered when acquiring an apartment now that there ...

Similarities between some web pages nowadays are not a rare sight. All resemblances though shouldn’t be put in the same category. Just as some of them are a result of ...

We’ve all seen discounts so big, they make us doubt their validity. It’s as if something is telling us that there is no way the purchase can be this advantageous. ...

In its resolution as of July 5th, 2021 the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) clarifies how can an excluded shareholder claim the company to pay the value of his/her shares. ...

Given the wide variety of products of a certain type offered to us in stores, where we shop daily, the battle for the preference of the consumer is truly fierce. ...

The Protection of Competition Act (PCA) is key to the existence of a number of companies and to the entering of new companies on the free market. Its correct application ...

The intra-Community supplies (ICS) are taxed at zero rate under the Bulgarian Value Added Tax Act (VATА), except in cases of exempt supplies. The tax authorities my not acknowledge declared ...

The Act on the provision of digital content and services and the sale of goods (the Act) implemented  into the Bulgarian law the provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/770 of the ...

The following article is dedicated to Resolution No 33 as of 30.03.2021 delivered in civil case No 2389/ 2020 of the Supreme Cassation Court (“Resolution”), which provides interpretation regarding the ...

The Supreme Court of Cassation had the occasion to clarify some controversial issues provided in the Spatial Development Act (SDA). The matters covered by the resolution include: clarification of the ...