Publications, Conference Presentations

Banking & Capital Markets

• Upstream Security in Europe: A concise overview of the issues arising in connection with granting and taking of Upstream Security in Europe
• Banking Newsletter, January 2012: EBA 2012 Work Programme
• Banking Newsletter, December 2011: Negotiations between the Government of the Republic of Hungary and the representatives of the Hungarian Banking Association proceeding on behalf of the financial institutions with foreign-exchange denominated mortgage loan portfolios
• Banking Newsletter, November 2011: EU measures to restore confidence in the banking sector; Agreement in order to solve the problems regarding the FX denominated lending
• Banking Newsletter, October 2011: One-off repayment option of FX mortgage loans
• Banking Newsletter, 7/2011 (09.14.): CRD IV amendment proposal revising the rules pertaining to the capital requirements applicable to credit institutions and investment firms. The list of registered and certified credit-rating agencies
• Banking Newsletter, 6/2011 (08.19.): Recommendation of the President of the HFSA on the interpretation of the revised regulations governing large exposures
• Banking Newsletter, 5/2011 (07.20.): HFSA Decrees on the data provision obligations of credit institutions
• Banking Newsletter, 4/2011 (06.22.): The Financial Conciliation Board commences operation; Government Resolution on strengthening the position of debtors of foreign exchange loans
• Banking Newsletter, 3/2011 (05.12.): Recommendation of the President of the HFSA to financial institutions on the application of general consumer-protection principles. Dear CEO letter of the President of the HFSA on the preparation for CRD IV liquidity requirements and on the issue of the shortening duration of foreign funds
• Banking Newsletter, 2/2011 (04.14.): HFSA Decrees on the data provision obligations of credit institutions
• Banking Newsletter, 1/2011 (03.09.): Remuneration policy for financial institutions

Competition

• Newsletter, May 2017: Amendments of the Hungarian merger control rules
• Hungary chapter of the “Company Acquisitions Handbook” on the regulatory aspects of acquisitions in the EU
  (Bloomsbury Professional Limited, 2011)
• Hungary chapter of the “Company Acquisitions Handbook” on the regulatory aspects of acquisitions in the EU
  (Tottel Publishing Ltd., 2008)
• Hungary chapter of the “Company Acquisitions Handbook” on the regulatory aspects of acquisitions in the EU
  (Tottel Publishing Ltd., 2007)

Corporate, commercial and M&A

• Newsletter, March 2017: Amendment of the Civil Code
• Private acquisitions in Hungary: overview (Hungary Chapter of the Practical Law 2014/15 multijurisdictional guide on private acquisitions)
• Private acquisitions in Hungary: overview (Hungary Chapter of the Practical Law 2013/14 multijurisdictional guide on private acquisitions)

Dispute Resolution

• Protecting National Assets à la Hungary — Unexpected Restriction To Arbitration (Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, October 2014)

Employment

• Newsletter, February 2014: How to properly draft a bonus clause?

Energy

• Nuclear Developments in Hungary, conference presentation by Zoltán Forgó (Second Energy Event, Energy Law Group, France, 2011)
• Energy Law Update, October 2010: Hungarian Power Exchange (HUPX)

Gaming/Betting

• Hungary fast tracks eight new casinos (Gambling Compliance, December 2013)
• European-wide update (iGamingBusiness, November/December 2013)
• Hungary, online gambling and regulatory restructuring (Markets on the Move, August 2013)
• The dawn of a new area for online gambling in Hungary? (World Online Gambling La Report, February 2013)
• Hungary’s gaming market: an unexpected wave of regulation (World Online Gambling La Report, October 2012)
• Far reaching amendments to the Hungarian Gaming Act (World Online Gambling La Report, February 2012)
• Inefficient enforcement and strict rules: still the norm (World Online Gambling Law Report, January 2011)
• Conference presentation by Gábor Helembai on the latest online gaming regulatory developments in the region
  (Budapest Affiliate Conference organised by iGaming Business, October 2010)
• Conference presentation by Gábor Damjanovic on the legal background of gambling in Hungary
  (Affiliate Conference of iGaming Business, 2009)
• Gaming in Hungary – a legal overview
  (iGB Affiliate, Aug/Sept 2009)
• Conference presentation by Gábor Damjanovic on the panel on Hotel and Casino Development
  (Annual Conference of the IBA, Singapore, 2007)

Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

• Pharmaceutical Newsletter, October 2011: Public Consultations of the European Commission
• Pharmaceutical Newsletter, June 2011: Amendment of the Act on the Safe and Cost-effective Supply of Medicinal Products: the regulations governing the promotion of medicinal products and payment obligations are changing (in Hungarian)
• Pharmaceutical Law Update, August 2008: The ruling of the Constitutional Court no 1152/B/2006 on the petitions related to the Act on the Safe and Cost-effective Supply of Medicinal Products
• Pharmaceutical Law Update, November 2004: Price War in Hungary

Private Clients

• Newsletter, May 2013: Easy access to Europe – Investing into Hungarian residence bonds
• Newsletter, December 2013: Simplified procedure to reclaim paintings and other cultural properties from public museums and galleries

TMT (Tecnology, Media, Telecommunications)

• Hungary chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecommunications Laws and Regulations, 2008