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Expropriation is the process of taking or limiting ownership and other property rights over real estate for the purpose of realizing a public interest as defined by law. In the Republic of North Macedonia, this process is regulated by a specific Law on Expropriation.
DLA Piper has promoted Florin Tineghe, Gabor Simon, Michal Gajdus, and Piotr Miller to Partner as part of the firm's latest promotion round.
On April 9, 2025, the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) published a press release with significant implications for urban planning practice and real estate development in Romania.
Dentons has advised Fio Realitni Fond SICAV on its acquisition the Czech company owning Stara Celnice, from BVK Europa‑Immobilien‑Spezialfonds. Wilsons reportedly advised BVK Europa Immobilien Spezialfonds.
Baker McKenzie has advised Kingspan Group on the pre‑construction phases of its EUR 280 million building technology manufacturing campus near Lviv, Ukraine.
On 9 April 2025, Law of Ukraine № 4292-IX "On Amendments to the Civil Code of Ukraine on Strengthening the Protection of Rights of Bona Fide Purchaser" (Law No. 4292-IX) came into force. A bona fide purchaser is a person who acquired property under а repayment contract from another person who had no right to alienate it, provided that the purchaser did not know and could not have known about this.
Reals has advised Conseq Realitni on the sale of the former brewery in Prague’s Holesovice district, known as A7 Office Center. Steinwicht reportedly advised the buyers.
