Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 concerning unfair business-to-consumer trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain has recently been transposed into Romanian legislation by Law no. 81/2022, in force since 15 April 2022 ("Law no. 81 /2022").
Temporary Protection of the Displaced Persons from Ukraine and Their Employment Status in Croatia
Considering the military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the scale of mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine, on 7 March 2022 the Republic of Croatia officially introduced temporary protection for the displaced persons from Ukraine in accordance with the Act on International and Temporary Protection. The temporary protection is granted to persons displaced from Ukraine as of 24 February 2022 (or just before this date), more specifically, to Ukrainian nationals and their family members as well as to certain groups of stateless persons and certain groups of third country nationals.
Pawel Bajno Joins KPMG as Co-Managing Partner in Poland
Former Bird & Bird Partner Pawel Bajno has joined the Polish KPMG associated law firm D.Dobkowski as Co-Managing Partner.
CMS Appoints Four New Partners and Two Equity Partners Across CEE
Following CMS's recent global promotion round, Nevena Radlova, Michal Andruszkiewicz, Cristina Popescu, and Olga Shenk were promoted to Partner, with Partners Gabriela Staber and Andrea Potz becoming Equity Partners.
Andrius Ivanauskas Joins Walless
Former Glimstedt Partner Andrius Ivanauskas has joined Walless.
Piotr Szelenbaum Joins B2RLaw as Partner
Former Krzysztof Rozko i Wspolnicy Counsel Piotr Szelenbaum has joined B2RLaw as a Partner and will lead the firm’s Capital Markets and Public M&A practices.
Georgeta Gavriloiu and George Trantea Make Partner at Filip & Company
Former Counsels Georgeta Gavriloiu and George Trantea have been promoted to Partner at Filip & Company.