MERITAS - Law Firms Worldwide (JD Supra Hungary)

1. What claims may be brought for liability for defective products? Is liability based on fault/ negligence, or strict liability, or both? Liability for defective products is regulated in the Hungarian Civil Code in line with Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for...

1. DO EMPLOYEES AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER TO THE BUYER WHEN A BUSINESS IS SOLD? The Hungarian Labour Act defines a business transfer in line with the provisions of EC Directive 2001/23 of 12 March 2001. As such the rights and obligations arising from employment relationships existing at the time of the transfer of an economic entity (organised grouping of material or other resources) are...