Oppenheim's newsletter is dealing with the characteristics of Hungarian PPP legislation and projects. The authors of the newsletter first explain the specific background and history of Hungarian PPP legislation, and then they explain the legal framework regulating Hungarian PPP projects, discussing the special govern- mental and sectoral regulations and the general sources of law as well. The newsletter explains the role of the different governmental bodies dealing with PPP projects and shortly presents the issues a tenderer has to consider before submitting a tender application.

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Az Oppenheim ügyvédje, dr. Fejes Gábor a Szegedi Tudományegyetemen tartott előadása a versenyjogi jogsértésekből eredő igényérvényesítések lehetőségeit mutatja be. Az előadás rávilágít arra, hogy a versenyjog szankciói között a bírság immár csak a jéghegy csúcsa: emellett a versenyjogsértés eredményeként kárt szenvedett magánszemélyek, vagy akár a jogsértésben részt vett vagy a jogsértés által érintett más szereplők is felléphetnek a jogsértő vállalkozással szemben.

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The third chapter of Oppenheim's restruc- turing guide presents the two main forms of insolvency procedures and it provides a brief overview of the different scenarios. The article first deals with the bankruptcy proceeding, the aim of which is to re- structure the company and restore its solvency. In the second part of the article, the rules of the insolvency proceeding are discussed, which proceeding, unlike the bankruptcy proceeding, aims at the redis- tribution of the company's assets and the satisfaction of the creditors' claims a- gainst the company.

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Az Oppenheim versenyjogi csoportjának vezető ügyvédje, dr. Fejes Gábor előadása a kereskedelmi vállalkozásokat fenyegető bírságszankciók rendszerét mutatja be. Számba veszi, hogy mely hatóságok, mely jogsértések ellen milyen bírságszankciókat alkalmazhatnak e vállalkozásokkal szemben. Az előadás kitér a bírságok rendszerével és mértékével kapcsolatos kritikákra, a bírságok növekedését mutató általános tendenciára, valamint ennek lehetséges következményeire, javaslatokat fogalmaz meg e tekintetben az érintett vállalkozások és érdekképviseleti szervek számára, továbbá megoldási lehetőségeket villant fel a jövőre nézve.

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The article summarizes the most important employment law issues which may occur in case a company intends to rationalise its employment policy without dismissing its employees. The main employment law aspect of legal succession is also covered, and the article provides some pieces of advice for the worst scenarios: collective redundancy and the insolvency of the company as well.

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The article summarizes the useful measures to be taken into account if a company is considering to close down or shrink its activities. Besides putting light on some employment and corporate law aspects, the article also deals with the voluntary termination (dissolution) of a company.

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Oppenheim's competition law newsletter addresses the latest developments in Hungarian competition law as of 2010. The newsletter highlights two major topics: (i) the introduction of the Europe-wide new institution of rewarding individuals with a fee for reporting cartels and (ii) a recent decision of the Hungarian Supreme Court confirming that client-attorney communi- cation enjoys client-attorney privilege even prior to the start of a cartel pro- cedure, therefore such communication cannot be used by the Hungarian Com- petition Authority as evidence in a competition procedure.

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In the Cartel Regulation issue of 'Getting the deal through', Oppenheim presents the main rules of Hungarian Competition law. We give detailed and practical answers to questions regarding the investigation pro- cedure of the Hungarian Competition Authority, the criminal and civil sanctions which may be imposed and the recent fines and penalties actually imposed. The article examines the conditions of a successful leniency application and discuss the future trends of strengthening cartel enforcement in Hungary.

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