If somebody is taken into custody by the Hungarian police, he must be brought before a judge within 72 hours who would decide in the question of ordering the pre-trial arrest for 30 days. There are other lighter forms of coercive measures (such as house arrest, home curfew or bail) You can read more about this at these…
Regulation on Attorneys at Law In Hungary lawyers providing legal representation for their clients are called attorneys. The basic legal source about the activity of attorneys and the attorney-client relationships is the Act XI of 1998 on Attorneys at Law. Activities of Attorneys at Law in Hungary There are some services which may be provided…
General information Hungary’s legal system has been heavily influenced by Romano-Germanic law (continental law) therefore an important characteristic of criminal law is the comprehensive codification and the dominance of statutes as the sources of law. It can be distinguished from common law systems’ judge-made decisional law that gives primacy to prior court decisions: a previous…
We often represent heirs from all around the world who have inherited real estate or bank accounts left behind by a testator of Hungarian nationality.The legal representation usually consists of simply making the declarations necessary in the succession procedure. According to Hungarian Inheritance Law succession procedure is conducted by the competent civil law notary. Notaries act on behalf the Court of First…