Hungarian lawyer’s articles about Hungary’s laws and legal issues.
What is a Certificate of Good Conduct? Certificate of Good Conduct (sometimes referred to as Police Clearance Report) is an official report in Hungary stating that a person as no criminal record. It is issued on the basis of data processed in the criminal records system. It is often required in many Hungarian official procedures (the…
The text of the Hungarian Criminal Code adopted in 2012 can be found under the following link: Act C of 2012 on the Hungarian Criminal Code
In one of my latest cases, a non-EU country tourist was apprehended by policemen during the annual Ozora Festival. According to the authorities, he had tried to sell drugs to some disguised policemen. His belongings were searched thoroughly by the present policemen and several types of drugs as well as all his cash has been…
International legal frames of the Hungarian Criminal Ruling The Hungarian Criminal Code on the offenses of Pandering and Procuring for Prostitution or Sexual Act is based on the Convention for the Suppression of theTraffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (Lake Success, New York, 21 March 1950) as follows: Pandering (1)…
List of Lawyers of the UK Embassy in Budapest, Hungary I proudly announce that the British Consulate awarded my service in the area of Criminal Law for UK citizens by enlisting me on their List of Lawyers in Hungary with the details below. It is a great honour for me and I will of course…
Recently F.’s case raised questions regarding the constitutional guarantees of a fair criminal procedure. F was national of another EU country and he was accused by Hungarian police of the misdemeanor of theft by way of pickpocketing. According to the indictment, F. Q. reached into the coat of a customer in a café to find…
In the following misdemeanor offence-related case, which raised some interesting questions, I was entrusted with the legal representation of an Indian citizen. He was found liable for violating the offence of prohibition of call for sexual service. According to the case, a policeman on patrol was given the instruction to conduct a checkup in a…
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…
Hungary and Eastern Europe has unfortunately become a centre for internet fraud (or online scams). Many foreign companies and private persons turned to me recently with different cases. These cases were different, but also similar in some ways. The common point is usually a Hungarian bank account used by criminals of different nationalities for internet…
Designer drugs and legislation in Hungary and Europe In the past decades both legislation, law enforcement and also the press witnessed the phenomenon of the emerging of a grey market of designer drugs, or research chemicals. These chemicals are functional or structural analogues of controlled and illegal substances usually designed or prepared in clandestine laboratories.…
