Conferences and Lectures

The colleagues of our law firm are regularly invited to conferences and other events to give lectures on various legal issues. Several conferences are organised also by our law firm, with the assistance of our conference-organising partner company.

Main conferences, 2008 – 2024:

 

April 2022 and in September 2023 Dr. Tamás BALÁZS, managing partner held lectures with Dr. Károly BAGÓCSI, attorney at law, LLM, Junior Partner at the course of Engineering consultation and the FIDIC contract system organized by the Institute of Continuing Education of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics on the legal background for FIDIC-contracts.
17 November 2021 Dr. Tamás BALÁZS, managing partner was a lecturer in the online conference Building Laws and Codes in Europe – Past, Present and Future on the Regulations of Construction Law in Hungary organized by Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius) and Walles Law Firm
25-27 October 2018 Two Colleagues of our Legal Partnership (Dr. Tamás BALÁZS and Dr. Károly BAGÓCSI) were lecturers in the annual conference of the European Society of Construction Law in Bucharest. The title of their presentation: Current Status on the Perspectives of Public Procurement in Hungary
16 November 2017 Organisation of the professional aspects of Construction Law conferences, as well as participation as lecturer with two lectures at the Budapest Construction and Real Estate Management Conference, organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and European Council of Real Estate Professions (CEPI). One of the lectures was titled ‘Typical but Avoidable Flaws in Construction Project Contracts’ while the other was titled ‘FIDIC Contracts and Hungarian Law – the Most Important Aspects of the Application of FIDIC Contracts in Hungary’. Also participating at this conference on behalf of our Legal Partnership dr. Károly Bagócsi, who held a lecture on the actual practical aspects of enforcing real estate mortgage
8-9 November 2018 Giving a lecture on Construction Law and Civil Services; European Experience and Perspective in Russia  in the International Business Forum.
16 April 2015 At the 8th Polish-Hungarian Construction Conference organised by the Polish Embassy of Budapest held at the Construma Exhibition Dr. Tamás BALÁZS, managing partner gave a lecture on ’Hungarian Construction Law and Conditions of FIDIC Contracts’.
19 March 2015 The third national conference was organised by É+L Ltd. Our Legal Partnership was represented by Dr. Tamás BALÁZS, attorney at law and Dr. Mónika BALOGH, legal associate who gave a presentation on ’New Risks and Opportunities Applying General Terms and Conditions with Special Regard to the New Civil Code.’
26 February 2015 A seminar organised by the Polish Embassy of Budapest in cooperation with our cooperating Polish colleagues at Mikulski & Wspólnicy Law Firm on ’Polish Law for Hungarian Entrepreneurs’.
25 February 2015 Dr. Tamás BALÁZS managing partner held a lecture on FIDIC-contracts and Hungarian Law or the Most Important Aspects of the Application of FIDIC-contracts in Hungary for the invitation of the Association of Hungarian Consulting Engineers and Architects.
24 June 2014 In Cracow two colleagues from our Law Firm, Dr. Tamás BALÁZS managing partner and Dr. Péter MÉSZÁROS lawyer held lectures on the most frequently used law and their practice in relation to Hungarian and Polish trade and business. This educational programme was organized by EuCham, The Chamber of Trade and Commerce in Cracaw and our Polish partner firm Mikulski & Partners Law Firm.
29 May 2014 On the conference Changing Regulations, Changing Circumstances in the Market in the Construction Industry organized by ÉVOSZ (National Association of Construction Entrepreneurs) and the Association of Hungarian Real Estate Managers on behalf of our law firm Dr. Tamás BALÁZS managing partner, attorney at law held a lecture on FIDIC-contracts and Hungarian Law or the Most Important Aspects of the Application of FIDIC-contracts in Hungary.
19 March 2014 The second national conference was organised by É+L Ltd. Our Legal Partnership was represented by Dr. Tamás BALÁZS who gave a presentation on the legal background of the products of food industry, dietary supplements and cosmetics.
June–September 2012 The colleagues of our Law Firm gave a six-hour long labour law presentation and training for numerous companies on the new Labour Code entered into force on 01 July 2012.
05 June 2012 An investment conference in Munich organised by the Hungarian Embassy of Berlin focusing on the real estate and the construction sector. Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás Balázs attorney at law who gave a presentation on the legal regulation of the real estate and construction sector in Hungary.  Furthermore, the representatives of Tebodin Hungary Kft. and M27 Absolvo Consulting Kft. also gave a presentation.
10 November 2011 A conference on Hungarian-Polish Business Co-operation organised in Budapest by EuCham (European Chamber) regarding the “Legal Backgrounds of Investments in Hungary”. Dr. Tamás Balázs, partner, attorney at law of our Law Firm presented the M&A transactions and the rules of regulating civil law relations of the members of a company in the English language.
18 October 2011 An international conference on “Investment Opportunities in the Construction Sector in Hungary and Poland” organised in Barcelona by the Foment del Treball Nacional (Organisation of Entrepreneurs of Catalunia), the Hungarian Embassy of Madrid and the Polish Embassy of Madrid, together with Tebodin Hungary Kft. At the conference Dr. Tamás Balázs, partner, attorney at law of our Law Firm gave a presentation in the Spanish language on the “Legal Review of the Hungarian Construction Sector”.
08 June 2011 An international Conference in Madrid called “The Investment Opportunities in the Building Sector in Hungary and in Poland” organised by the Embassy of Hungary, the Embassy of Poland, the Spanish Confederation of Building Contractors and the Spanish Confederation of Industrial Entrepreneurs in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Spain.
Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás Balázs attorney at law who gave a presentation in Spanish on the essential legal conditions of construction and real estate investments in Hungary, with special regard to greenfield investments and on the relation between the Hungarian construction law and the FIDIC-contracts.
29 September 2010 Training in relation to the newest amendments in construction law organised by our Law Firm in Budapest. Dr. Tamás Balázs gave a presentation and represented our Law Firm.
09 September 2010 Conference on the “Hot Issues of the Hungarian Construction Law” organised by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Budapest. Dr. Tamás Balázs made presentation in German language.
9 June 2010 Conference on Polish-Hungarian economic relationships in connection with construction and establishing consortiums. Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás BALÁZS who made a presentation on the syndicate agreement between the members of the consortiums.
27 May 2010 “Construction Forum” on the modifications of the Hungarian construction law held by Jogi Forum in Budapest. Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás BALÁZS who introduced the newest amendments of construction law particularly the effects of the changes in practice.
20 April 2010 Conference on “The Support of the Co-operation of Hungarian-Slovakian Small- and Medium Business Associates” organised by ITD Hungary and the European Regional Development Fund in Bratislava. Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás Balázs who made a presentation on the questions of establishment of companies and labour law.
15 April 2010 Conference on Construction organised by the Polish Embassy in Budapest. Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás Balázs who made a presentation on the Hungarian construction law.
23 March 2010 Conference on Construction in the German language organised by the Austrian Embassy in Budapest. Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás Balázs who made presentations on the new regulations of construction law in Hungary.
23 February 2010 Conference on the Actual Questions of Hungarian Foreign Trade organised by Joint Venture Association in Budapest. Our Law Firm was represented by Dr. Tamás Balázs who gave a presentation about the legal aspects of foreign trade.
28 May 2009 The Legal Background of the Distribution of Food Products, Food Supplements and Cosmetics in Hungary (Hungarian business afternoon)
08-09 May 2009 “Baurecht in Osteuropa” (presentation in German at the “Construction Law in Europa” Conference, organised by Deutscher Anwaltverein, Hotel Gellért, Budapest)
26 March 2009 Slovakian-Hungarian Conference on Investment (Presentation on greenfield investments in Hungarian and Slovakian, Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia in Hungary, Budapest)
19 March 2009 New Challenges in Environmental Law (Hungarian business afternoon in Budapest)
19 November 2008 Chain Debts in Construction Industry (Hungarian language working breakfast, Hotel Corvinus Kempinski, Budapest)
11 April 2008 Company Foundation in Hungary (Hungarian language presentation, Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia in Hungary)
01 February 2008 Conference of the Association of the Construction Entrepreneurs (Hungarian language conference on  construction law, Sopron)