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The tariff war has crossed over to the film industry – what now?

May 2025 – The recent announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump authorising the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Trade Representative to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% tariff on any and all movies produced outside the...

Kinstellar strengthens Vienna office with the appointment of Markus Taufner as Partner

May 2025 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce that Markus Taufner has joined its recently launched Vienna office as a Partner. Markus is a well-respected dispute resolution lawyer with strong expertise in commercial and corporate litigation. His addition...

Important notice to our Clients and Contacts: Beware of impersonation emails

5 May 2025 – It has come to our attention that some companies in Bulgaria have received unauthorised fraudulent emails falsely claiming to originate from Kinstellar’s Sofia office.

Special legal regime for the protection of intellectual property, established at the beginning of the war, canceled in Ukraine

May 2025 – On April 29, 2025, the President of Ukraine signed Law No. 4362-IX “On the Repeal of the Law of Ukraine ‘On the Protection of Intellectual Property Interests during Martial Law Imposed in Connection with the Armed Aggression of the Russian...

Kinstellar together with Milbank as lead counsel advises Advent on the acquisition of TBI Bank in Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey

May 2025 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce that, together with Milbank as lead counsel, it has advised Advent, a leading global private equity investor, on the acquisition of TBI Bank, a leading digital challenger bank in Southeast Europe, from 4finance...

Category Management Agreements: Belgian Competition Authority issues landmark decision in cartel case involving anti-competitive arrangements for the placement of OTC medicines in pharmacies

April 2025 – On 24 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) announced that it had imposed fines totalling EUR 11.2 million on pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Haleon. The sanctions were issued...

Kinstellar advises MVM Group on landmark CCGT power plant development project at the Tisza Power Plant in Hungary

April 2025 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce that our Budapest team has advised MVM Group on the project to build a major (approx. 1,000 MW) new combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Tiszaújváros, North-East Hungary.

The new Slovak Act on the Commercial Register and changes to the Commercial Code: What to expect?

April 2025 – The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic has presented a draft of a new Act on the Commercial Register (the Draft Act), which should replace the currently valid and effective Act No. 530/2003 Coll. on the Commercial Register. The...

Kinstellar and Strategy Council deliver the 3rd Defence Tech Forum in London

April 2025 – Following on the success of our two previous defence-tech events, Kinstellar and the Strategy Council, in partnership with the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK, were honoured to deliver the 3rd Defence Tech Forum in London on 25 April 25 at...

Customs duties in transition: Why companies should review their customs valuations and transfer pricing policies now

April 2025 – Historically, customs duties are considered to be the origin of taxation. Today, looking specifically at the current U.S. administration, customs duties—better known as tariffs—are primarily used as tools of trade policy. Rising customs...