CONSTRUCTION PAPERS
Construction law blog of CERHA HEMPEL
This is the blog of the Construction Team dealing with construction matters and disputes in Cerha Hempel Dezső and Partners. Our colleagues regularly publish on civil and construction law issues of great interest, which are recurring significant problems for businesses in the construction industry. The materials published here do not constitute legal advices, we can only give them in individual cases. However, our easily understandable analyses can still help you manage risks effectively: avoid avoidable litigation, and prepare for unavoidable lawsuits.
Can We Get out of a Contract Gone Bad? – in Hungary
Pacta sunt servanda: contracts must be performed. This is the most fundamental tenet of the law of obligations.
New Act on Public Works Projects Takes Effect II. – Mandatory Terms and Elements of Construction Contracts
This article discusses additional requirements that the Act sets beyond what is included in Government Decree No. 191/2009 on Construction Activities (hereinafter: “Decree”).
New Act on Public Works Projects Takes Effect – Dispute Resolution Radically Changed by Act on Public Works Projects
This article deals with Section 54, which reforms dispute resolution and legal recourse procedures, and which appears to make the involvement of the Certificate of Performance Expert Board (hereinafter: “CPEB”) mandatory before a lawsuit can be filed.
Three Unique Concepts in Hungarian Construction Law
This article gives a brief account of three of the unique concepts used in Hungarian construction law: the Certificate of Performance Expert Board, construction trusteeship and designer copyrights.
The place of the newly introduced building right in the system of rights of use
Authors: Andras Fenyőházi and Anna Nánási
New Limited Right In Rem on the Horizon – Building Right Could Spark a Turnaround in Solar Power Financing
The Ministry of Economic Development plans to introduce a new legal concept in “building right”, which can be created with respect to parcels of land and could have wide-ranging consequences, including giving a new impetus to solar power projects.
Process of the accounting of additional costs according to the government decree on construction inflation
Process of modifying PPA-based construction contracts in the light of inflationary price increases.
A Guide to Rights and Obligations under Design Contracts
At first sight, the answer to the question of what requirements a design should meet might appear simple: ones that the parties have agreed on in the contract. However, the situation is much more complex than that, which is something that even businesses that otherwise act prudently tend to overlook.
Designer Copyrights
This is the third article in a three-part series where we discuss key matters concerning the rights, obligations and liability of designers. First, we examined the requirements that a design have to meet; we then analysed various aspects of a designer’s liability; and finally, we now summarise the most important things to know about designers’ copyrights.
Ministry Decree on List of Products for Price-Based Contract Modification and on the Related Evaluation Procedure Issued
On the basis of the authority granted in the Government Decree, the products that can serve as the basis for such a modification of a construction contract are listed in Decree No. 4/2023 (II. 23.) of the Government Minister responsible for the construction industry.
Dr. András Fenyőházi
partner
Dr. Ilona Rónay-Csordás, LL.M.
partner
Dr. Bence Rajkai
senior associate
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