2024. Sep 1. | Consumer Protection
A number of companies in the digital economy operate applications with the same or similar setup throughout the EU. These platforms, especially when operated by new entrants, can often be found lacking in clarity and transparency, which in turn can lead to consumer...
2023. Nov 28. | Consumer Protection
Background on consumer protection issues related to online video games Probably everyone has encountered at least some of the issues surrounding the world of electronic games in one way or another, because unlike previous generations, people today play games beyond...
2023. Aug 9. | Competition Law
The GVH expects continuous cooperation, companies may have to pay for changing their minds The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) increased the fines imposed on companies that were involved in the Danube shipping cartel and challenged the GVH’s decision in court...
2021. Feb 17. | Competition Law
2020 was a year of continued growth and expansion for CERHA HEMPEL’s Competition Group. After leading the compliance department of the MOL Group for a year, Márton Kocsis re-joined our team in the spring and took over the management of the Competition Group, and now...
2020. Jul 15. | Competition Law
The Hungarian Competition Authority (“HCA”) states in its latest decision that the “Black Friday” campaign’s commercial communications by Alza.hu Kft. and Alza.cz a.s. mislead consumers by giving the impression that consumers could get a significant discount of up to...