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• The impact of inflation on private law relationships

  45-72

  Tibor Kiss

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  409

  Not for decades have we seen price rises in Hungary, or in Europe and the world in general, such as those faced by the developed world in 2022. Inflation in Hungary was 24.5% in December 2022 and in January 2023, the indicator stood at 25.7%. This article provides a summary of the key concepts related to inflation, going beyond a definitional approach to inflation to cover its types and the most important principles and methods of measuring it. Economic foundations fundamentally determine private legal relations and legal institutions. In such a situation, crisis legislation is triggered, primarily in areas that have the greatest impact on the functioning of the economy and on consumers' daily lives. The present article reviews those important civil law structures and the rules governing them in the Civil Code and other statutory and governmental regulations, the content of which is justified to be amended in a persistent inflationary environment, but which have not been the focus of the legislator so far, emphasizing the need to adapt private law norms to the changed economic environment. The article examines those legal acts in which the legislator has set out in the text of the act data referring to value or price, nominally defining and quantifying in concrete terms the price or value that plays a significant role in a given private legal relationship. This type of legislation, however, does not take into account the changes in value relations at all, so that in an inflationary environment, the price and value figures nominally fixed in the private law norm are not adapted to economic processes, i.e. they are not in line with the current price level determined by economic fundamentals. The author outlines proposals and regulatory techniques for amending the law to adapt these legal provisions to the changed price and value conditions.

• The principles of property value and the appraised value in the system of the tax debt execution proceeding

  Péter Darai

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  301

  In my essay I’m trying to answer some questions in the topic of the appraisal of real property. During my work – in National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary – I daily meet the problem that the process of appraisal is very complex activity because of many internal and external factors. It needs great attention because the appraised value influences the execution of movable and immovable property and determines the purchase price in compulsory auctions. With this in mind it effects on refundation of tax debt. It is important to note at the same time that the target of the execution is not the recovery of the debt at any cost; at least essential guaranteed procedures which protect the rights of the debtors. In the following lines I focus the operative legislation of the tax execution proceeding and I describe the concerning judicial precedent with particular attention te case law of the Supreme Court. The importance of the subject presented by some decisions of the Constitutional Court. In my opinion without exaggeration the theme is so interesting the recently changed legislation cannot be connected to it because in theory anyone can get into a life situation that execution proceeding so it is worth knowing some rules about it.

• Interpretation anomalies in the Vienna Sale Convention damages practice

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  Sándor Boros

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  362

  The essay is about the interpretion anomalies in connection with damages law practice of The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). This seems to be an essential problem regarding to that the Convention’s breach of contract-system is highly relevant, whereas it must provide a mechanism, which serves international trade between countries with huge legal, economic and social disparaties. At the heart of the system we find damages, which provides an efficient and rapid solution to cure the dysfunctions which can occur with respect to cross-border commercial relationships.

  The provisions of the Convention are of a universal nature, thus they require uniform interpretation and application by the courts of the Contracting States, therefore Article 7, which deals with interpretation of rules and the filling of legal gaps, is indispensable for the successful application of the Convention and the achievement of its objectives. In this essay by analyzing the relevant case law, I was primarily seeking the answer to whether the judges of different countries validate the universiality of the Convention with respect to damages law. In order to answear the question I have analyzed the Convention’s damages practice in relation to interpretation principles set out in Article 7. Within this I have systematically reviewed the practice of Article 74 of the Convention, analyzing a total of 144 cases from 2006 to 2016.

  The revision shows that nine decisions were made during the period under review, where the court has applied national doctrine of liability, law, or practice in connection with the interpretation of Article 74. This method obviously does not promote the realization of uniformity. An internationally uniform sales law will only be realized if it is uniformly applied. For the purpose of the interpretation of the Convention, it follows that requirement the Convention’s provisions must be understood and applied autonomously, separated from their possible national roots. The legal problems discovered in this essay tries to highlight on those issues, which require more attention from the courts, thus confirming the universal character of the Convention.

• Extracts from the regulations settling the tenure of the matrimonial home in Europe

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  Tamara Dóra Szücs

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  162

  The tenure of the matrimonial home after divorce is a significant question in several respects. In addition to the fact that both parties are likely to be emotionally attached to the former scene of family life, the wealth factor must be taken into account as well, as it is a valuable property that can be a real trump card for both spouses these days, considering the high property prices. It should also be borne in mind that if a spouse receives the formal matrimonial home, he or she will not be exposed to the inconvenience of finding a suitable home and will not have to leave his or her usual environment. It follows, however, that a spouse who is forced to move must be compensated in some way for these difficulties, even if he or she did not own the matrimonial home. This study intends to examine the regulation of European countries regarding the use of the marital home in the event of divorce, presenting the typical models and the main aspects considered. The purpose of the present work is not to analyse the Hungarian regulations, they are only mentioned for the aim of comparison. As a conclusion of this research, I would like to reveal the most ideal solution for settling the tenure of the matrimonial home in the event of a divorce, the pros and cons of each model, and if states really take family law principles into account.

• The Aftermath of the C-149/15 ECJ Judgment on the Liability of Online Marketplaces Misleading Consumers

  47-63

  Ágoston Győri

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  72

  The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in its judgment in case C-149/15, Sabrina Wathelet v. Garage Bietheres & Fils SPRL, introduced a significant shift in the approach to the civil liability of intermediaries who facilitate the conclusion of contracts between consumers and businesses. The CJEU ruled that, under certain circumstances, a third party facilitating the transaction may be considered the seller in a sales contract between a consumer-seller and a consumer-buyer. Recent consumer protection legislation in the European Union suggests that the principles established in the judgment have laid the groundwork for holding online marketplaces, which have previously operated unchecked and engaged in fraudulent practices against consumers, civilly liable.

  This paper first briefly outlines the key elements of the judgment and then examines how the European Union's Digital Services Act (hereinafter: DSA) and the new Product Liability Directive regulate the liability of service providers operating online marketplaces.

• A hozzátartozók közötti erőszak miatt alkalmazható megelőző távoltartás az ítélkezési gyakorlat tükrében: különös tekintettel a tényállás feltára során a felek viszonyának vizsgálatára

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  Szilvia Pál

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  165

  A dolgozat a hozzátartozók közötti erőszak miatt alkalmazható megelőző távoltartás elrendelése lényegének a tömör összefoglalását követően e jogintézmény alkalmazásának magyarországi kúriai ítélkezési gyakorlatát mutatja be – talán az ezekben az ügyekben a legnehezebben eldönthető kérdésre fókuszálva: arra, hogy a bíróságok milyen tényállások mellett, milyen érvek alapján rendelik el a megelőző távoltartást, és milyen tényállások esetén, milyen érvek mellett döntenek a megelőző távoltartás elrendelése iránti kérelem elutasításáról, illetőleg a megelőző távoltartás mellőzéséről.

  Ezt követően – azt a kérdést vizsgálva, hogy a bíróságok a megelőző távoltartás elrendelése iránti eljárásokban hogyan tárják föl a tényállást, illetve miből állapítják meg, hogy történt-e hozzátartozók közötti erőszak – egy, a jogirodalomban eddig nem tárgyalt kérdésre, a felek viszonyának a családpszichológiai alapvetéseket figyelembe vevő feltárására összpontosítva egy olyan tényállásfeltárási és gondolkodási irányra kívánja felhívni a figyelmet, amely ezekben az eljárásokban különösen olyan esetekben segítheti a legnehezebben megválaszolható kérdés eldöntését: azaz azt, hogy az adott ügyben megvalósult-e a hozzátartozók közötti erőszak és szükséges-e a megelőző távoltartás elrendelése, avagy sem, amikor egy állítás áll szemben egy tagadással.

• Civil law dogmatic deficiencies and legislative hiatuses in a private law legislation: Short case study

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  Tibor Kiss

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  255

  Based on the Government Decree 383/2023 (VIII.14.) on the ministerial approval of lease contracts of companies directly or indirectly majority-owned by the state, the article presents a case study showing that the legislation suffers from numerous "legal errors" that violate the provisions of the Legislation Act and is not in line with the fundamental doctrinal principles of civil law. The case study describes in detail the provisions of Act CXXX of 2010 on Legislation that the Government Decree does not comply with and shows how imprecise wording leads to problems of interpretation. The paper points out the private law terminus technicus which the legislator did not apply correctly (the party of the lease contract, consideration, invalidity - ineffectiveness) and the author proposes to correct the errors and to clarify certain normative provisions.

• The special requirements applicable to the management of national assets, with a special respect to the requirement of transparency

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  Zóra Zsófia Lehoczki

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  306

  The Fundamental Law of Hungary states that the property of the Hungarian State and of municipal governments shall be considered national assets. National assets shall be managed and protected for the purpose of serving the public interest, satisfying common needs and preserving natural resources, taking also into account the needs of future generations. Economic operators – such as companies - owned by the State or municipal governments shall conduct business prudently and independently, in accordance with the relevant legislation, under the requirements of legality, efficiency and effectiveness. The special requirements regarding the management and safeguarding are laid down in Act CXCVI of 2011 on National Assets (hereinafter: National Assets Act) and Act CVI of 2007 on State Property (hereinafter: State Property Act) also contains a few requirements in its preamble.

  Based on the above, national assets shall be managed and protected in a special way, compared to privately owned assets. Publicly owned enterprises play a very important role in the national economy, since they provide a significant amount of GDP, they employ numerous people, they usually provide public services and last but not least they manage public funds. As a consequence, these companies shall also manage their assets with respect to the special requirements. In our article, we introduce these requirements by examining their content and also their relationship towards each other.

  One of the most important requirements is transparency, since these enterprises manage public funds and according to the Fundamental Law, every organization managing public funds shall publicly account for the management of those funds. Public funds and national assets shall be managed according to the principles of transparency and of corruption-free public life. Data relating to public funds or to national assets shall be recognized as data of public interest. We lay a special emphasis on transparency by introducing the relating regulation and also by summarizing the most prominent statements of court decisions from the last few years. In their judgements the courts interpreted the requirement of transparency in connection with state-owned enterprises and the relationship between transparency and the protection of business secrets and business interests of the companies.