Lawsuit

Bulgarian courts should accepts/send papers online

This week we have achieved a small victory. We are representatives of a client on a case, heard in Stara Zagora District Court. We have asked the judge to send by email copies of the latest hearing minutes. The judge refused, grounding her decision with “the court doesn’t have that practice”. We’ll that was not quite true. Art. 42 para 4 of the Civil Proceedings Code allows the court to send notices and subpoenas by email.

Top ways Varna property agents use to scam foreign buyers

In our lawyer practice in Varna, we have discovered several ways, used by the property agents and developers to deceive the buyers. You should look for such signs in the preliminary actions of the seller/agent and that should ring the bell for you. First method If the agent asks you to open a bank account on your/your company name and require you to transfer the purchase price/installments for the property there.

Interlink Management changed since 27 August 2009

Maria Georgieva is removed from Interlink’s management. The new management of the company promises that they will do their best to finish the projects that are already started. I’ve been in contact with them and they are far more cooperative than the previous ones.

Bulgarian lawsuit procedure what to expect

If you happen to be a party in a lawsuit in Bulgaria, you should be aware of the following: Don’t be impatient. Bulgarian Civil Proceedings Code regulates certain terms that have to be taken into consideration The weakest part in a lawsuit is the delivery of subpoenas. All the papers which have to be delivered to the parties, are carried by employees of the court called “призовкари” (subpoena carriers) . The delivery employees are not limited to delivery terms, as the law assumes that there may be troubles finding the parties.