dr. János Fekete
attorney-at-law · Master of Laws in European and international business law
As an individual attorney-at-law practising in Budapest, Hungary, the instructions of every client - whether a private individual or an international IT company - matter equally to me, and I seek to repay each of them with efficient and precise work. In my view, the key to resolving any legal dispute is always the same: trust, strategy and preparedness.
I advise and represent clients in English as well as in Hungarian. If, having reviewed my practice areas, you consider entrusting your matter to me, please contact me at any of the details given below.
Professional background
I read law at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University, and went on to complete the master's programme in European and international business law at Eötvös Loránd University, taught in English. After passing the Hungarian bar examination I worked for a short period as an salaried attorney; following a change in the form of practice, I am now available to my clients as an individual attorney-at-law.
In my view, the more than ten years I have spent as a junior attorney-at-law, as an salaried attorney and as an individual attorney-at-law have allowed me to acquire wide-ranging knowledge in several areas of law. Should you require legal assistance in any of the areas set out below, it would be a pleasure to welcome you among my clients.
European and international business law (MA), Eötvös Loránd University
Hungarian bar examination, 2022
Bar identification number (KASZ): 36073324
Practice areas
Ten areas in which I act regularly. Click on an area for the detailed list.
01
Debt recovery and enforcement of claims
- drafting an attorney’s letter of demand, with a preliminary examination of the legal basis of the claim and of the limitation period
- commencing and conducting the order for payment procedure and, where the procedure turns into a court action, continuing the representation in litigation
- enforcement proceedings: applying to the court for the issue of a writ of execution, or, in the case of a final and binding order for payment, to the notary public, and conducting the enforcement proceedings in full
- notification of a creditor’s claim, and representation in liquidation proceedings and in legality supervision proceedings
02
Representation in litigation
- conducting civil and commercial actions at first instance, as well as in appeal proceedings and in review proceedings before the Curia
- drafting the statement of claim, the statement of defence and pleadings in the action, and preparing motions for the taking of evidence
- before the action is commenced, reviewing whether the claim is capable of being enforced and assessing the evidentiary position, and developing the litigation strategy
- preparing an out-of-court settlement, preparing a judicial settlement and applying for its approval by the court
03
Real estate law and the sale and purchase of real estate
- drafting contracts relating to sale and purchase, gift, exchange, lease and the usufructuary right
- examination of the title deed and of the registered encumbrances, and a written summary of the legal risks
- holding the purchase price in attorney’s escrow, submission of the registration application on an electronic form, and representation in the procedure before the real estate registration authority
- transfer of properties encumbered with a mortgage lien, and conducting the process of the release of encumbrances
Details: Real estate law and the sale and purchase of real estate
04
Company law, company formation and the company registration procedure
- company formation: choosing the company form, drafting the instrument of constitution, and the electronic application for registration
- preparing and submitting applications for the registration of changes: registered seat, change of managing director and of members, and the increase or reduction of the subscribed capital (initial capital or share capital)
- preparing resolutions of members’ meetings and founder’s resolutions, and agreements between members
- representation in legality supervision proceedings and in the course of voluntary dissolution and liquidation
Details: Company law, company formation and the company registration procedure
05
Business law and contracts
- drafting and reviewing contracts to produce a work, supply contracts, lease contracts, service contracts and framework contracts
- establishing standard contract terms, reviewing contractual risks clause by clause
- assisting the tenderer in public procurement procedures, legal review of the procurement documents and of the tender
- ongoing legal support for small and medium-sized enterprises, legal research and written legal opinions
06
International and English-language business law
- drafting and reviewing English-language contracts, preparing bilingual Hungarian–English instruments
- legal due diligence and the preparation of a due diligence report in English in the course of an acquisition
- the legal handling of loan and security agreements and of project finance documentation
- handling the Hungarian matters of foreign clients, summarising the Hungarian regulatory environment in English
07
Employment law
- drafting and reviewing employment contracts, job descriptions, non-compete agreements and study contracts
- preparing and reviewing employer’s internal policies
- termination of the employment relationship: preparing termination by notice, termination with immediate effect and termination by mutual agreement
- enforcement of employment law claims in out-of-court negotiations and in employment actions
08
Family law
- action for the dissolution of marriage: settling the conditions for divorce by mutual agreement, drafting the statement of claim
- settling the exercise of parental custody and contact rights
- the determination and the variation of child maintenance
- marital and cohabitees’ property contracts, division of property by agreement or through litigation
09
Law of succession
- drawing up testamentary dispositions: wills, contracts of inheritance and contracts of maintenance
- representation in probate procedure and at the probate hearing
- enforcement of a claim to the compulsory share
- succession disputes, preparation of an agreement on the distribution of the estate
10
Concluding contracts by remote identification
- identification of the client and signature of the instrument via an electronic communications network (remote identification and remote attestation)
- attorney’s countersignature of a declaration authenticated by a qualified electronic signature or by document authentication based on identification (AVDH), with electronic administration throughout
- handling the Hungarian matters of clients living abroad
- prior examination of whether remote identification may be applied in the given type of matter
Please use the form below to summarise briefly the legal dispute in respect of which you require legal advice or representation.