Importance of legal compliance for businesses
Compliance in business is the act of following the rules, standards, awards, regulations and ethical practices that apply to different industries and businesses determined by law or any governing body. For every company and business, legal compliance is of prime importance. This is especially necessary if the company has entered into contracts with clients. The…
Certification of the Profession of Real Estate Broker
For years, the Albanian State has encountered major problems in the real estate sector, as it is one of the most affected mechanisms by money laundering activity. The stratospheric increase of prices in the market of sales and purchases of apartments, especially in Tirana, testifies to this fact. Based on the legislative initiative of the…
Interim measures – European Court of Human Rights
Few areas of life have remained untouched by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has swept across Europe and the rest of the globe over the course of nearly two years. Governments of member States have faced enormous challenges on how to respond, following the worldwide health crisis. The unexpected and unprecedented spread of the pandemic,…
Newsletter December 2021
The principle ne bis in idem from the jurisprudence of European Human Rights Court point of view
I. Introduction The principle ne bis in diem is enshrined in Article 4 of Protocol no. 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter the ECHR) has broken it down into several elements that are necessary to trigger its application. 1) two sets of proceedings of criminal nature…
Handbook about the legal framework for the differences between the Labor Inspectorate and Private Legal Entities regulated by the national legislation.
ECtHR, case Gruba and others v. Russia, maternity leave may be obtained from both parents.
In one of the last cases, in November of this year, the case Gruba and others against Russia, focused on obtaining maternity leave from the father as well. Applicants were police officers who sought to apply for maternity leave for their children as their spouses could not lift heavy weights over 5 kg. Domestic laws…
Free legal aid, effects and progress over the years
“Everyone is equal before the law”, is a principle expressed in Article 18 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and one of the fundamental human rights. To guarantee equality before the law and access to the justice system, in 2008 was implemented law no. 10039 “On legal aid“. This law has long been…
Proposals for draft laws in the new fiscal package 2022
Since the beginning of November this year, the Albanian Parliament has received 4 proposals to change the fiscal package, reflecting these changes in the laws “On income tax”, “On Excises”, “On Income Tax” and “On Value Added Tax in the Republic of Albania”. The proposal of the draft law “On an amendment to law no….