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December 9, 2024

Employment contract vs. civil contract – six key differences

The question of the differences between an employment contract and a civil contract often arises in practice. Below we provide a brief overview of the main differences between the two contracts.

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Albena Angelova
Alexander Georgiev
Alexander Todorov
Ana-Mari Eremieva
Antoaneta Stoykova
Asen Stefanov
Assoc. Prof. Martin Zahariev, PhD
Bogdan Petrov
Boyana Milcheva
DPC Team
Desislava Krusteva
Dimana Doykova
Donka Stoyanova
Emil Tumbev
Encho Simeonov
Hristo Nihrizov
Ivan Alexander Manev
Julia Kostadinova
Kalina Dimitrova
Konstantin Kostadinov
Konstantin Petrov
Krasimira Ignatova
Maria Trahanarova
Monika Yaneva
Nikola Stoychev
Nikolay Kolev
Nikoleta Stoyanova
Panayot Panchev
Pavel Dimitrov
Pavlina Ivanova
Pencho Stanchev
Petar Stoilov
Plamena Nikolova
Polina Yakimova
Polya Dimitrova
Prof. Dr. George Dimitrov
Radina Tomanova
Rositsa Vasileva
Stefan Vandev
Suzana Vutova
Sylvina Beleva
Tanya Dimova
Tsvetelina Koleva
Tsvetelina Paskova
Vesela Dimitrova
Viktoriya Veleva
Yana Georgieva
Yordanka Dimova
Zoya Todorova
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10/24/2017

Could Bulgaria have avoided payment under the arbitral award for Belene nuclear power plant?

Subject:
Arbitration. Dispute resolution
Published at:
www.mediapool.bg
Edition:

Critical analyse of the most significant event for Bulgaria for 2016 in the field of international arbitration - the issuance of the award under the case of the Russian company AtomStroyExport against the National Electricity Company (NEK) concerning the order of equipment for building the nuclear power plant in Belene.

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9/8/2017

The tax liability of ex-shareholders - a legislative failure

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Published at:
www.mediapool.bg
Edition:
Mediapool

Metody Baykushev and Pencho Stanchev discuss a conspicuous weakness in the amended Tax and Social Security Procedure Code to the detriment of former shareholders. *This publication is in Bulgarian.

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Publication
8/1/2017

FIDIC multi-tier dispute resolution clauses

Subject:
Construction law
Published at:
https://drb.org/
Edition:
DRBF Forum

The FIDIC forms of contracts (FIDIC forms) constitute a comprehensive set of rules applied worldwide in complicated construction projects. The FIDIC forms contain a multi-tier dispute resolution mechanism – depending on the type of a Book, they provide for consideration of disputes (1) by an Engineer (an Employer’s agent managing the construction project), (2) by an Engineer and a Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB – a private independent panel consisting of one or three experts who consider a dispute and issue a decision binding for the parties under certain conditions), (3) through an amicable settlement, (4) and by an arbitral tribunal/court (depending on the specific agreement between the parties, as stated in the Particular Conditions of the respective contract).

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Publication
7/7/2017

First steps to introduce single information point in Bulgaria

Subject:
Real Estate Law. Construction Law
Published at:
www.epi.bg
Edition:
Ownership and Law Digest, Book 7, July 2017

* This article is in Bulgarian.

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Publication
5/22/2017

FIDIC multi-tier dispute resolution clauses in the light of Bulgarian law

Subject:
Dispute Resolution
Published at:
http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com
Edition:
Kluwer Arbitration Blog

The FIDIC forms of contracts (FIDIC forms) constitute a comprehensive set of rules applied worldwide in complicated construction projects. The FIDIC forms contain a multi-tier dispute resolution mechanism – depending on the type of a Book, they provide for consideration of disputes (1) by an Engineer (an Employer’s agent managing the construction project), (2) by an Engineer and a Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB – a private independent panel consisting of one or three experts who consider a dispute and issue a decision binding for the parties under certain conditions), (3) through an amicable settlement, (4) and by an arbitral tribunal/court (depending on the specific agreement between the parties, as stated in the Particular Conditions of the respective contract).

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