The Bulgarian lawyers are free to offer lawyers charges and fees under demand and supply market rule but no less than the lawyers’ charges fee rate that was passed by the lawyers in Bulgaria. The clients are free to search and find a lawyer in Sofia, to decide which lawyer in Bulgaria and to choose, possibly an English speaking.
The Supreme bar council in Bulgaria made changes on the legal rules of the Ordinance Nr. 1 on the minimum amount of lawyers’ fees in Bulgaria as the ordinance was announced at State Gazette of Bulgaria issue Nr. 64 dated 23 of July 2004. The Law on lawyers in Bulgaria says that the lawyers in Bulgaria can not offer and work for lower fees then the determined by the legal rules on the minimum amount of lawyers’ fees in Bulgaria. So for example some of the new higher minimum fees of lawyers in Bulgaria are as follows. The minimum fee for lawyer’s advice by word of mouth is 20 BGN or 11 euros, for agreed contracted hourly base work lawyers’ advice in Bulgaria is 60 BGN or 31 euros per hour, to draw a written contract of the interest amount from 1,000 BGN or 512 euros till 10,000 BGN or 5,113 euros the minimum lawyers’ fee is 150 BGN plus 1 percent of the amount of interest over 1,000 BGN or 512 euros, to represent and defend a client in civil and administrative cases with a determined interest for one instance in the cases of the interest amount from 5,000 BGN or 2,554 euros till 10,000 BGN or 5,113 euros the minimum lawyers’ fee is 450 BGN or 230 euros plus 4 percent of the amount of interest over 5,000 BGN or 2,554 euros.
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Bulgaria introduced from 2008 flat income tax of 10 per cent on the income of the citizens and tax on dividends of 5 per cent. The profit tax on the companies remains 10 per cent in Bulgaria. One can argue that Bulgaria is among the lowest tax burden states in Europe. The main advantages of the economy of Bulgaria are relatively well educated and cheap labor force in Bulgaria. The main disadvantages for foreign investors in Bulgaria remain pour infrastructure, bureaucracy, lack of rule of law and legislation arguably defending mainly debtors and employees but not creditors and employers.
... About the law obligation to pay obligatory contributions for health insurance on income of rent of property in Bulgaria in 2009. The advices of a lawyer in Bulgaria: One can say that the tax payer of income of rent of property in Bulgaria in 2009 does not have to pay obligatory contributions for health insurance on the amount of this income if the tax payer pays contributions for health insurance on other income of his or her. The tax man official of the National revenue agency office center in Sofia has shared this opinion. The basis of this opinion is that generally speaking every citizen of Bulgaria or every temporary staying student a citizen of a foreign country has to pay contributions for health insurance in order to have medical cares in case of illness. There is no a written law rule either to pay or not to pay these contributions for health insurance. The obligation to pay contributions for health insurance has been written there under the Law on health insurance. One cannot find a written obligation to contributions for health insurance on income of rent of property in Bulgaria in 2009. ...
... How to pay in excess of the amount already paid during the year of state social securities and annual health contributions and annual tax on income? The Internet site of the National revenue agency of Bulgaria, www.nap.bg, has not been available for a week time since 1 of February 2010. All persons who have income from rent, free lance work, partners and any others persons till 30 of April and all companies and associations till 31 of March in Bulgaria have to file an annual tax declaration. So these days one cannot see all the blanks, the bank accounts, the codes to pay taxes and social securities on the site www.nap.bg. Some of them were changed from 1 of January 2010. Furthermore the level of the authorities and the voters in Bulgaria supposed that the tax payers have to apply to have some certificates not having debts of taxes and others similar. The advices of a lawyer in Bulgaria: please have the current on 7 of February 2010 by which all persons who have income from rent, free lance work, partners and any others persons have to pay annual payment in excess of the amount already paid during the year of state social securities and annual health contributions and annual tax on income. It appears that all these data about the bank accounts, the codes to pay taxes and social securities on the site the National revenue agency of Bulgaria are the same as last three years. See them ...
... Will the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria make easier and quicker the procedures for having citizenship of Bulgaria in 2010? The Parliament of Bulgaria passed at first reading step on 24 of February 2010 new changes of the Law on Bulgarian Citizenship. Second reading step will follow. These changes aim to make easier procedures for applying and having citizenship of Bulgaria. Prof. Bojidar Dimitrov, a minister of the Bulgarians abroad a minister without valet, said that as much as 3,000 applicants were granted Bulgarian citizenship just for January and February 2010. The minister of the Bulgarians abroad said that last years 2009 and 2008 there were about new 10,000 apllicants for Bulgarian Citizenship per year as they had been as much as 40,000 per year in four years ago. The lawyers in Sofia give lawyer’s services and advices of a on the general conditions and papers to apply for citizenship of Bulgaria. One can apply to have Bulgarian citizenship by naturalization personally either in the Ministry of Justice in Sofia, Bulgaria or in the embassy of Bulgaria abroad. One can apply also by a notary’s attested or by a Bulgarian embassy’s attested letter of attorney empowerment or a letter by mail. ...
... How to apply for having citizenship of Bulgaria by naturalization? Some advices of lawyer in Bulgaria on the general conditions and papers to apply for citizenship of Bulgaria. One applies for citizenship by the following documents. 1. A blank of application in Bulgarian language with names, permanent address of residence in Bulgaria or abroad, the circumstances of asking for having, loosing or having again Bulgarian citizenship, datum and signature. When one applies at the embassy of Bulgaria abroad one has to pay additional tax of 100 euros. In this case the embassy also supplies respective data about the applicant and the opinion of the embassy at the Ministry of Justice in Bulgaria; Please see attached the blanks of application of one page and declaration of four pages of the Ministry of Justice for having Bulgarian citizenship by naturalization. ...
... Possible changes of the law on Bulgarian citizenship 2010. The Council of Ministers of Bulgaria has proposed to the Parliament to approve amendments to the Law of Bulgarian Citizenship aimed at streamlining the procedures for naturalization and bringing down corruption. The number of Bulgarians living abroad who do not have a Bulgarian citizenship is estimated about 2.5 million, Bojidar Dimitrov, the Minister without Portfolio in charge of Bulgarians abroad, told reporters at the Council of Ministers. He explained that under the proposed amendments, all citizenship applicants must get a tangible reply as to whether citizenship is granted within a year. Since 2002, 114,508 applications for Bulgarian citizenship have been submitted, of which 48,000 have been approved and 10,000 have been rejected. Another 54,000 applications remain to be reviewed. Bojidar Dimitrov explained that all of them can be processed within one year. The application review procedure has become two times faster in the last 6 months, but this is not enough, Dimitrov said. He has proposed that another 10-15 officials be appointed at various institutions to handle this task. The lawyers in Sofia deal with applications of getting Bulgarian citizenship in the Ministry of justice of Bulgaria. ...
... Lawyer’s advices on re-registration of companies, associations, lawyers and more others bodies and persons at the Commission on protections of personal data in Bulgaria in legal period till February 15, 2010. The Commission on protections of personal data updates the registration of companies and associations in Bulgaria which are administrators of personal data. The Commission on protection of personal data of Bulgaria http://www.cpdp.bg announced on December 19, 2009 that the period of time to make up to date the registration of administrators of personal data was extended up to February 2010. Now there is an example how by a message of a decision of a commission on a site in Internet hundreds thousands companies, associations, free lance professionals, lawyers, lawyers firms, physicians, dentists, managers of pharmacies, farmers, architects and so on have to apply again and again at the red tape authorities of Bulgaria. Tips and advices: only the small registered companies, lawyers and persons can file an application to be free from registration with attached certificate from the National revenue agency www.nap.bg that the company or a lawyer does not hire and does not deal with personal data of more than 15 employees working either by a labor contract or free lance contract. ...
... How to handle a minor road traffic accident in Bulgaria in 2010? Practice about the insurance companies and damages of cars after being involved in small minor road traffic accident in Sofia, Bulgaria. In case when the drivers, taking part in a minor road traffic accident in Bulgaria, do not argue who has caused the accident they have to fill and sign themselves the respective document agreement of the accident. The insurance companies usually give the blank model of this document to the drivers when they make contracts of auto car insurance covering liability for injuries and property damage done to others third persons. The drivers, taking part in a minor road traffic accident in Bulgaria, after signing the document have to call to the traffic police in 24 hours after the accident in order to have a registration number about this accident. The respective telephone numbers of the traffic police in Sofia in January 2010 are both 02 9824901 and 02 9824902. ...
Intercountry international adoptions in Bulgaria. Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria is the central body on intercountry adoptions in Bulgaria under the Hague Convention on protection of children and co-operation in respect of intercountry adoption dated 29 of May 1993 so called the Hague Convention on the intercountry adoptions.
Please make a contact with an accredited organization for intercountry adoptions, respective embassy in Bulgaria and respective national central body on international adoptions under the Hague Convention on the intercountry adoptions to have details about full file dossier documents, age and origin of the children, how long is term of time of procedure of intercountry adoptions in Bulgaria, cost, fee, and expenses on intercountry adoptions in Bulgaria. The administrative procedure of intercountry adoptions in Bulgaria finishes with granting of expressly written consent of the Minister of Justice of Bulgaria for the intercountry adoption of a child from an applicant adopter parent. The court procedure of intercountry adoptions in Bulgaria follows the administrative procedure.
Data on international intercountry adoptions in Bulgaria of Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria as per http://www.justice.government.bg/new/Pages/Adoptions/Default.aspx
See the latest news on the international adoptions in Bulgaria as on 9 of March 2010. http://www.justice.government.bg/new/Documents/Adoptions/SMO%20135%20????%20.doc . Information on the decisions taken at a meeting of Council on International Adoptions from 22 of January 2010, in conjunction with Article 10, Paragraph 4 and in implementation of Article 11, Item 5 of the Rules of Council. On 22 of January, 2010 was held the 135 meeting of the Council on international adoptions at the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria. The Council on International Adoptions examined records files of 15 children ...
http://www.justice.government.bg/new/Documents/News/otchet2009_30_12_2009.doc ... … 5. Information on the activity on international intercountry adoptions in Bulgaria. The total number of the proposals for international adoption was 276 for international intercountry adoption of 308 children from Bulgaria in 2009.
Adoption Consents. For year 2008 there were 169 adoption consents for 184 children.
For year 2007 there were 81 adoption consents for 85 children mostly adopters from Italy, France, Germany, Spain, USA, Switzerland, and Canada
For 2006 there were 98 adoption consents for 103 children mostly adopters from Italy, USA, Germany, Spain, France, and Canada
For 2005 there were 101 adoption consents for 108 children mostly adopters from Italy, Germany, USA, Spain, France, Denmark, and Cyprus
For 2004 there were 217 adoption consents for 236 children mostly adopters from Italy, USA, Spain, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Cyprus, and Denmark
For 2003 there were 595 adoption consents mostly adopters from Italy, Spain, France, USA, Germany, Greece, and Canada.
Adoption Parents' Dossiers. For year 2007 there were 103 files dossiers of applications of candidates of adopters’ parents
For 2006 there were 275 files dossiers of applications of candidates of adopters’ parents
For 2005 there were 752 files dossiers of applications of candidates of adopters’ parents
For 2004 there were 932 files dossiers of applications of candidates of adopters’ parents
For 2003 there were 1,448 files dossiers of applications of candidates of adopters’ parents.
There is a List of children with some problems in health conditions as there were 1048 registered numbers of children in this list on 2 of February 2010. There is a sample of Medical certificate and samples of Declarations documents in English and French languages. There is a List of accredited organizations for mediation in intercountry adoptions functioning in Bulgaria, updated after the accreditation procedure in 2008, and the list contained 35 accredited organizations. Under the adoption law of Bulgaria each organization has to pass new accreditation procedure every two years term of time.
A nasty case of how to be adopter parent just for 7 days? An adopter parent first tried the adoption for 7 days then the adopter parent abandoned the adopted child of international adoption in Bulgaria. Unattended 9 year old girl has been brought back from his Greek adopter mother by taxi in SOS children village in Dren, Bulgaria. The child appeared on the doors of SOS village of children in Dren only 7 days after her new adopter parent took her with her. The adopted child brought her baggage and went down alone from the taxi car. The child Maria Sofia was adopted on August 28, 2009 by Mrs. Panajota Nikolaos Maligudi. The child told the police that his Greek adopter mother Panajota Nikolaos Maligudi put her in a taxi in the town of Blagoevgrad, having recognized that the adopter mother was exhausted and can no longer be adoptive parent. On 04.09.2009 the Ministry of Justice has received a signal from lawyer Mirena Pencheva, a lawyer in Sofia and a chairman of Foundation Chance for each child - an accredited organization for international adoptions in Bulgaria. This signal was of a procedure for international adoption of Panajota Nikolaos Maligudi, a Greek citizen. This signal regarding an adopted child and pointing out that 9-year-old child Maria - Sofia Panayotas Maligudi has returned to Bulgaria in the SOS village of children in Dren with her luggage, alone, without his adoptive mother, and the adopted child was in good condition. The adopted child was accommodated in this orphanage before the international adoption. According to lawyer Pencheva Mirena, a lawyer in Sofia, the adoptive mother flew to Greece with the child on 28.08.2009, after having been granted all the necessary documents for the international adoption. The international adoption of this child was allowed by a decision of the Sofia City Court on 27 of July2009, entered into force on 04 of August 2009. All conditions and preceding stages were investigated and found their legality in the course of the proceedings of international adoption in Bulgaria...
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See the latest news: ... The Court of the city of Sofia on 26 of February 2010 acquitted and says no guilty for Christo Latchev and his wife Mirela Latcheva on a big court case of fraud and tax evasion. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Bulgaria has accused Christo Latchev and Mirela Latcheva for tax evasion in a big amount of 126,000 BGN in the period of time of 2004 till 2006. Christo Latchev used to be a general manager of the state owned Bulgartabac, which is the biggest tobacco company in Bulgaria. The Parliamentary commission on real estates and property gained by crimes put an order restrict on the real estates of Christo Latchev of 1 million BGN as his income was small against the value and market price of his real estates. Christo Latchev explained to the judges in the court hearings that he worked in Russia in 1990s. He brought money just in cash through the border custom but he did not keep the custom declarations for years ago. Furthermore three or four other persons paid him money in his bank accounts but he kept this money in cash in his house. This sentence of the court can be appealed at the second instance Appellative Court of the city of Sofia. Vassil Vassilev, the lawyer of Christo Latchev, by his excellent lawyer’s skills some how managed to convinced the first instance court that Christo Latchev and Mirela Latcheva were not guilty in crime. The Public Prosecutor in this case also asked for conditional but not effective sentence in the last court hearings. ...
... The Embassy of the US in Bulgaria by His Excellency Ambassador James B. Worlick and the Court of the city of Sofia by the Chairman Georgi Kolev signed an agreement. The subject of the agreement is a special program which to develop ideas, procedures on in time justice procedures especially on famous criminal cases. This agreement raised a lot of questions. One can argue that the actions of Judge Georgi Kolev, the Chairman of the Court of the city of Sofia, have breached the rules of law of Bulgaria as follows. The rules of the Constitution of Bulgaria say in Art. 4 that The Republic of Bulgaria shall be a State governed by the rule of law, it shall be governed by the Constitution and the laws of the country and the law rules of Art. 8 say that the power of the State shall be divided between legislative, executive and judicial branches. The law rules in Art. 5 of Structural regulation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say the Minister of Foreign Affairs makes the connections and activity with foreign countries and embassies in Bulgaria. ...
... Toyota Motor Corp will replace an oil hose in some 933,800 motor vehicles in the United States due to the risk of a potential leak that could damage the engine if left untreated, the automaker said on 1 of March 2010. On some Toyota cars such as models Camry, Avalon, Rav4 and Lexus vehicles equipped with V6 engines, the rubber portion of the engine oil hose may develop a small hole, potentially causing oil leakage and engine failure, Toyota said in a document sent to U.S. dealers and obtained by Reuters. ...The Ministry of Finance of Bulgaria has opened a tender for bond management in a bid to emit 25 million in euro denominated bonds and meet the internal demand for state securities. The maturity of the bond is two and a half years. The government plans to issue 2- and 4-year bonds, and avoid the sale of 3- and 5-year securities. In January 2010, the first two auctions of 5- and 10-year bonds were held, with the aim of raising BGN 65 million...
... Schneider Electric, the world's leader in energy management, picked up Bulgaria for launching its latest product. The company has already started the production of a new automatic circuit breaker in the plant in the city of Plovdiv. The investment in the four fully automated lines amounts to BGN 16 million.The lawyers in Bulgaria have been working for Schneider Electric, the world's leader in energy management. ...
... The Swiss based company Silcotex opened a new plant in the city of Pernik, Bulgaria. The company is specializing in the manufacturing of textile, plastic raw materials, automotive parts and components. The Pernik plant, valued at BGN 2,5 million, will produce liquid silicon gaskets used in automobile construction. The lawyers in Bulgaria gave advices of company Silcotex, a Swiss based company. ...
... The first online information system for inter-company debts in Bulgaria, DebtNet on the website www.debtnet.bg, was opened in Sofia. The new website www.debtnet.bg contains information about overdue payments and debts of companies operating in Bulgaria. According to the Bulgarian Industrial Association, the inter-company debts in Bulgaria amount to some BGN 200 billion. Of those, 80 per cent are overdue; BGN 120 billion are inter-company debts that are not related to banking institutions. The Bulgarian DebtNet portal website www.debtnet.bg already contains information about 1,000 debts owing a total of about BGN 2 million. The lawyers in Sofia work with overdue payments and debts of companies operating in Bulgaria. ...
... Daniela Dokovska, estimated from her peers as the best lawyer in penal criminal cases in Bulgaria, appeared at the National investigation office in Sofia on 23 of February 2010 with her client Emilia Masslarova, ex minister of social affairs till July 2009 in order to defend and represent her. Other estimated from their peers as best lawyers in Bulgaria are Valentin Braikov and Borisslav Boyanov in commercial law. Emilia Masslarova was formally accused for embezzlement of power and illegally spent and steal 11 million BGN in her capacity of ex minister of social affairs. The Public prosecutors office imposed on 23 of February 2010 detention order of a record breaking sum of 50,000 BGN as guarantee for measure not being absent on Emilia Masslarova. Daniela Dokovska, estimated as the best lawyer in penal criminal cases in Bulgaria, declared at the journalist that her client Emilia Masslarova, ex minister of social affairs, was innocent and she was going to prove it at the Public prosecutors office and the court of Bulgaria. Daniela Dokovska on behalf of her famous client immediately appealed the imposed detention order of 50,000 BGN. Please see the photo of Daniela Dokovska, estimated from her peers as the best lawyer in penal criminal cases in Bulgaria in a brown coat on the left and Emilia Masslarova, an elegant dressed in a black coat ex minister of social affairs till July 2009 on the right. ...
... The Sofia City Court levied on February 16, 2010 a new distraint order on assets owned by Bulgarian energy tycoon Christo Kovatchki. The Court acted upon a suit filed by the Commission of the Parliament of Bulgaria for seizing illegally acquired property which demanded a distraint on 13 million BGN worth of assets owned by Christi Kovatchki. The tycoon is currently being charged with large-scale tax evasion. The total value of assets of Kovatchki with court ordered distraints amounts to 156 million BGN, after in September 2009, the Court froze 143 million BGN in assets of Kovachki, while he is on trial in the court in the city of Sofia. The lawyer ILIAN VASSILEV and the lawyer Ina Lulcheva from Sofia, Bulgaria, who are among the best lawyers in criminal cases in Bulgaria, defended Christo Kovachki, the energy magnate, in the courts of Bulgaria. ...
... Toyota Balkans began on February 15, 2010 to fix the defect in the gas pedal all respective models of Toyota cars in Bulgaria. Toyota Balkans, the official importer and distributor of Toyota in Bulgaria, said that the defect in the gas pedal of Toyota had been seen very rarely such as 26 proven cases of 1,7 million cars Toyota sold in Europe. The Toyota cars those were asked to be fixed free of charge for 30 minutes are as follow: · AYGO (February 2005 – August 2009) · iQ (November 2008 – November 2009) · Yaris (November 2005 – September 2009) · Auris (October 2006 – 5 January 2010) · Corolla (October 2006 – December 2009) · Verso (February 2009 – 5 January 2010) · Avensis (November 2008 – December 2009) · RAV4 (November 2005 – November 2009). The lawyers in Bulgaria defend the victims of defects of Toyota cars in Bulgaria. ...
... Toyota Bulgaria considered beginning a check of all respective mofels of Toyota cars in Bulgaria for a defect in the gas pedal. Toyota Bulgaria said on February 2, 2010 that the defect was due to parts of the pedal. The defect means that the pedals of some Toyota cars can multifunction in a way to stay half pressed, to be pressed with difficulties or eventually to stay fully pressed. Toyota cars are the best seller cars in the market in Bulgaria. They have been recognized as sure and able to have long mileage without any defects. The Toyota cars those can have defects are as follow: • Aygo • iQ • Yaris • Auris • Corolla • Verso • Avensis • RAV4. A young man died on February 26, 2009 after driving a car Opel Astra crashed by itself high speed in a Greek border check booth at Promachon after Kulata, Bulgaria. The man had just hired the car Opel Astra by Rent a car service of Sofia Auto AD in Blagoevgrad. Sofia Auto AD is one of the official importer and dealer of Opel cars in Bulgaria. While driving he asked in advance the police by mobile phone for help as he could not stop the car at speed of 180 km per hour but in vain. The driver complained as making it impossible to stop the car when he stepped on the brakes. The lawyers in Bulgaria can defend the victims of a defect of gas pedal of Toyota cars in Bulgaria. ...
... Does Toyota pay the price of being number one producer of cars in the world by a defect of sticking gas pedals of 7.1 million cars? A defect in a gas pedal that gets stuck has prompted another large auto recall by Toyota in the U.S.A. The gas pedal defect appears to involve premature wear on certain parts. Toyota was the the biggest producer of cars in the world in 2009. Toyota Motor Corporation expects to recall roughly 2.0 million vehicles in Europe to fix defective gas pedals. The move comes after Toyota said January 21, 2010 it will recall 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. for the same gas pedal-related problem. The combined volume of 4.3 million vehicles in the two regions to be recalled due to the faulty pedal is equal to 55 per cent of the 7.81 million cars and trucks that the Toyota group sold globally in 2009. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S.A. reported that Toyota recalled more than 4.8 million motor vehicles last year. Vehicles included in the recall include the Toyota cars: • Matrix: 2009, 2010 models • RAV 4: 2009, 2010 models • Corolla: 2009, 2010 models • Avalon: 2005 – 2010 models • Sequoia: 2008 – 2010 models • Camry: 2007 – 2010 models • Tundra: 2007 – 2010 models • Highlander: 2010 model • Pontiac Vibe: 2009 model. The competitors GM till the end of February and Ford for a week announced a hostile offer of paying 1,000 USD to every customer of Toyota in the USA to stop the lease contract with Toyota and join them. The representative of GM explained that GM tried to have back again their own customers. Honda, another Japanese car maker, said it would not steal customers from the Japanese Toyota. Anyway some dealers of Honda USA put notes that their pedals did not stick. The lawyers of consumers defend them afainst the problems with gas pedal of Toyota cars. ...
... A court case of 2003 Toyota Avensis car’s problem and defect of the 1.8 liter gasoline engine. The Regional court of the city of Sofia, Bulgaria, that is the lowest level first instance court, will hear on 4 of February 2010 the civil case of allegedly defect of the gasoline engine of Toyota Avensis car 2003. The reason was that TM Auto Ltd. the local dealer of Toyota in Sofia, Bulgaria allegedly rejected to cover and pay the change of the whole gasoline engine 1.8 liter of Toyota Avensis car in the guaranty period of time and mileage. The lawyers in Sofia defend the parties in a court case of 2003 Toyota Avensis car’s problem and defect of the 1.8 liter gasoline engine. ...
... There will be no excise duty tax on sell and buy transactions deals with powerful cars, including from EU, in Bulgaria from Jan. 1, 2010. There are enforced new changes of the Law on excise duty and tax houses. So if one buys a car up to 9 seats with engine above 120kW or 163 power horses there will be no additional excise duty tax. So one can save from 10,000 BGN till 30,000 BGN as the amount depends on power engine of the car by a deal after Jan. 1, 2010. The law rule is valid both for brand new cars and second hand used cars. The attorneys at law in Bulgaria shall work for new deals with excise duty tax on sell and buy transactions deals with powerful cars in Bulgaria. ...
... Changes in law of local taxes and fees in 2010. Effective January 1, 2010, the competent authority of the council may fix the rate of taxation of property is between 0.1 and 2.5 per thousand of assessed value of tangible property, the Parliament of Bulgaria solved November 25, 2009, amending conclusively local taxes and fee legislation. ...
... Changes to the VAT Act 2010. The Parliament has finally adopted amendments to the Act on tax on value added November 25, 2009. Under these amendments, the repayment of VAT is reduced from 45 days to 30 days. The Bulgarian Parliament has decided to levy an amount of VAT on services of lawyers legal representation in court. The President of Bulgaria had put a veto on such changes on the burden of VAT on legal representation of lawyers in court and filed these amendments to the Court of the Constitution of Bulgaria. Lawyers in Bulgaria enforce the law and they must add the VAT on litigation lawyers in the courts in Bulgaria....
... The changes of the Income Taxes on Natural Persons Act from Jan. 1, 2010. According to the amendments, effective January 1, 2010, the taxable income accruing from economic activity to natural persons registered as tobacco producers and agricultural producers will be arrived at by debiting their income by 60 per cent. So far this income was exempt from tax. The lawyers in Sofia shall work on these changes of the Income Taxes on Natural Persons Act. ...
... The Judge Alexandra Jordanova from Sofia City Court ordered to suspend on November 24, 2009 the criminal case against Christo Kovachki for the accusation of stolen from the state 16.6 million BGN of VAT due to errors in the indictment act of the prosecutors office and the judge sent back the criminal case to the investigating authorities of Bulgaria. The lawyer ILIAN VASSILEV and the lawyer Ina Lulcheva from Sofia, Bulgaria, who were seemed as among the best lawyers in criminal cases in Bulgaria, defended Christo Kovachki, the energy magnate, in the courts of Bulgaria. The Judge Alexandra Jordanova from Sofia City Court on this second hearing of the case in court showed that the errors of the prosecution in Bulgaria were that the preliminary investigation before the trial phase of criminal proceedings the prosecution alleged that the theft of money was done by forged diaries. Now in the indictment at the court the prosecution of Bulgaria claimed that the money was stolen by fraudulent invoices. This amended charge at the last moment prevented the lawyer Ilian Vassilev and the lawyer Ina Lulcheva from Sofia, Bulgaria, pointing as among of the best lawyers in criminal cases in Bulgaria, to protect the rights of the energy magnate Christo Kovachki in the court of Bulgaria. Margarita Nemska, the public prosecutor in Bulgaria, seemed to be one of those public prosecutors, who had been declared freely to journalists who was a criminal, how some people stole money amounting to millions of euro, how public prosecutors found thefts, but actually it appeared in the court that investigators authorities and prosecutors in Bulgaria did not have appropriate qualifications and training to prepare and submit regular and legal indictments acts in the courts of Bulgaria. Or one thing was when one said rumors and empty accusations, and second more difficult task was the public prosecutor to prove these accusations in court. Third thing, the court of Bulgaria decided a guilty verdict, designated a person as a criminal thief, stipulated the confiscation of property, money in bank accounts, and factories. The voters, who pay taxes, ask why these public prosecutors receive salaries from the taxes of the voters as the court returned to investigate and correct the failed indictments. On the other side the brilliant lawyer Ilian Vassilev and the lawyer Ina Lulcheva from Sofia, Bulgaria, pointing as among the best lawyers in criminal cases in Bulgaria, managed to use any mistakes and discrepancies in the court case. See a photo of the top lawyer ILIAN VASSILEV, the top lawyer Ina Lulcheva and Christo Kovachki, the energy magnate, in the court of Bulgaria. ...
... A beautiful adopted child in Bulgaria fell in love and committed suicide. The father mayor and his wealthy wife owner of a pub and a shop have chosen to see her beautiful only daughter in a coffin instead to have grand daughters' gypsies. Albena Dimtchova from Kniazheva Machala, 16 years old, and her boy-friend Zvetan Mirtchev from Dimkovo, 15 years old, hugged lied down on the railway of the train at Brusarci railway station near Vidin, Bulgaria at 5 am on 15 of November 2009. Albena died immediately and Zvetan lied in the local hospital of Lom unconscious, with broken arm and head punches. The news paper www.24chasa.bg reported that Albena was adopted child in Bulgaria. Probably the lawyers in Bulgaria worked on the adoption of the child in Bulgaria. Albena was raised as a child with all love and all cares from her adoptive parents. Zvetan was a merry and nice boy with dark skin. Zvetan was with gypsy Roma origin and he had committed some small crimes to steal copper wires and electricity by illegal equipment. The lawyers in Bulgaria worked on the defense of the criminal Zvetan. It is said that his mother tried suicide years ago. His mother gave birth of her first daughter at the age of only 15 years old. This daughter on her turn had five children now. See photos of beautiful blond hair Albena, 16 years old, and her grave from the news papers Trud and 24 hours. ...
... The Parliament of Bulgaria confirms capital of EUR 1 to set up a limited liability company. The Parliament of Bulgaria approved the change in Bulgaria’s Commercial Law at the second and final reading of the amendments in the Trade Act, lowering the required registration amount from BGN 5,000 to BGN 2. Lawyers in Sofia, Bulgaria, deal with set up a limited liability company in Bulgaria with capital of EUR 1. ...
... The law rules for new Family Code of Bulgaria were enforced on 1 of October 2009. Lawyers in Bulgaria apply and deal with the new Family Code of Bulgaria. The property of a one man company in Bulgaria belongs only to the spouse. The new Family Code of Bulgaria says that spouses will have three alternative modes of property relations on purchased property during time of marriage as follows: first common marriage property, second separate marriage property and a marriage contract to arrange the property relations in a special way. Lawyers in Bulgaria can make marriage contracts. ...
... Irina Bokova, the ambassador of Bulgarian to France and ex foreign minister of Bulgaria, a member of the Socialist party of Bulgaria, was elected for Director General of UNESCO, the agency of UN for culture, science and education. Irina Bokova becomes the first women to head the organization. The Director General of UNESCO is elected for four years and has a chance to be reelected for a second term. USA and Europe gave support to the candidate Irina Bokova from Bulgaria. ...
... Changes of law doubled taxes for notary services in Bulgaria from 1 of July 2009. The State Gazette No. 39 dated 12 of May 2009 published changes of law that almost doubled taxes for notary services in Bulgaria enforced from 1 of July 2009. The most significant change is in the prices for certifying financial interest in deeds, contracts to sell and buy, real estate property in Bulgaria. For prices of deals of deeds, contracts to sell and buy, real estate property in Bulgaria from BGN 50,001 to BGN 100,000 the notary tax will be BGN 480.50 + 0.5 per cent of the surplus over BGN 50,000. For prices of deals of deeds, contracts to sell and buy, real estate property in Bulgaria from BGN 100,001 to BGN 500,000 the notary tax will be BGN 730.50 + 0.2 per cent of the surplus over BGN 100,000. ...
... Specialized funds buy properties in Bulgaria, owned by British and Irish citizens, who because of financial crisis are forced to sell them. British publication Market Watch reported this, as quoted by Bulgarian site www.imoti.net . The goal of sales of housing is owner of the island to dispose of them with minimum losses, the publication states. Thus, the second resale’s prices of properties in Bulgaria are 50 percent less of those first sell prices. ...
... Thousands of British and Irish owners of property in Bulgaria have an option to sale to vulture fund in time of crisis. Other option is to keep the property for longer term of time. ... Typically these vulturous fund companies pay price around 400 euros for square meter property whose real price is 900 euros, she explained it more. She thinks this scheme is good for the market of property in Bulgaria because it will provide the missing funds. ...
... Wages for staff in Bulgaria are much lower along with insurance payments and electricity bills according to Kamen Kolev the Director of the Bulgarian Industrial Association. He added that the average wage in Bulgaria is EUR 267 while in Greece it is EUR 1400.
... First-class investor certificates, the highest investor rank in Bulgaria, will be awarded to companies with a minimum investment volume of BGN 32 million, not BGN 70 million, the government decided on 4 March 2009. ...
... The amount of investment that foreign investors, who want to apply for permanent residence in Bulgaria should make, has been increased from USD 500,000 to 750,000 euros, Bulgarian National Radio announced. The government of Bulgaria took a decision to this effect after approving amendments to the Law on foreigners. The changes make the permits for foreigners' stay in Bulgaria the same as that used Europe-wide. ...
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Registered under Nr. 111 at lawyers list of Sofia Lawyers Bar Association, Bulgaria, issue Nr.7 dated 26 of January 2010, State Gazette, Bulgaria, graduated at Sofia University, Bulgaria in 1983, a
special study course at Queen Mary College, London, UK in 1987
Office: 62B Vitosha Blvd., Sofia 1463, Bulgaria, Europe, e-mail addresses: a.spassov@abv.bg or spassov.al@gmail.com, skype: a.spassov, telephone / fax ++359(0)2 9804662, mobile telephone for urgent cases ++359(0)888 490690.
The practising registered lawyer in Bulgaria is a member of the respective local city lawyers bar association in Bulgaria. The practising registered lawyer in Bulgaria is announced in a special list of lawyers in Bulgaria in the State Gazette, Bulgaria, in January each year. The Bulgarian lawyers may practise only under the legal frame and conditions of laws of Bulgaria such as the Constitution of Bulgaria, Law on lawyers announced in issue Nr. 55 dated 25 June 2004, State Gazette of Bulgaria, Ethical code of the lawyers in Bulgaria, issue Nr. 60 dated 22 July 2005, State Gazette of Bulgaria, Code of conduct for European lawyers, Order Nr. 1 on minimal lawyers fee, issue Nr. 64 dated 23 July 2004, State Gazette of Bulgaria and other laws of Bulgaria and legal rules of the lawyers bar associations in Bulgaria. The lawyers in Bulgaria practise activity for legal aid and protection of freedom, rights and legitimate interests of citizens. The basic principals of lawyers in Bulgaria are freedom, unique, self guidance and self support.
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