Compensation law

Compensation law comprises the rules under which damage caused by unlawful conduct must be compensated. Where the fact of the damage, the unlawful conduct, the causal link and imputability are jointly present, the party causing the damage is obliged to compensate the injured party's loss.

Compensation arising from breach of contract

If a contracting party fails to perform its undertaken obligation, performs late, or performs defectively, the other party may assert a compensation claim. Our office helps to substantiate the claim, to gather the necessary evidence and to conduct the litigation or to reach an out-of-court settlement.

Non-contractual damage (delictual/tort liability)

Damage caused outside a contractual relationship – for example, a traffic accident, neighbour-law grievances, product liability, or harm caused to another person's property or health – also gives rise to compensation liability. According to the principles of the Hungarian Civil Code (Ptk.), everyone is obliged to refrain from conduct that infringes the right or legitimate interest of another.

Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage

Compensation may extend to:

- Pecuniary damage: the losses actually incurred (damnum emergens) and the lost profit (lucrum cessans)
- Non-pecuniary damage (grievance award / non-pecuniary damages): in the event of a violation of personality rights, the sum due for the personal suffering and disadvantage

Liability insurance matters

Claims that can be asserted under insurance contracts require particular expertise. Our office represents its clients against insurers in claims-settlement proceedings and, if necessary, in litigation as well.

How can we help?

- Substantiation and legal assessment of a compensation claim
- Conducting out-of-court settlement negotiations
- Initiating a compensation lawsuit and representation before the court
- Assertion of claims against an insurer
- Product liability matters
- Assertion of claims in the event of medical malpractice