Criminal Cases

Generally speaking, it can be stated that anyone who commits a crime is aware, on the one hand, that they are committing a criminal offense, and on the other, of the approximate consequences their conduct may entail. According to our firm’s experience, people smuggling is an exception to both of these considerations.

Harassment is one of the most frequently committed crimes in Hungary. Just last year, more than 6,000 criminal proceedings were initiated by the authorities on the well-founded suspicion of committing this crime. It's no wonder that the movie version of "Harassment" is also quite popular.

Driving a vehicle always involves risk. A single bad decision on the road can have serious consequences, and in some cases it may even lead to criminal prosecution.

Respect for human dignity and fundamental rights is a basic requirement in every democratic society. The protection of human rights is guaranteed not only by the Constitution of Hungary but also by Chapter XXI of the Criminal Code, which lists several offences aimed at safeguarding individual personality rights.

The new Criminal Code defines all corruption-related offences within a single, independent chapter, classifying them as corruption offences. While the content has not undergone substantial changes, the new Code comprehensively renews the structure and regulates conducts that had already been considered criminal under the previous legislation.

Criminal offences related to drugs are regulated in the Criminal Code under the category of offences endangering human health. The reason for this classification is that the protected legal interest is the societal interest in safeguarding human health.