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Jogtár is Wolters Kluwer Hungary’s flagship legal database. The brand has existed since 1993; the current platform is Új Jogtár (uj.jogtar.hu). Wolters Kluwer markets it as Hungary’s market-leading legal database, and there’s no like-for-like Hungarian rival of comparable scale.
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Cite by paragraph and időállapot, “Ptk. 6:142. § hatályos szövege 2024.01.01-jén”, and Libra resolves to that wording with BH/EBH and Kúria döntések.

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What it covers

Practice areas covered well: civil/contracts, corporate, criminal, labour, tax, administrative, family: comprehensive across Hungarian practice.

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Modules

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What you can ask

  • “Mi volt a Ptk. 6:142. § hatályos szövege 2024.01.01-jén és milyen Kúriai döntések hivatkoznak rá?”
  • “Find the current Civil Code commentary on liability for breach of contract.”
  • “What does Hungarian case law say about the validity of restrictive covenants?”
  • “Find commentary on recent changes to Hungarian corporate law.”

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Setup

Connect via Settings → Integrations using your firm’s Jogtár credentials. See Setting up integrations.
In Libra, the Jogtár connection uses the Libra Jogtár Premium product. If your firm doesn’t have a subscription yet, your firm administrator can arrange one through the Libra Jogtár Premium product page.

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Combining with other sources

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Tips

Name the effective date when you need the law as it stood; Jogtár’s időállapotok will surface the right text.
“Ptk. 6:142. §” / “Btk. 159. §”: Hungarian lawyers cite by paragraph, and Jogtár is structured around them.
Pair Jogtár with European Union Case Law for harmonised EU regulation.

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Next steps

Setting up integrations

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