The upcoming re-codification of private law also brings fundamental changes to the regulation of legal entities. While legal entities, including corporations, will generally now be regulated exclusively by the new Civil Code (together with contract law), the regulation of corporations (i.e. business companies and cooperatives) will continue to be regulated separately by the Corporations Act, […]
On 1 January, 2013, the amendment to the VAT Act came into force, bringing with it substantial changes in many areas. Although in January taxpayers were mostly still busy calculating their tax liability for the last period of 2012, the introduction of some of the new rules in practice is emerging as problematic. Here are […]
Czech Republic represented by Havel, Holásek & Partners The 50 best law firms around the world were recognised by clients in the prestigious International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Awards 2013. The shortlist was chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 individual client assessments. For the Czech Republic, the award was presented to the Czech-Slovak […]
As of 1 March, 2013, Mr. Jaromír Kříž is appointed Area Director Central Europe, along with his actual function of Country Director Czech Republic and Slovakia. His job will include coordinating activities in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia and Romania with the future possibility to include also Poland. We are also pleased to announce that […]
Two thirds of executives of 100 banks operating in Central and Eastern Europe think that the economic situation in the banking market in 2012 worsened. The only country where positive or neutral rating of last year prevails is the Czech Republic. Czech bankers are also the only ones who plan future investments, while banks in […]
Investors in the CR expressed greatest interest in service companies; interest in IT firms dropped compared to previous years Within the Central and South Europe region, the Czech Republic ranked third in number of completed transactions behind Turkey and Poland. The region’s mergers and acquisitions market saw a slight drop in activity in 2012 in both […]
František Piškanin of HOPI has been named Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 in the Czech Republic Karel Volenec of ELLA-CS becomes Technology Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 František Piškanin, owner of the logistics company HOPI s.r.o., has been awarded the prestigious prize for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Czech Republic. He accepted […]
The largest Czech and Slovak law firm Havel, Holásek & Partners has strengthened its team with new managing associate Matej Firický (30). At Havel, Holásek & Partners’ Bratislava office, Matej Firický will be responsible mainly for legal advice to private clients and on mergers, acquisitions & divestitures mainly in the banking, pharmaceutical, and energy sectors. […]
Operational management of the Shell retail sites in Central and Eastern Europe was taken over by Petr Pražský on 1 February 2013. As General Manager Retail CEE he will be responsible for the operation, marketing, strategy and further development of a network of over 1,000 retail sites across the region. He has thus become the […]
The largest Czech-Slovak law firm, Havel, Holásek & Partners, has strengthened its team with a new Russian senior lawyer, Dilshod Porkert. Dilshod specialises in commercial law, acquisitions and divestitures, legal audits and due diligence, real estate law, intellectual property rights, and information technology. Prior to joining Havel, Holásek & Partner, Dilshod worked for the PPF/Home Credit […]
