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The law firm Havel, Holásek & Partners was successful even in the fifth year of the Law Firm of the Year competition, and the same as in the past four years, took home awards in the professional categories. This year, the firm was the winner in the area of Developer and Real Estate Projects and […]

From 1 October, 2012, Radek Halíček is in charge of Tax and Legal Services, which are provided by nearly 150 professionals at KPMG in the Czech Republic. Radek Halíček started working for KPMG in the Czech Republic in 2006, in 2007 he was promoted to Partner. Since 2010 he has been leading the KPMG Legal […]

Florin Trandafirescu (49), former Managing Director of Inmarko, Unilever Ice Cream company in Russia, is appointed as a Managing Director for Czech and Slovak business as from 1 November, 2012. Florin joined Unilever in 1997 after 5 years with Siemens. During his career with Unilever he has been moving through a number of roles in […]

PwC Czech Republic Tax and Legal Services team was strengthened in October by Martin Houska, a Director specialised in the area of international tax and domestic tax planning and reorganisation. Prior joining PwC Martin has gained extensive experience having worked in some of the largest tax advisory firms, most recently as a senior manager with […]

Exact became the main partner of a significant event in the glass industry field this year – International Glass Symposium (IGS). Event will take place from October 4 to October 7, 2012 in Nový Bor and it will be possible to see work of many significant Czech and foreign glassmakers and designers there. Besides Czech […]

The new Mediation Act came into force on 1 September, 2012. Until now, mediation regulation has been absent in Czech law. However, this does not mean that mediation did not occur or was illegal; instead, there was merely no regulation governing mediation, which has raised a number of issues as to the duties of mediators, […]

In the school year of 2011/2012 AFS Mezikulturní programy, o.s. sent 72 Czech high school students on study programs abroad. Students returned home with lot of unforgettable experiences and knowledge. Veronika also belongs among this year AFS alumnis and we are bringing you her article on life in Japan here.   Japan is a lifelong […]

RGM households with income of more than USD 30 thousand to more than double by 2020 overtaking US and Eurozone GDP of the Czech Republic is forecast to decline by 1.4 per cent in 2012 according to Ernst & Young Economic expansion in the 25 leading rapid-growth markets (RGMs) including the Czech Republic has started […]

KPMG International has moved up to the top spot, leading this year’s rankings of The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®). Last year KPMG ranked second on the IAOP® list, which is comprised of 20 advisory firms. The independent judging panel organised by the IAOP® evaluated applications based on […]