25.7.2008
News

Liberal decision of the Commission on gambling

The Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that the Italian criminal penalties for the collecting of bets by intermediaries acting on behalf of foreign companies are contrary to community law (Joined Cases C-338/04, C-359/04, C-360/04 Placanica of 6 March 2007).

Under Italian legislation, the organizing of games of chance or the collecting of bets is subject to holding a license and police authorization. Any infringement of those rules carries criminal penalties of up to three years’ imprisonment. The ECJ makes it clear once again that a Member State may not apply a criminal penalty for failure to complete an administrative formality where such completion has been refused or rendered impossible by the Member State concerned, in breach of Community law.

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2.2.2026
Disputes

Success for KŠB’s Litigation Team

KŠB’s litigation team, led by Pavel Dejl and Hana Dejlová, has achieved a significant victory for a long-standing client in a dispute with the Czech Ministry of Justice concerning excessively lengthy court proceedings.

KŠB’s litigation team, led by Pavel Dejl and Hana Dejlová, has achieved a significant victory for a long-standing client in a dispute with the Czech Ministry of Justice concerning excessively lengthy court proceedings.

28.1.2026
News

KŠB at EMUN’s Investment Outlook 2026 Conference in Prague

Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KŠB) continues its active cooperation with key partners in the investment and financial sectors, most recently as a partner of EMUN’s Investment Outlook 2026 conference.

Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KŠB) continues its active cooperation with key partners in the investment and financial sectors, most recently as a partner of EMUN’s Investment Outlook 2026 conference.

22.1.2026
Corporate law

KŠB advises the National Development Bank on the integration of the Czech Export Bank

KŠB poskytla právní poradenství Národní rozvojové bance, a.s. v souvislosti s integrací České exportní banky, a.s., do skupiny NRB.

KŠB advised the National Development Bank (Národní rozvojová banka, a.s.) on the integration of the Czech Export Bank (Česká exportní banka, a.s.) into the NRB group.