25.7.2008
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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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16.10.2025
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News
KŠB becomes the first major independent law firm on the Czech market to implement the Legora AI platform into its practice, symbolically connecting Czech law with global AI innovation
KŠB continues its tradition of being a pioneer of innovation in the field of legal services. As the first major independent law firm on the Czech market, KŠB has started to utilize Legora, an efficient AI assistant developed specifically for legal professionals, a step which will further strengthen our long-term vision – to combine first class legal expertise with modern technologies, thereby allowing us to deliver top-quality legal services to clients even more efficiently.
13.10.2025
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News
Contract Competition 2025
KŠB ve spolupráci s největší nezávislou asociací studentů práv na světě ELSA vyhlašuje již 14. ročník soutěže CONTRACT COMPETITION. Soutěž studentům práv nabízí jedinečný pohled do světa transakčního práva pod vedením advokátů přední české advokátní kanceláře.
12.10.2025
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Financial services
KŠB assisted the J&T Group with the approval of a base prospectus for a CZK 3 billion bond programme
The KŠB team (Martin Krejčí, Vlastimil Pihera, Josef Kříž) provided legal advice to the J&T Group in connection with the approval of the base prospectus for its bond programme. This marks a continuation of KŠB’s long-term advisory role in the group’s financing activities.
