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The BMM Group, which manages Zdeněk and Michaela Bakalas’s Czech assets, agreed with the other shareholders at the end of the year to sell a majority stake in AWT to PKP Cargo, the largest Polish railway cargo carrier. The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of 2015 following regulator approval. KŠB advised the seller.

Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KŠB) has announced the appointment of four new counsels effective 1 January 2015. The promotion of three attorneys and one tax advisor, all of whom have worked for KŠB for several years, is an acknowledgement of the outstanding work they have done and continue to do for KŠB.

Peers describe KŠB partner Martin Šolc as the most respected lawyer in the Czech Republic in an opinion poll held by Motejlek.com.

In cooperation with KŠB, law student association ELSA held its 3rd annual Contract Competition for law school students. Shareholder agreements were the topic of this year’s contest.

As of 1 December 2015, KŠB’s Karlovy Vary branch is in a new location: Závodní 391/96C, 36006 Karlovy Vary

KŠB managing partner Dagmar Dubecká took part in the “Women Welcome on Board” conference held by publishing house Economia and the Business for Community association. In one of four panel discussions, Dagmar, together with other ladies ranked in the TOP 25 Women in Czech Business, discussed gender diversity in top management.

KŠB Managing Partner Dagmar Dubecká ranked 24th in this year’s TOP 25 Women of Czech Business poll, which was held for the tenth time by publishing house Economia.

On 7 November 2014 at the Prague Marriott Hotel, a formal discussion was held on energy security in the Czech Republic. During the panel discussion, KŠB energy law specialist Tomáš Sequens looked at the stability of Czech energy regulations and the expectations of energy market players.

Ekonom Weekly (its special “Stories of Success”) and Lidové noviny daily featured interviews with and a profile of KŠB partner Martin Šolc and KŠB counsel Jan Lasák respectively.

The new Civil Code as viewed by lawyers, judges, members of academia and corporate representatives will be the main topic of the New Private Law conference. KŠB Institute – KŠB’s education subsidiary – will lend support to the event as a conference partner.

Martin Šolc, one of the founding partners of leading Czech law firm Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KŠB), achieves major international success in Tokyo today by being elected Vice President of the International Bar Association.

The Centre for Comparative Law at the Law Faculty of Charles University in Prague will hold a symposium on trusts, a re-established asset management tool which, thanks to the new Civil Code, has been re-introduced to Czech law after a very long hiatus. The symposium will take place on 7 November at the Law Faculty of Charles University in Prague.

The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) rules Czech Competition Authority’s dawn raid unlawful. The significance of the ruling stretches beyond Czech borders as it can be applied in other Member States as well.

In this issue of X Lege, you can learn about emission allowances, European regional airports and how companies are using the new options offered by the recodification.

The 20th Annual Charity Concert of Good Will is organised by Kocián Šolc Balaštík to help support one of the most respected charitable foundations in the Czech Republic.

In collaboration with the German-Czech Trade and Industrial Chamber (DTIHK), KŠB will hold two legal seminars during the International Engineering Fair in Brno at the end of September-beginning of October.

The brand new commentary on the Corporations Act should make life easier for all business corporations and their representatives. The team of authors was led by KŠB senior associate Jan Lasák, with senior associate Martin Kubík and legal assistant Josef Kříž also contributing.

Leading developer VGP recently announced the completion of one of the biggest real-estate transactions in Europe in the last decade. KŠB has advised VGP Group since 2005 and helped build the large property portfolio that was sold.

KŠB successfully represented its client in litigation with the Municipal Office of the City of Prague (the “Municipal Office”) regarding a land lease tender announced by the Municipal Office. After the Municipal Office chose another bidder, the client requested the Municipal Office to make available the bids submitted by other bidders based on its right of access to information.

KŠB’s team of tax advisors led by Helena Navrátilová was named one of the leading tax practices in the Czech Republic by World Tax 2014, a tax guide published by rating agency International Tax Review.