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Legal advice in connection with the issuance of so-called discounted certificates for the new Rustonka real estate project16/12/16 / News
KSB assisted during the emission of discounted certificates in the value of approximately CZK 1.4 billion. The issuer of the certificates is a Cypriot company GRAMEXO PLC., which is the 100% owner of the company Rustonka Development s.r.o. Rustonka is a company established for the construction of a complex of several office buildings with a total area of approximately 37,000 square meters on land formerly occupied by the Rustonka factory in Prague-Karlin. More
Thank You for Supporting This Year’s Charity Concert14/12/16 / News
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of our clients, business partners and friends who attended and supported the 22nd Annual Charity Concert of Goodwill on Sunday, 4 December 2016 at Bethlehem Chapel in Prague to raise money for the Olga Havel Foundation. The contributions raised this year will be used for individual projects chosen by the donors themselves. More
Martin Šolc for Lidové noviny18/11/16 / News
In his column in Lidové noviny, KŠB Partner Martin Šolc ponders why some voices interpreting the new private law continue to emphasize that some things are just not possible. More
KSB participates as conference partner in Cashless Society conference and the Startup Summit25/10/16 / News
KSB has participated as a conference partner in two major autumn conferences. More
Invitation to the 22nd annual Charity Concert of Good Will organised by Kocián Šolc Balaštík to help support the Goodwill Committee - Olga Havel Foundation.18/10/16 / News
KŠB would like to cordially invite you to this year’s Concert of Good Will to support one of the most respected foundations in the Czech Republic. The concert promises an outstanding musical experience even on the sad 20th anniversary of founder and former First Lady Olga Havlová’s passing. More
Legal Advice on Sale of Centro-Ostrava Shopping Park14/10/16 / News
KŠB advised Emerging Europe Properties Fund on the share-sale of WOTEG GWG-Group, owner of the Centro-Ostrava shopping park located approximately 6 from the capital of the Moravia-Silesia Region. More
Czech Supreme Court Makes Important Decision in a Labour-Law Case Counselled by KŠB06/10/16 / News
KŠB Partner Pavel Dejl and his colleagues won an invalid immediate employment termination case for a major agricultural client before the Czech Supreme Court. More
Martin Šolc, the first Central European to be elected President of the International Bar Association22/09/16 / News
Martin Šolc, the founding partner of leading Czech law firm Kocián Šolc Balaštík (KSB), has achieved unprecedented success in the field of global advocacy. In Washington, he has been elected President of the International Bar Association (IBA), and with effect from 1 January 2017 will be the first ever representative of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, to stand at the forefront of the world's largest organization of lawyers. More
Succesful representation of the company Carthamus in proceedings against the State Energy Inspectorate14/09/16 / News
Law firm KSB successfully represented the company Carthamus, its long term client, an operator of energy sources working on the basis of biofuel burning, in administrative proceedings initiated by the State Energy Inspectorate (SEI) concerning an alleged breach of the act on supported energy sources, which was alleged to comprise incorrect declarations of the origin and type of burnt biomass fuel. More
Legal advice in connection with construction of a hydro power plant in Turkey07/09/16 / News
KŠB provided its client, the major energy company ENERGO-PRO, with comprehensive legal advice concerning the financing of the construction of a hydro power plant in Karakurt, Turkey. More
KSB advising major airlines23/08/16 / News
KSB has provided legal advice to airlines Air Canada and China Eastern Airlines in connection with their entry into the Czech aviation market. More
Legal Advice to Lumitrix18/07/16 / News
KŠB advised Lumitrix, a video mapping software and hardware start-up developer and producer, on a joint-venture with Y Soft Ventures. More
KŠB Becomes New Member of L2bAviation08/07/16 / News
L2bAviation is an international network of lawyers spread over all continents who advise on aviation law. Chambers Global rate the network as the best in aviation law. More
Success for KSB in the proceedings before the European Court of Justice23/06/16 / News
KSB has been representing Czech Radio in a long running dispute of many years with the Board of the Financial Directorate on the issue of the right to deduct VAT. An important point of contention was whether license fees are in fact a payment for public service broadcasting. Now KSB has achieved another success in the case. The European Court of Justice (ECJ), on the initiative of the Supreme Administrative Court, expressed the view in its decision that license fees are not deemed to be consideration paid for public broadcasting, and therefore fall outside the scope of the directive on VAT. More
KSB helps create the first Czech crowdfunding equity platform02/06/16 / News
In recent days, Fundlift, the first domestic platform focused on equity crowdfunding has launched its operations. It is a joint venture of the financial group Roklen and the investment group Rockaway. More
Successful representation of Agrofert31/05/16 / News
KSB has been representing Agrofert since 2011 in an ongoing dispute against a Luxembourg company European United Bakeries (EUB). The Municipal Court in Prague has now delivered a first instance decision in favour of Agrofert. More
Jiří Horník and Petr Koblovský Headed to the NYSBA International Section’s Spring Meeting in Krakow04/04/16 / News
The NYSBA event will take place on 7 – 9 April 2016 and focus on international arbitration/litigation, cross-border contracts, cross-border personal data transfers in the light of the Schrems case, FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), and legal issues surrounding the restitution of property to the victims of communism. More
KŠB once again nominated for Chambers Europe Award04/03/16 / News
KŠB has been once again nominated for a Chambers Europe Award for Excellence, in the category of best law firm in the Czech Republic. This prestigious award is announced annually by the renowned British ratings agency Chambers and Partners. More
KSB is a proud partner of the Foundation Leontinka25/02/16 / News
Law firm KSB supported this year's 10th annual benefit project for Leontinka Golf, which is designed to help visually impaired children and students. The Foundation's mission is to facilitate the integration of these children into society, to help them get an education and to enable participation in mainstream social, sporting and leisure activities. More
The Constitutional Court has agreed with the arguments of KSB in the continuation of the DELTA PEKÁRNY case18/02/16 / News
The Czech Constitutional Court issued a decision on the inspection of the office space of DELTA Bakery, by the staff of the Office for Protection of Competition (UOHS). It agreed with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which assessed the case in the autumn of 2014 and which concluded that the aforementioned unannounced inspection (ie.-Dawn raid) by the Office without effective judicial control was illegal. More