New stabilization procedure in Bulgaria for traders in financial distress
Svetlana Todorova, Senior Associate at PETERKA & PARTNERS and member of the Litigation and Insolvency Practice, has written an article focusing on amendments to the Bulgarian Commerce Act related to traders experiencing financial difficulties. The opportunity to undergo a procedure for restructuring of their obligations has been available since 1 July 2017 and it reflects […]
Invitation to next business breakfast at Prague office
The Czech office of PETERKA & PARTNERS is pleased to invite you to our first business breakfast of the new year: “Selected issues of conflict of laws in matters of matrimonial property regimes, in particular with regard to the Council Regulations (EU) No. 2016/1103 and No. 2016/1104”. The breakfast will be held on 25 January […]
MLI: how and when will double tax treaties be modified?
An article by Rostislav Frelich, Tax Advisor and Member of the PETERKA & PARTNERS Tax Desk will be published in the TerraLex Connections January/February 2018 General Topic Edition. In the article Mr. Frelich describes how and when double tax treaties will be modified by the Multilateral Instrument (MLI) which was signed by 70 jurisdictions. Over […]
New article in November edition of Online Gambling Lawyer
Zdenek Beranek, Partner and Leader of the PETERKA & PARTNERS Sport, Media and Gaming sector group, published the another article, this time focused on new guidelines on gambling bonuses published by the Czech Ministry of Finance in the November edition of Online Gambling Lawyer (please see this link). PETERKA & PARTNERS advises clients in this […]
Will Class Actions be introduced in the Czech Republic?
Class actions, as of yet not included in the procedural system, may well be introduced in the Czech Republic to enable claimants’ groups the use of collective proceedings in order to assert their claims efficiently against a respondent. In September 2017, the Minister of Justice presented a proposal to introduce class actions into Czech law. […]
Invitation to the business breakfast: “Pursuing and Enforcement of Claims in the Countries of CEE”
We are pleased to invite you to the business breakfast “Pursuing and Enforcement of Claims in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe – Practical Aspects” for which the Belgian Business Chamber is a partner. The breakfast will be held on 11 January 2018, at 10:00 a.m., at the PETERKA & PARTNERS premises on Śniadeckich […]
Article by Jiří Černý on introducing efficient processes to prevent and resolve disputes
An article by Jiří Černý, Partner and Leader of the Litigation and Insolvency practice has been published in the “Czech Exporter” monthly supplement to the newspaper Hospodářské noviny. In the article Mr. Černý describes certain legal risks connected with entering foreign markets. In this context, it is necessary to introduce efficient internal processes in order […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS among largest international law firms in Slovakia
According to the rankings prepared by The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia’s only English-language newspaper, PETERKA & PARTNERS is among the largest international law firms in Slovakia. “When compiling the ranking, we used three criteria which are used the most abroad and which speak objectively about the size of law firms: number of people with a law […]
Acting on behalf of an employer – authorization or empowerment?
The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic provided a clear answer (I. ÚS 155/2017-75 of 31 August 2017) on whether when acting on behalf of an employer in labour relations it is permissible to use a PoA under the Civil Code, thus excluding the current (restrictive) interpretation of the general courts.For more information, please see […]
Changes to Hungarian tax legislation boosting investments
As usual, the new year brings with it several changes to Hungarian tax law. New types of corporate tax incentives are available for a starting investment of more than 6 billion HUF (approximately EUR 19 million) or job-creating investments of more than HUF 3 billion (approximately EUR 9.5 million) that are aimed at diversification of […]