PETERKA & PARTNERS to attend IBA European Start-Up Conference as Session Chair
PETERKA & PARTNERS is proud to be a part of the Third IBA Annual Start-Up Conference which will be held on 22 November 2018, in Berlin. The conference will be comprised of various sessions, including one on “Health and Wellness”. This particular session will be focused on mental and physical health in the workplace. The […]
Our Czech, Slovak and Romanian offices contribute to ILN Corporate Law Guide
We would like to announce that our offices in the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia, as members of the International Lawyers Network (ILN), participated in the preparation of a guide which offers a summary of key corporate law principles in 40 countries worldwide and offers practical advice on establishing an entity in these jurisdictions. A […]
Celebration of 100 years of Czech and Slovak advocacy
PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech Republic was a proud partner for the celebration of 100 years of Czech and Slovak advocacy organized by the Czech Bar Association. The weekend event was held in the beautiful spa-town of Luhačovice. The event began with a conference, where Monika Šimůnková Hošková, Partner of the Czech office, gave a speech […]
Czech office holding seminar on Tax litigation
The Prague office of PETERKA & PARTNERS is pleased to invite you to a business breakfast on 26 September 2018. Jiri Cerny, Partner and Leader of the Litigation and Insolvency practice, and Hana Skalická, Of Counsel, both from PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech Republic, will hold a seminar on the topic: “Tax Litigation”. For more information […]
Opinion of Advocate General re: Slovak Republic v. Achmea BV
In his opinion on case C 284/16: Slovak Republic v. Achmea BV, Advocate General Melchior Wathelet concluded on the compliance of intra-EU BITs with EU law: “Articles 18 TFEU, 267 TFEU and 344 TFEU must be interpreted as not precluding the application of an investor/State dispute settlement mechanism established by means of a bilateral investment […]
Assistance to Descours & Cabaud Group
Complex legal assistance to Descours & Cabaud, a major distributor of work tools and products for industry and construction, in relation to internal consolidation of the Group and intra-group merger of the companies in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Road tax refund successfully accomplished
PETERKA & PARTNERS represented the Czech subsidiary of the European leader in the commercial vehicle leasing industry. The case concerned the purchase of several trucks which were not delivered to our client. The legal part of the services consisted of deregistering our client as the owner of the non-delivered trucks from the Czech Register of […]
VAT exemption application (cost sharing)
PETERKA & PARTNERS represented an international humanitarian organization, operating in 70 countries, on VAT aspects of a shared services centre. The tax advisory consisted in the application of VAT exemption on cost sharing, which is unique as very little relevant EUCJ case law exists and the exemption was in practice impossible. PETERKA & PARTNERS represented […]
Legal and tax advisory on restructuralization in CEE region
PETERKA & PARTNERS advised one of the world’s leading milk processors in relation to proposed changes to their manufacturing and distribution structures in the CEE region. The firm prepared a summary of the legal and tax implications of a major manufacturing and distribution restructuralization in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. Advice from […]
New Amendments to FIFA RSTP Regulations
FIFA, the international governing body of football, recently amended its Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, which bring about a substantial impact on the contractual relationships between clubs and (professional) football players. Zdenek Beranek, Partner and Leader of the Sport, Media and Gaming Practice has prepared an article about the new amendments, which […]