DG Comp fines shipping and auto parts cartels
The European Commission has handed four car parts and car shipping cartels a total of €564 million in fines, after reaching settlements with all the companies accused of participating in the cartels. Among them, NYK, K Line, WWL EUKOR and CSAV were fined €346 million for participating in a roll-on roll-off vehicle shipping cartel. The […]
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. […]
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 […]
ECJ Coty ruling: Suppliers of luxury goods may prohibit authorized distributors
In the ECJ´s ruling of 6 December 2017, the Court has ruled that selective distribution systems that aim to preserve the luxury image of products do not violate European competition law by restricting third-party online platform sales, and confirmed that platform bans are not hardcore restrictions of competition. The Court ruled that online platform bans […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS represented Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI) in internet domain case
The PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech office has successfully represented Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI), a world leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of motion picture cameras, lenses, lighting and postproduction equipment, in a case regarding the recovery of the Czech TLD internet domain name from an infringer of the client’s IP rights.
Commission fines five car-safety equipment suppliers in cartel settlement
The European Commission has fined Tokai Rika, Takata, Autoliv, Toyoda Gosei and Marutaka a total of 34 million EUR for breaching EU antitrust rules. The companies took part in one or more of four cartels for the supply of car seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels to Japanese car manufacturers in the EEA.All five suppliers acknowledged […]
PETERKA & PARTNERS chosen ILN Firm of Month for November/December 2017!
We are proud to announce that PETERKA & PARTNERS Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia were chosen by the International Lawyers Network as Firm of the Month for November and December 2017. We would like to express our gratitude for this honour to our partners at the International Lawyers Network, and to our teams of lawyers […]