28.6.2012
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Publications

Jaroslav Míkovec describes the mundane legal routine encountered by businesses in Ekonom

The legal routine that many businessmen must go through on a day-to-day basis is featured in KSB lawyer Jaroslav Míkovec’s legal column in weekly magazine Ekonom. Jaroslav contemplates that routine steps such as paying out dividend, disposing of shareholdings and replacing directors are far too difficult in the Czech Republic due to unnecessary bureaucracy and nonsensical requirements.

It is not just low-quality legislation that is to blame, notes Jaroslav. Most of the nonsense is not directly implied by law; instead the courts and authorities are sadly talented enough to choose the worst-case scenario out of all those available. This is why we should worship every flash of common sense that comes from the state administration.

The entire article is available here (in Czech only)

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13.11.2026
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M&A

Jan Lasák chairs M&A FORUM 2026

KŠB partner Jan Lasák served as academic lead and moderator of M&A FORUM 2026, the eighth edition of the conference organised by Akademie C. H. Beck, held on 4 November at Stages Hotel Prague. The event has become a fixture in the Czech M&A calendar, bringing together leading practitioners from private practice, the judiciary, academia and in-house legal teams.

KŠB partner Jan Lasák served as academic lead and moderator of M&A FORUM 2026, the eighth edition of the conference organised by Akademie C. H. Beck, held on 4 November at Stages Hotel Prague. The event has become a fixture in the Czech M&A calendar, bringing together leading practitioners from private practice, the judiciary, academia and in-house legal teams.

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12.11.2026
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News

Richard Schmidt spoke at the Czech Competition Authority’s St. Martin's Conference 2026

KŠB attorney Richard Schmidt spoke at this year's St. Martin's Conference, hosted by the Czech Competition Authority (CCA) in Brno on 11–12 November 2026. The conference is a fixture of the Czech competition law calendar, drawing leading practitioners from home and abroad.

KŠB attorney Richard Schmidt spoke at this year's St. Martin's Conference, hosted by the Czech Competition Authority (CCA) in Brno on 11–12 November 2026. The conference is a fixture of the Czech competition law calendar, drawing leading practitioners from home and abroad.

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5.11.2026
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News

Helena Navrátilová on Three Decades of the Advent Concerts of Good Will

KŠB partner Helena Navrátilová was recently interviewed on S dobrou vůlí, the podcast of the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation. Speaking with editor Veronika Širc, Helena talked about the origins and history of the Advent Concerts of Good Will, which KŠB has been organizing for over thirty years.

KŠB partner Helena Navrátilová was recently interviewed on S dobrou vůlí, the podcast of the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation. Speaking with editor Veronika Širc, Helena talked about the origins and history of the Advent Concerts of Good Will, which KŠB has been organizing for over thirty years.

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