15.9.2015
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News
Disputes
Environmental Law

Penalty Rescinded for KŠB Client

KŠB helped a client win a lawsuit against the Czech Environmental Inspectorate, which had imposed a penalty on the client, an electric device manufacturer, for failure to abide by the Electric Waste Act. The penalty, which the Ministry of Environment confirmed, was rescinded by the Municipal Court in Prague due to being unlawful. 

The dispute dates back to 2005/2006 when there were a number of administrative proceedings in which one funds manager was appointed for each of the ten electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) categories from among the collective systems for electric waste collection. KŠB represented one of the unsuccessful candidates. As a result of winning the dispute, the Ministry of Environment’s selection of the funds manager was abolished. At the same time, all penalties imposed on manufacturers involved in the collection system were not selected for the particular group of devices by the Ministry. Subsequently, the law applicable to the issue was amended and the monopoly eliminated.

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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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