10.11.2011
Publications

“Carlsbad Lottery” 2.0

On 7 October 2011 Lidové noviny’s Law & Justice section featured the reflections of Martina Parusová Zímová and Christian Blatchford on the drawing of lots and whether such a practice is a legitimate way to reduce the number of bidders in public tenders. These two KSB lawyers do not consider the method transparent and non-discriminatory and believe it should therefore be removed from the Public Contracts Act.

A draft amendment to the Public Contracts Act abolishing the practice of drawing lots was recently passed by the Chamber of Deputies and is awaiting the decision of the Senate and the President.

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Corporate law

KŠB advises the National Development Bank on the integration of the Czech Export Bank

KŠB poskytla právní poradenství Národní rozvojové bance, a.s. v souvislosti s integrací České exportní banky, a.s., do skupiny NRB.

KŠB advised the National Development Bank (Národní rozvojová banka, a.s.) on the integration of the Czech Export Bank (Česká exportní banka, a.s.) into the NRB group.

13.1.2026
News

When Excessive Prevention Does More Harm Than Good

At the end of 2025, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic ruled that the preventive retention of traffic and location data under the Electronic Communications Act infringes the rights of the persons whose data is concerned.

At the end of 2025, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic ruled that the preventive retention of traffic and location data under the Electronic Communications Act infringes the rights of the persons whose data is concerned.

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Capital markets

KŠB Advises on the Establishment of FIDUROCK Retail Parks Fund SICAV

Kocián Šolc Balaštík advised Fidurock on the establishment of FIDUROCK Retail Parks Fund SICAV, an investment fund targeting qualified investors and focused on areal estate portfolio in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Kocián Šolc Balaštík advised Fidurock on the establishment of FIDUROCK Retail Parks Fund SICAV, an investment fund targeting qualified investors and focused on areal estate portfolio in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.