Last week, the Czech Competition Authority ("CCA") blocked an acquisition of part of První novinová společnost a.s. ("PNS") by Česká pošta, s.p. ("Czech Post"). While it is impossible to foresee...

The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Czech Competition Authority or the "CCA") kept busy even during the summer as it imposed three fines for resale price maintenance...

Effective as of 1 January 2012, there is a new amendment to the Commercial Code coming into force, providing for the following main changes:

This Guide aims to assist establish a business in the Czech Republic, either as a separate entity or as a subsidiary.

The draft Act allows for the cancellation of the circulation of physical bearer shares.

Companies may now provide financial assistance for the acquisition of their own shares in limited circumstances.

All companies registered in the Czech Republic have now been given their own electronic data boxes for sending and receiving electronic communications with public authorities

From 2018, the statutory pre-emptive right of co-owners to immovable property will be valid once again.

Any parent company that has established, purchased or otherwise acquired a subsidiary must look very carefully at whether the costs it incurs on an ongoing basis in holding the subsidiary can be claimed as tax-deductible expenses.

Foreign business entities in the Czech Republic often prefer doing business through a branch (in Czech "organizační složka") as opposed to establishing a company.

Autumn has only just arrived, but shopping centres are already starting to put on their Christmas outfits. As quickly as the end of the year, an important part of the 2022 amendment...

Long-term provision of a car to an employee residing outside the Czech Republic may lead to VAT registration in another Member State.

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