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News I/2022

An overview of HAVEL & PARTNERS news — a third consecutive Chambers Europe Award, the main award in Slovakia’s Law Firm of the Year, the Act of the Year 2021 for the new Building Act, record revenues of CZK 951 million, TOP Employer for the eighth time, the Forbes ranking, Hana Erbsová as Tax Advisor of the Year, and the traditional promotions with 17 career advancements.

Architectural competitions – a choice for investors with ambitions

On average, 50 public architectural competitions and dozens of private competitions are held in the Czech Republic every year. This is the way to achieve a quality and ambitious project, and not only for structures in public space.

Josef Hlavička a Kamila Kulhánková · 10 January 2022

Those who are prepared are not surprised

Business is not just about success. Sooner or later, every company may find itself in a situation where it is dealing with a serious problem that threatens its economic stability or reputation. And it is important to be prepared for such situations, because crisis situation prevention is essential for a successful business.

Foreword II/2021

Our significant competitive advantage is that, in addition to providing top-notch legal and tax advisory services, we can guide our clients through business in a way that gives them an edge over their competitors. Therefore, once again, we bring you a lot of interesting articles, information, analyses and interviews in the pages of our H&P magazine, which can be an inspiration for you and your business.

Jaroslav Havel · 13 September 2021

Whistleblowing is coming. Are you ready?

New legislation on the protection of whistleblowers is heading into practice – what it means for companies.

Robert Nešpůrek a Michal Smrček · 13 September 2021

Interview

Jaroslav Havel:

Wealthy clients motivate us, and we can inspire them

Generational change in leading Czech and Slovak business firms or the challenges arising from the advancing digitalisation of society – these are motives that are increasingly recurring in the work of HAVEL & PARTNERS. This year, the firm celebrated 20 years of existence, and what has kept it at the absolute top is, according to the firm’s founder Jaroslav Havel, among other things, its ability to perfectly understand its clients’ business.

Czech courts slowed down during the pandemic

How to make judicial decision-making more efficient?

In 2020, almost the entire state administration slowed down because of the pandemic, and the courts were no exception. Civil proceedings in district courts took an average of over nine months, according to statistics, a total of 18 days longer than the previous year. Even so, the Czech justice system still needs to speed up.

Jan Šturm a Marek Vojáček · 13 September 2021

Facing criminal prosecution? How about making a deal?

Criminal prosecution is an extreme crisis situation for everyone. Not only does it affect individuals, but also companies to almost the same extent. In such situations, the alternative to a public trial and a more or less uncertain verdict may be a plea bargain.

HAVEL & PARTNERS – a trusted and economically strong partner with an excellent reputation

In addition to its good reputation, top quality services and expertise, the excellent reputation of HAVEL & PARTNERS as a Central Europe market leader is also supported by its outstanding economic stability. Since our foundation in 2001, we have grown continuously not only in terms of personnel and quality of services, but also economically.

Pro bono II/2021

An overview of HAVEL & PARTNERS’ pro bono activities in the second half of 2021: charity clothing collections, cooperation with Nové Háro, charity runs and help for South Moravia after the tornado.

Real estate spiral in Brno – prices climbing upwards

New apartments in Brno are becoming more expensive than in Prague. Their prices have doubled in the Moravian capital in the last five years. Developers, architects, investors and representatives of real estate funds and consulting firms discussed the reasons for this and how the market situation in the South Moravian region will continue to develop at the Real Estate Forum 2021.

News II/2021

HAVEL & PARTNERS has become the absolute winner of the Law Firm of the Year 2021 competition with the best results ever and is strengthening its team across all key specialisations.