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5. 6. 2023 · Publications and newsletters
A BRIEF GUIDE ON THE OFFICE OF A MEMBER OF THE STATUTORY BODY OF A BUSINESS CORPORATIONHAVEL & PARTNERS published a free guide on the rights and duties of statutory-body members of Czech business corporations, covering appointment and termination of office, business management, remuneration, conflicts of interest and…
17. 2. 2023 · Publications and newsletters
Gender quotas or another ESG challenge for listed companiesThe EU Directive on gender balance among listed-company directors requires member states to ensure women hold at least 40% of non-executive or 33% of all director seats, with transposition due by 28…
11. 3. 2021 · Publications and newsletters
Guide to the corporate world after the amendment | Part IV.Part IV of HAVEL & PARTNERS' guide to the amended Business Corporations Act examines new shareholder rights in limited liability companies effective 1 January 2021: accompaniment at general meetings, substantiated protests, non-voting…
18. 1. 2021 · Publications and newsletters
Monistic arrangement – all statutory directors have been deleted from the Commercial RegisterAn amendment to the Business Corporations Act effective 1 January 2021 abolished the position of statutory director in monistic joint-stock companies, automatically deleting statutory directors from the Commercial Register and transferring all…
23. 10. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
GUIDE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD AFTER THE AMENDMENT | PART 3Part 3 of HAVEL & PARTNERS’ Guide explains that, from 1 January 2021, the Companies Act amendment abolishes the governing director in one-tier joint-stock companies and vests all executive and supervisory powers…
8. 10. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
GUIDE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD AFTER THE AMENDMENT | PART 2Part 2 of HAVEL & PARTNERS’ Guide explains that the Companies Act amendment lets general meetings distribute profit and other equity funds at any time during the accounting period, while tightening the…
2. 9. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
GUIDE TO THE CORPORATE WORLD AFTER THE AMENDMENT | PART 1Part 1 of HAVEL & PARTNERS’ Guide outlines the amendment to the Companies Act taking effect on 1 January 2021, covering profit distribution, one-tier joint-stock governance, new share types, shadow-director liability and…
13. 5. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Duties of and risks for members of governing bodies during the coronavirus pandemic (part three)Part three of a HAVEL & PARTNERS series on governing-body duties during COVID-19 covers profit distribution, the insolvency test before dividend payment, and Supreme Court case law making it harder to have…
29. 4. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Duties of and risks for members of governing bodies during the coronavirus pandemic (part two)Part two of a HAVEL & PARTNERS series on governing-body duties during COVID-19 covers calling a general meeting when a company is threatened, resigning at an inappropriate time, and following concern instructions…
20. 4. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Duties of and risks for members of governing bodies during the coronavirus pandemic (part one)Part one of a HAVEL & PARTNERS series on governing-body duties during the coronavirus crisis explains the standard of due managerial care, the duty to seek expert help, and the business judgment…
7. 4. 2020 · Publications and newsletters
Companies in quarantine: What are the implications of the new measures ensuring the operation of corporate bodies during an epidemic?Lex Covid lets Czech companies hold general meetings and board meetings remotely, extends expiring corporate body members' terms of office by up to three months, and postpones the deadline for discussing annual…
4. 12. 2018 · Significant Matters
Advising SpaceLab EU SE on a partnership with Czech Aerospace Research Centre to develop a revolutionary satellite engineHAVEL & PARTNERS advised SpaceLab EU SE, set up by London-based fund hDock42, on a joint venture with the Czech Aerospace Research Centre (VZLU) to develop an ion engine for satellites, including…
