We are co-authors of leading commentaries on the LabourCode
We have long been involved in the preparation of a leading commentary on the LabourCode published by the C.H. Beck publishing house. Prof. Miroslav Bělina, a partner in ourfirm, is the head of the team of authors; Tomáš Bělina, another of the partners in ourfirm, is a co-author. They both are also co-authors of commentaries on the Labour Codeand the Civil Service Act published by the Wolters Kluwer publishing house.
We are members of the International Practice Group
Since 2012, our law office has been a member of the International Practice Group, anassociation of more than 100 law offices and tax advisors from all over the world. Thisgives us the opportunity to co-operate with foreign experts, arrange for representationbefore foreign courts and authorities, and provide legal services at international level.The international cases we have been dealing with for many years prove this.
We are arbitrators at the Arbitration Court attached to theCzech Chamber of Commerce and the Agricultural Chamberof the Czech Republic.
Partners in our law office, Prof. Miroslav Bělina and Mr Tomáš Bělina, have long workedas arbitrators at the permanent Arbitration Court attached to the Czech Chamber ofCommerce and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic.
Recognition in the Law Firm of the Year
For the fourth year in row, our law office has been awarded in the Law Firm of the Yearcompetition in the “highly recommended law office” category in the area of labour law.
We attend and organise professional conferences
The members of our firm regularly participate in professional conferences both in theCzech Republic and abroad. In co-operation with other partners and leading experts, wehave organised several successful conferences on the topics of labour law andarbitration. We are planning another conference for 2024.
In co-operation with SCANBOT, we provide legalinformation monitoring
In 2021, we secured a promising co-operation with SCANBOT s.r.o., a companydeveloping and delivering IT solutions for the extraction of data from databases anddocuments. Thanks to this co-operation, we are able to offer our clients automatedmonitoring and reports from any area of law and legislation.
We are members of the bodies of the Czech Bar Association
At the 8th Assembly of the Czech Bar Association, our partner Tomáš Bělina was re–elected to one of the Association’s supreme bodies. He successfully defended his position as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Czech Bar Association for the third time and was re–elected for another four–year term.
The Czech Bar Association is our client
Since 2012, we have been representing the Czech Bar Association in disputes concerning members’ mandatory fees and providing all legal services related to the enforcement ofreceivables.
The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic and the DiagHuman case
Since 2012, we have been providing legal services to the Ministry of Health of the CzechRepublic in all international disputes concerning the recognition and enforcement of the2008 arbitral award rendered in arbitration between the Czech Republic and DiagHuman SE. Our law office has been providing and co-ordinating representation throughlocal partners in each of the foreign proceedings and has been providing all the relatedlegal counselling. We succeeded in courts in the US, the UK, France, Austria, Switzerland,the Netherlands, Belgium and Liechtenstein, to name a few.
Disputes with the House of Liechtenstein
Since 2019, we represented the State Land Office for several years in dozens of sets of court proceedings in which the members of the of the House of Liechtenstein claim the surrender of property confiscated in the post-war period under the Beneš decrees or expropriated under the laws applicable at that time. This was a unique case with elements of international law, which had reached the stage of the Constitutional Court. In parallel, we also provided legal counselling related to pending proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights.
Dispute over the historical Lednice-Valtice complex
We successfully represented the State Land Office in a high-profile dispute at the DistrictCourt in Břeclav. The case involved the Prince of Liechtenstein’s foundation (FÜRST VONLIECHTENSTEIN STIFTUNG) and the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, Hans Adam II,who sought the payment of various financial claims and also the restitution of theLednice-Valtice complex and other properties in the Břeclav region that had beenconfiscated in the post-war period under the Beneš Decrees.
State Land Office
Since 2018, we provided legal services to the State Land Office for a number of years, representing it in hundreds of property disputes concerning legal relationships to land, including claims under the Land Act and the Act on the property settlement with churches and religious societies. We also provided the State Land Office with labour-law consultancy and counselling in the area of public procurement.
Railway Administration
For many years, we have been representing the Railway Administration (formerly the Railway Infrastructure Administration) in property-law, commercial-law and labour-law disputes. At the same time, we provide the Railway Administration with legal counselling in the aforementioned areas and, in the past, we also did so in the area of public procurement and in matters related to the company’s transformation.
Czech Post
Since 2014, we have been providing the Czech Post with comprehensive legal servicesrelated to collective enforcement of receivables and, since 2015, legal counselling in thearea of labour law, including representation in a number of court cases.
Czech Social Democratic Party
We have been representing the Czech Social Democratic Party in the long-running high-profile dispute with JUDr. Zdeněk Altner, which is currently being pursued by his heirs.
ČEZ, a. s.
Since 2012, we provided legal services to ČEZ, a.s. for many years, consisting inconsultancy and the drafting of opinions in the area of labour law. In 2015, we succeeded in a tender procedure announced by ČEZ, a.s. for a framework contract on theprovision of legal services internationally.
Škoda Auto a.s.
Since 2013, our law office has been providing legal services to Škoda Auto a.s., especiallyin labour-law and corporate matters, and representing the company in litigation.
Czechoslovak Group
Since 2018, we have been providing legal counselling to the companies within Czechoslovak Group in the area of public procurement and the Act on support of research, experimental development and innovation, as well as legal counselling related to security procedures conducted by the National Security Authority pursuant to the Act on the protection of classified information and security qualification, including representation of clients in administrative and court proceedings.
Česká spořitelna, a.s.
Our law office has been a strategic partner of Česká spořitelna, a.s., providing it withlegal services on the basis of a framework agreement since 2012.In addition, we have also been providing the company with legal services in the area ofcollective enforcement of receivables.
Komerční banka, a.s.
Since 2015, we provided labour-law counselling to Komerční banka, a.s. for many years,including representation in litigation.
National Development Bank
In 2020, we provided legal services to the National Development Bank (at the time under the name Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank at the time) in co-operation with our foreign partner Arendt & Medernach SA consisting in an opinion on securing property and protection of investments abroad.
SUDOP PRAHA a. s.
Since 2017, we have been providing labour-law counselling to SUDOP PRAHA, a.s.,including representation in litigation. At the same time, we also provide legal servicesfor the company abroad in the area of acquisitions and management of equity interests.
Capital City of Prague
The Capital City of Prague is our long-term client. Since 2012, we have been providingcomprehensive legal services to the Capital City of Prague in labour-law matters,including representation in a number of court cases.
Ústí nad Labem Region
Since 2022, we have been providing the Ústí nad Labem Region with legal services consisting in counselling and representing in labour-law litigation.
SNEO, a.s.
Since 2012, we have been providing legal services to SNEO, a.s., the servicing organisation of the Prague 6 City District for the area of facility management and real estate development, consisting in consultancy and drafting opinions in the area of public procurement, administrative law, as well as property law and commercial law.
“Key Investments” case
Since 2013, our law office has been representing SNEO, a.s. as the aggrieved creditor inthe high-profile criminal proceedings against the managers of KEY INVESTMENTS a.s.
“Via Chem Group” case
Since 2013, our law office has been representing SNEO, a.s. as the aggrieved creditor inthe insolvency proceedings with regard to the assets owned by Via Chem Group, a.s., aholding company which holds, inter alia, shares in Spolchemie, and subsequently, since2016, also in the high-profile criminal proceedings against JUDr. Sisák et al. accused ofharming the creditor and other criminal offences related to the said insolvencyproceedings.
CA Immo development group
Since 2018, our law office has been providing legal services to CA Immo, a foreigndevelopment group, in a number of areas of law, especially in contractual, corporate andlabour-law matters.
Plaza Centers development group
Since 2012, we provided legal services to Plaza Centers Czech Republic s.r.o. in the areaof real estate management, property transfers, lease contracts and rent enforcement.
Czech Environmental Inspectorate
Since 2015, we have been representing the Czech Environmental Inspectorate in labour-law disputes and providing all related legal services and counselling.
Administration of the State Material Reserves
Since 2014, our law office has been providing legal services to the Administration of theState Material Reserves in the area of property management, contractual relationshipsand labour-law issues, including representation in litigation.
Czech Telecommunication Office
Since 2012, we provided the Czech Telecommunication Office with legal servicesconsisting in counselling and drafting opinions in the field of labour law, andrepresenting the Group in litigation.
Net-Connect Group
Since 2015, we provided legal services to the foreign Net-Connect Group for many yearsin connection with the development of business activities and telecommunicationservices in this country.
InnoCrystal, Prague Innovation Center
Since 2016, our law office has been providing legal services to the Prague innovation centre InnoCrystal in a number of areas of law, especially in the area of corporate and commercial law, and in the area of lease contracts, including representation in litigation.
Charles University in Prague
Our law office has been providing legal services to Charles University in Prague for along time according to the University’s needs and instructions, especially consultancy onlabour-law and status issues.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Since 2015, we have been providing to Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, and later also to University’s Wood Enterprise, comprehensive labour-law counselling. We have also been providing counselling in matters governed by the Act on Higher Education.
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Since 2021, our law office has been providing legal services to the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, including especially counselling regarding labour law and the handling of information.
První novinová společnost a.s.
Since 2014, we have been representing První novinová společnost a.s., the largest press distributor in the Czech Republic, in a commercial-law dispute concerning remuneration for the discharge of office in the company’s bodies.
Triumph clothing brand
Since 2014, our law office has been providing legal services to the major clothing brand Triumph. In addition to labour-law counselling and representation in litigation, we also provide services from the corporate and commercial-law areas, including retail. Moreover, we provided them with legal advice related to anti-covid measures and the use of support subsidies.
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Trade Union of Mining, Geology and Oil Industry Workers
Since 2021, we have been providing legal services to the Trade Union of Mining, Geology and Oil Industry Workers in the area of real estate dispositions.
Public contracts for the Emergency Medical Service of the Capital City of Prague
For many years starting in 2017, we provided comprehensive legal support to the Emergency Medical Service of the Capital City of Prague in awarding above-the-threshold public contracts for the purchase of ambulances. Our services included the resolution of objections raised by contractors and representing the Service as the contracting entity in proceedings before the Office for the Protection of Competition. In 2019, we also organised a tender procedure for the servicing of their vehicles.
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Tel.: +420 226 287 000 | Fax: +420 226 287 001 | Email: recepce@belinapartners.cz
Our office is located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building. The entrance is located behind the courtyard gate on the left.
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Bělina & Partners advokátní kancelář s.r.o. (Law Office)
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