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BBH Successful for Sazka Before Czech Supreme Administrative Court

BBH Successful for Sazka Before Czech Supreme Administrative Court

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BBH has successfully represented Czech lottery and gambling company Sazka before the Czech Republic's Supreme Administrative Court in a dispute against the country's Ministry of Finance and challenging a previous Municipal Court in Prague ruling over Sazka's obligations under the Gaming Act.

Sazka is the oldest lottery company in the Czech Republic and currently has an around 95% market share in the country for lotteries and other similar games.

According to BBH, the Ministry of Finance and the Municipal Court in Prague sought "to impose an entirely unacceptable, extralegal interpretation of obligations under the Gaming Act" on Sazka. The Supreme Administrative Court's ultimate decision "underscores the importance of adhering to the principles of the rule of law that often seem clear-cut in academia but are, regrettably, sometimes overlooked by public administration bodies and lower courts. It's always heartening to witness a higher judicial authority encapsulate these fundamental legal tenets, reaffirming their undeniable value and applicability in the decision-making processes," the firm announced.

The BBH team included Partners Vladimir Uhde and Tomas Sedlacek and Senior Associates Adam Necas, Jan Kadrnozka, and Stepan Liska.

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PRK Partners, one of the leading Central European law firms, has been helping clients achieve their business objectives almost 30 years. Our team of lawyers, based in our Prague, Ostrava, and Bratislava offices, has a unique knowledge of Czech and Slovak law and of the business environment. Our lawyers studied at top law schools in the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland and elsewhere. They also have experience working for leading international and domestic law firms in a number of jurisdictions. We speak your language, too. Our legal team is fluent in more than 15 languages, including all the key languages of the region.

PRK Partners has one of the most experienced legal teams on the market. We are consistently rated as one of the leading law firms in the region. We have received many significant honours and awards for our work. We represent the interests of international clients operating in the Czech Republic in an efficient way, combining local knowledge with an understanding of their global requirements in a business-friendly approach. We are one of the largest law firms in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Our specialised teams of lawyers and tax advisors advise major global corporations as well as local companies. We provide comprehensive legal advice drawing on our profound knowledge of local law and markets.

Our legal advice delivers tangible results – as proven by our strong track record. We are the only Czech member firm of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms. As one of the leading law firms in the region, we have received many national and international awards, in some cases several years in a row. Honours include the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence, The Lawyer and Czech and Slovak Law Firm of the Year. Thanks to our close cooperation with leading international law firms and strong local players, we can serve clients in multiple jurisdictions around the globe. Our strong network means that we can meet your needs, wherever you do business.

PRK Partners has been repeatedly voted among the most socially responsible firms in the category of small and mid-sized firms and was awarded the bronze certificate at the annual TOP Responsible Firm of the Year Awards.

Our work is not only “business”: we have participated on a longstanding basis in a wide variety of pro bono projects and supported our partners from the non-profit sector (Kaplicky Centre Endowment Fund, Tereza Maxová Foundation, Czech Donors Forum, etc.).

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