Author Archive: Office

In the Liber Amicorum on the occasion of the anniversary of professor Dr. Monika Pauknerová, CSc., DSc. has been published an article of professor Alexander J. Bělohlávek „Conflicting Interpretations of International Treaties“.

Bilateral and multilateral international treaties are the most frequently employed instruments used to create a stable system and to establish mutual cooperation in the international community. An [international] treaty is defined in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties…
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On 14 October 2021 professor Bělohlávek conducted in Prague / Czech Republic a One Day Seminar on „International and EU Bankruptcy Law: Impacts of Insolvency (Bankruptcy) Proceedings On Court And Other Proceedings“ organized by the Judicial Academy (Academy of magistrates) of the Czech Republic.

On 14 October 2021 professor Bělohlávek conducted in Prague / Czech Republic a One Day Seminar on „International and EU Bankruptcy Law: Impacts of Insolvency (Bankruptcy) Proceedings On Court And Other Proceedings“ organized by the Judicial Academy (Academy of magistrates)…
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In the journal Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht (NIPR) issued by the T. M. Asser Institute (Centre for International & European Law) has been in the No 4/2020 published the article by professor Alexander J. Bělohlávek „Determining the law governing obligations in arbitration and the applicability of the Rome I Regulation“

Factors specific to arbitration, and particularly the fact that the place (seat) of arbitration is often chosen as a neutral venue with no links to the domicile of the parties or to the subject of the dispute, also influence the…
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In its June´ issue the periodical Bulletin advokacie (Bulletin of Advocacy) by the Czech Bar Association has been published an article of professor Alexander J. Bělohlávek „Contents and execution of the right to legal advice in the context of the lawyer´s duties and restrictions from national and international perspective“.

Just a short time ago in the pat, the automatic answer, even of young bar associates, to a question after a fundamental and insurmountable duty of a lawyer would be a reference to confidentiality. The current period encourages reflection on…
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In its Mai´ & June´ issues the periodical Soukromé právo (Private Law) by Wolters Kluwer has been published an article (Part I & Part II) of professor Alexander J. Bělohlávek „Extent, Purpose & Nature Of The Special Provisions On Service Of Documents In The Act On Arbitration“.

The special provisions on service of documents contained in Section 19a of the Czech Act No. 216/1994 Coll., on arbitration and on the enforcement of arbitral awards with effect from 1 January 2014 raising considerable doubts and ambiguities. Nor can…
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In its June´ issue the periodical Obchodní právo (Commercial Law) by Wolters Kluwer has been published an article of professor Alexander J. Bělohlávek „Companies´ Management And Extent Of Ingerence Into Competence Of Their Statutory Bodies“.

As for ingerence in matters of management of companies, especially from shareholders, the Czech law shows a rigorous and at most strict approach preventing such influences. These is an expression of maximum separation of the companies´assets from those of their…
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Topics for the 2022 and 2023 editions (XIIth and XIIIth editions) of the renowned CYArb® – Czech (& Central European) Yearbook of Arbitration®, edited for more than eleven years by professor Bělohlávek.

Professor Alexander Bělohlávek, managing partner of our law firm, has been the editor in-chief of the renowned CYArb® – Czech (& Central European) Yearbook of Arbitration® for more than eleven years, together with his co-editor, professor Dr. iur. Naděžda Rozehnalová, CSc.…
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