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Eversheds Sutherland member Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners has advised the Bulgarian-American Credit Bank on a EUR 15 million private placement of senior non-preferred MREL notes.
Summary of new Czech whistleblowing legislation
Legal AI developments, the impact of whistleblowing legislation, and the potential for a shorter work week keep lawyers talking in Slovakia, while a slowdown in legislative activity has them worried, according to Eversheds Sutherland Partner Annamaria Tothova.
Detailed information on subsidies.
In the previous article, we reviewed in detail some of the proposals of the European Commission for a comprehensive overhaul of European pharmaceutical legislation, contained in the new draft Directive on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use (the “Directive”) and in the draft Regulation laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency (the “Regulation”), which were not addressed by the Bulgarian media.
On 26 April 2023, the European Commission presented its long-awaited proposal for a comprehensive reform of the European pharmaceutical legislation.
Contributed by Tsvetkova Bebov and Partners, a member of Eversheds Sutherland.
The commercial law team at Eversheds Sutherland in the Czech Republic has selected the TOP 10 case law decisions of 2022.
Eversheds Sutherland has advised the De Dietrich Group on its acquisition of VPS Chlumec.
Eversheds Sutherland has advised Sealed Air Luxembourg on the sale of its stake in Czech Republic-based manufacturer and supplier of packaging materials and solutions Tart.
Former Eversheds Sutherland Counsel Petra Konecna has been promoted to a Partner position in the firm's Prague office.
Slovakia experienced a boom in renewables in 2010/11, then it became silent. New rules, a government decision, the EU recovery fund, and the increasing energy costs have led to a renaissance of renewable energy in Slovakia.
Schoenherr has advised the Lindab group on its acquisition of the ventilation business of Ventilace EU. Moore Legal CZ and Eversheds Sutherland reportedly represented the sellers.
An Overview of Important Legislative Changes in Slovakia
An overview of important legislative changes in the Czech Republic
An overview of important legislative changes in the Czech Republic.
Eversheds Sutherland has represented Itaka in the settlement proceedings with the minority shareholders of Czech travel agency Cedok.
The Slovak Republic was one of the last countries in the region to adopt the Foreign Direct Investment Screening Act, which introduces a comprehensive mechanism for screening foreign investments for the purpose of protecting security and public order based on Regulation (EU) 2019/452.
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