In November 2019, the international law firm Eversheds Sutherland expanded its team by two senior lawyers, Radek Váňa and Michal Hrabovský. Both will significantly strengthen the international and local M&A team.

The law firm Taylor Wessing Czech Republic has again been evaluated in the prestigious Law Firm of the Year competition as ‘highly recommended’ or ‘recommended’ in four key categories. This year's contest was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice while the gala evening, as is traditional, was under the patronage of the Czech Bar Association.

79% of global executives describe international tax environment as “uncertain” 82% experienced tax authority challenges to their transfer pricing over the past three years Greatest impact of global tax reform to be felt in fundamental transfer pricing rules Accelerated upheaval across the international tax landscape spurred by tax reforms across the world as well as initiatives such as the OECD’s digitalization effort have led to unprecedented uncertainty among global tax executives. This is according to the EY Transfer Pricing and International Tax Survey 2019, which surveyed more than 700 senior tax and transfer pricing executives representing the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Why collaboration between the public and private sectors is a prerequisite for a safe, secure and prosperous society

Legislative amendments Amendment of the Act on Pharmaceuticals and the Amending of Some Related Acts

8 out of 10 surveyed companies planning to implement artificial intelligence (AI) will do so by the end of 2019 Investment will focus primarily on computer virtualization and simulation (14%), internal data analysis (13%) and robots (12%) Half of the companies surveyed consider increasing productivity as one of the main benefits of AI, though this is hindered by a lack of qualified staff In a short study by advisory firm EY and the Czech Chamber of Commerce, every second firm considers increased productivity and lower costs to be the greatest benefits of artificial intelligence. Some 76% of companies planning to introduce artificial intelligence tools will invest in them by the end of this year, mainly focusing on computer virtualization and data simulation and analysis. The combination of artificial intelligence and "Big Data" will allow messages to be better customised for specific customers.