Corporate
This time we shall take a closer look at an interesting decision on a purely corporate matter, the handling of a company share. The judgment, case no. 27 Cdo 2853/2023, was issued by the Czech Supreme Court at the beginning of July.
H&P corporate case-law judgment: Imminent insolvency and executive directors (April 2024)
With the April judgment (case No. 27 Cdo 3019/2023) we will visit the insolvency sphere, but with sufficient overlap into the concept of due care of a prudent manager, as befits a TOP corporate case-law judgment of the month. The Supreme Court dealt with a case in which it considered whether the exe
ESOP myths | Myth #2: ESOP rules are too complex for managers
In the first part of the ESOP myths series, we focused on the myth that employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are too complex from the perspective of founders and shareholders. It is true that the ESOP issue is robust and complex and can feel overwhelming. Shareholders and managers may often believ
H&P corporate case-law judgment: Representation of the managing director at the general meeting (March 2024)
For March, we have selected as TOP corporate case-law judgment (case no. 27 Cdo 1766/2023) a ruling concerning the delegation of the authority of managing directors to convene and organise general meetings.
ESOP myths | Myth #1: ESOP is too complex
ESOPs are often fraught with various myths and ensuing concerns, which we have decided to debunk. In the first part of a new series from the world of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) with the subtitle “myths”, we will take a look at one of the most common ones. That myth involves the concern o
Collections of corporate laws judgments of the month 2020–2023
Each month since May 2020 on LinkedIn, we have introduced you to a judicial decision in corporate law, carefully selected from the Supreme Court’s extensive decision-making practice. We always summarise for you those Supreme Court decisions that have a significant impact on the business life of corp
H&P corporate case law: Obligation to distribute profits in a limited liability company (January 2024)
We begin 2024 with a heavyweight corporate judgment – we have picked a ruling which addresses profit distribution in limited liability companies.
Lex ESOP #6 | Tax Consequences of An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
In the very end of our Lex ESOP series, we will leave the “territorial waters” of corporate law and focus this time on ESOPs through the lens of tax law. In this post, we will introduce ESOPs through the lens of tax consequences and together we will look at the issue of commencement and termination
ESOP’s leadership #6 | Make sure your ESOP remains an ESOP | Ubiquitous compromise
Compromise and an ESOP? Does that even make sense? Of course, it does. What sort of compromise? At the initial meeting with my clients/founders, I advise them that in their particular situation, they always need to compromise between two aspects to find the right employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
ESOP's fables #6 - ESOP in a major investment group
Today I would like to share with you a very interesting story in our ESOP's Fables series. This time it is the story of a client with equity interests in a large number of companies in different countries around the world. The client came to us with clear requirements for an ESOP for a key manager,
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