Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Register

Corporate and Commercial Law

Recently, not only in the media, we have been hearing about the need to register the beneficial owners of legal entities. Even professions such as auditors,...

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Amendment of the Beneficial Ownership Registration Act

Legal

At the beginning of June, in response to the requirements of the European Commission (“the Commission”), the government of Petr Fiala approved a draft...

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Registration of beneficial owners – pay close attention to deadlines

Legal

On 1 June 2022, the last protective period for completing the data in the beneficial ownership register under Act No. 37/2021 Coll., on the Registration of...

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Public and non-public information on trust funds in the beneficial ownership register

Legal

Approximately one year ago, an amendment to Act No. 37/2021 Coll., on the registration of beneficial owners (hereinafter referred to as the “Beneficial...

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Amendment of the beneficial ownership registration act

Legal

On 31 March 2022, the Ministry of Justice published a draft law amending Act No. 37/2021 Coll., on Beneficial Ownership Registration (the “BOR Act”). The...

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Beneficial ownership register

Legal

As of 1 June 2021, we face new legislation on the issue of beneficial owners. Act No. 37/2021 Coll., on the registration of beneficial owners, is...

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Beneficial owner registration – the new rules are here!

Legal

Today, that is 1 June 2021, the new act no. 37/2021 Coll., the Beneficial Owner Registration Act (“ the act ”) is coming into operation. It newly connects...

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The law on registering beneficial owners is approaching, are you ready?

Legal

By June 1, 2021 , a new law on registering beneficial owners [1] (hereinafter "ZESM") will come into force. What do you need to watch out for?

Veronika Odrobinová
Jiří Mačát
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Rules for Profit Payments in 2021

Legal

The amendment to the Business Corporations Act brings, among other things, some changes in the rules that concern the distribution and payment of a share in...

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