23. 10. 2024
Energy Efficiency Conference 2024 in Prague
„Legal reform to advance the decarbonisation of the building and heating sectors”
This will be the main topic of the AEEC (Association of European Energy and Climate Lawyers) Autumn Conference 2024 which is going to take place on November 14, 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic. Dr. Ernst Giese, partner of Giese & Partner is member of the organising committee and will not only be giving the opening address together with Prof. Christian Held, Partner at BBH and AEEC Chairman, but also speak about implementation challenges and opportunities from recent EU Legislation for decarbonising the building and heating sectors in the Czech Republic.
ThePrime has just posted an interview with Dr. Ernst Giese regarding the conference.
Read more >>
Neuigkeiten & Publikationen
Conflicts of Interest: A Three-Layer Problem with Real Money at Stake
Babiš’s conflict-of-interest problem is not just politics – it is a three-layer legal framework, with the sharpest impact coming from the pub-lic-money firewall in Sections 4b and 4c. We explain why shifting Agrofert into trust-type structures still raises doubts, and why the Hartenberg arm remains a key part of the story. A brisk read on the limits of Czech legislation and why the European Commission’s next steps may keep this issue alive.
A Cabinet Minister: To Be or Not To Be?
A Czech ministerial nomination turns into a constitutional stress test: can the President refuse the Prime Minister’s pick in a parliamentary system? The Filip Turek saga - ending in a “government commissioner” workaround - raises hard questions about institutional boundaries, incompatibility rules, and the rule of law.
The Digital Hallucination: A CZK 25,000 Lesson in AI Legal Ethics
Constitutional Court penalizes an attorney for submission based on "hallucinated" AI-generated content.
