Litigation and Arbitration
Legal advice and the structuring of legal frameworks are an essential part of our work. However, our offer to you goes beyond that: we enforce your rights and protect you.
Giese & Partner is one of the leading law firms for court and arbitration proceedings in complex commercial law matters in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and internationally. This applies especially - but not only! - to contract law, financing, corporate law, and real estate law.
Cross-border proceedings as counsel or arbitrator are our specialty - from the enforcement of claims before regional courts to highly complex proceedings before international arbitration courts or the Constitutional Court, we are the right choice for you. We also ensure the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and protect our clients against the enforcement of unlawful arbitral awards and foreign judgements.
Our experienced litigation team works efficiently, acts tactically, and thinks strategically - all for your success.
Do you need to enforce your claims or rights in the Czech Republic or Slovakia? We are ready to assist you!
Our work for you begins with a comprehensive risk and cost analysis. We evaluate the legal situation, examine the prospects of success of a legal dispute and determine the expected costs.
If a lawsuit is appropriate and expedient, we will work with you to develop the right strategy to enforce your rights.
We are professional litigators, and represent our clients before all courts in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We are not limited to individual regions or specific courts. Even before the Czech Constitutional Court in Brno, we regularly and successfully represent our clients.
We also frequently represent our clients before courts in other European countries. These are usually cases in which Czech or Slovak law on the one hand and foreign law on the other become relevant. These cases are particularly challenging for all parties involved, including the judges. Here it is important to rely on experienced legal advisors such as our litigation team. (Please see the Hamburg Guidelines of the Max Planck Institute).
Finally, we represent our clients with the necessary experience in proceedings before international courts such as the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Are you looking for a lawyer to represent you in court in the Czech Republic or Slovakia?
Feel free to contact us!
Especially in cross-border commercial disputes - whether in real estate, financing, M&A, etc. - not only traditional court proceedings are important. Arbitration proceedings are particularly common and important in these areas.
We frequently represent our clients not only before state courts, but also in arbitration proceedings in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other European countries under the arbitration rules of
the ICC
the Arbitration/Arbitral Court attached to the Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic, and Chamber of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
DIS (German Institution of Arbitration).
We also protect our clients against the enforcement of unlawful arbitral awards and have special expertise in the suspension of enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards.
Martin Holler and Ernst Giese regularly act as arbitrators and are very familiar with the legal requirements and the actual procedures of the various arbitral tribunals.
Do you need legal advice in arbitration proceedings?
Feel free to contact us!
We assist you with the enforcement of national and international judgments and arbitral awards in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We regularly enforce judgments and arbitral awards from other countries against debtors in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. We also protect our clients against the enforcement of unlawful foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
Our local experience is one of our advantage in these cases, as enforcement procedures work differently here than in other countries. The country of origin of the judgment e.g. another EU country, the US or a country with which an international legal assistance agreement exists makes a major difference in the enforcement. The first prerequisite for successful enforcement is recognition of the foreign judgment arbitral awards or other title by the competent court in the Czech Republic or Slovakia. This procedure has many pitfalls and requires sufficient experience. The next step is to choose the most appropriate enforcement method for you. An experienced, state-approved but non-judicial "Executor" is usually recommended.
If you choose to have a foreign judgment enforced in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, we will organize everything you need, such as official translations, extracts from registers and the necessary powers of attorney.
We also protect our clients against the enforcement of unlawful arbitral awards and foreign judgements and have special expertise in the suspension of enforcement proceedings and challenge of arbitral awards.
Do you need assistance with enforcement proceedings in the Czech Republic or Slovakia?
Do you want to challenge an arbitral award or a foreign judgement?
Feel free to contact us!
If you are considering settling a dispute amicably, we can refer you to a qualified mediator and assist you in the mediation process.
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