Recently, a team from Schoenherr's regulatory practice embarked on an exciting project for the European Commission (EC), applying their extensive experience in regulatory matters to a relatively untapped area of energy production. The primary objective of this initiative was to identify and analyse the regulatory barriers hindering the development and deployment of ocean energy across selected EU Member States.

Martin Kubánek | Office Managing Partner | Schoenherr Czech Republic
Daniele Iàcona | Head of Italian Hub at Schoenherr

The Commission for Protection of the Competition of North Macedonia (CPC) has significantly intensified its enforcement activities in the food retail sector, signalling a stricter regulatory approach toward potential anti-competitive behaviour. Following concerns over rising food prices, the CPC has undertaken dawn raids and launched formal proceedings against major retail chains suspected of violating the Protection of the Competition Act ("Competition Act") and Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act ("UTP").

The German Federal Court of Justice (II ZR 85/23) recently dealt with the question of when, in a two-member GmbH (a limited liability company with two shareholders), an individual shareholder can initiate legal proceedings against the company’s managing director without a prior resolution and whether they are also authorised to represent the company (in particular when appointing a legal representative). The decision is also of interest in Austria.

Welcome to our to the point newsletter. Every month, we are looking back at the most relevant developments in the area of financial regulation in the CEE region.