In the 13th year of the Act of the Year poll, the new Building Act won, which is expected to bring about a major simplification and acceleration of building permitting procedures in the Czech Republic. The legislative team of HAVEL & PARTNERS, led by partner František Korbel, was involved in the preparation of the Act. The best Act of the Year 2021 was decided by public vote. This is the fourth time in a row that our firm was involved in drafting the winning Act of the Year.

“The aim of the new Building Act was mainly to reform the performance of state administration and to remove the huge level of complexity in the permitting of structures. We are convinced that in this respect the new Building Act will clearly benefit the Czech construction sector,” commented František Korbel on the success of the regulation in the poll.  

“We want to be the ones who help shape the legal order and contribute to improving the quality of life and business conditions, which is why we are involved in the preparation of necessary legislation as well as assistance to the State, cities, chambers and associations, and we are pleased that our efforts are regularly appreciated by the professional public and entrepreneurs with their votes in the Act of the Year poll,” he added.  

In the previous three years, the Acts drafted by HAVEL & PARTNERS were also successful. Last year, the Bank Identity Act won the poll, the year before that it was the Act on the Right to Digital Services, and the Act of the Year 2018 was the amendment to the Act on Accelerating the Construction of Linear Infrastructure.

Since 2010, the Act of the Year poll has announced the best and most inspiring business regulation legislation for the preceding year. Nominations are proposed by a broad panel of experts and the poll is then voted on by thousands of entrepreneurs and the general public each year. The poll is a joint project of companies, associations and other entities involved in the quality of Czech business regulation. It is organised by Deloitte Legal and regularly under the auspices of the Czech Bar Association, the Czech Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Tax Advisors of the Czech Republic.