April 2026 – Until last week, an investor assessing a distressed exposure in another EU member state had to navigate up to 27 different insolvency regimes, each with its own rules on look-back periods, directors' obligations, asset recovery, and creditor...
April 2026 – The Czech Republic has entered a new phase of mobility, aligning itself with other EU Member States, most notably Germany and France. As of 1 January 2026, Czech law permits the operation of SAE Level 3 vehicles, introducing a relatively...
April 2026 – The Czech Competition Authority (CCA) has prepared a landmark draft amendment to the Czech Competition Act. This is arguably the most ambitious overhaul of Czech competition law in over two decades, and the three pillars below are ones...
April 2026 – We are pleased to share our latest overview and critical analysis of the European cybersecurity reform, Cybersecurity Act 2.0 (CSA2).
April 2026 – We are excited to release the second edition of the Report | Energy and Natural Resources Trends in the CEE, Central and Southeast Asia for the year 2026.
April 2026 – Kinstellar is pleased to announce the promotions to Partner of Pavel Kornilov (Almaty), Yerlan Akhmetov (Almaty), Olga Šipka (Belgrade), Dominika Bajzáthová (Bratislava), Theodor Artenie (Bucharest), Maksym Tesliar (Kyiv), Mladen Minev...
March 2026 – This newsletter is the final entry in our three-part series on the legal aspects of transitioning to the agency model (where dealers become “agents” making sales on behalf of manufacturers) within the EU automotive sales sector.
March 2026 – In an increasingly digital and complex data environment, the GDPR continues to play a central role for organisations, even eight years after taking effect. Transparency is once again in the spotlight, with data protection authorities and...
March 2026 – Kinstellar is pleased to have advised Coveris, a global manufacturer of paper and plastic packaging products, on the sale of its Business Unit Paper (BU Paper) to Kingswood Capital Management.
March 2026 – Two parallel developments suggest that Europe is drawing clearer boundaries around both AI ownership and data protection. One comes from the Council and the other from a German court, and both signal a more cautious approach toward redefining...