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The European Commission has presented a proposal for new merger control guidelines
On 30 April 2026, the European Commission published a proposal for new merger guidelines (“Merger Guidelines”, hereinafter “the Guidelines”). It is the most extensive revision of European rules on the control of mergers between competitors in the last twenty years. The draft Guidelines respond to market changes, the growing importance of innovation and technological development, …
Read moreAnnual Report of the Office for Personal Data Protection for 2025: New Regulatory Priorities in the Area of Personal Data Protection
The Office for Personal Data Protection (the “OPDP”) published its annual report for 2025, which, alongside the traditional overview of its supervisory and decision-making activities, also offers a relatively clear picture of the direction in which the area of personal data protection is regulatorily evolving. The report reflects not only the continuing digitalisation of both the public …
Read moreFilip Šuba – new junior lawyer of PEYTON legal
In February, our team welcomed a new associate, Filip Šuba. Filip graduated from the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno. Before joining PEYTON legal, he worked in an in-house legal team focused on e-commerce and personal data protection. He gained further professional experience at a renowned law firm in Prague, particularly in the …
Read moreProcedural Regulation on the GDPR: How Is Cross-Border Supervision Changing?
At the end of 2025, the European Union adopted the long-awaited procedural regulation, which is intended to clarify and expedite the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council[1] (hereinafter the “GDPR”) in cross-border cases. About the Regulation Specifically, this refers to Regulation (EU) 2025/2518[2] of 26 November 2025, which …
Read moreNew Draft Law on Platform Work – Part 2: Redefinition of Dependent Work
Platform work represents a major issue at both the European and national levels, particularly due to the widespread and ongoing expansion of the market for services operating on the basis of digital labour platforms. In the first part of our two-part series on the new draft law on platform work (hereinafter as the “Draft”)[1], we …
Read moreNew Draft Law on Platform Work – Part 1
Platform work has been a major issue in recent years, not only at the European but also at the national level, particularly due to the widespread and ongoing expansion of the market for services that fall under the digital platform model. General Platform work refers to an employment model in which work is organized through …
Read moreThe European Commission has presented a proposal for new merger control guidelines
On 30 April 2026, the European Commission published a proposal for new merger guidelines (“Merger Guidelines”, hereinafter “the Guidelines”). It is the most extensive revision of European rules on the control of mergers between competitors in the last twenty years. The draft Guidelines respond to market changes, the growing importance of innovation and technological development, …
Read moreAnnual Report of the Office for Personal Data Protection for 2025: New Regulatory Priorities in the Area of Personal Data Protection
The Office for Personal Data Protection (the “OPDP”) published its annual report for 2025, which, alongside the traditional overview of its supervisory and decision-making activities, also offers a relatively clear picture of the direction in which the area of personal data protection is regulatorily evolving. The report reflects not only the continuing digitalisation of both the public …
Read moreFilip Šuba – new junior lawyer of PEYTON legal
In February, our team welcomed a new associate, Filip Šuba. Filip graduated from the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University in Brno. Before joining PEYTON legal, he worked in an in-house legal team focused on e-commerce and personal data protection. He gained further professional experience at a renowned law firm in Prague, particularly in the …
Read moreProcedural Regulation on the GDPR: How Is Cross-Border Supervision Changing?
At the end of 2025, the European Union adopted the long-awaited procedural regulation, which is intended to clarify and expedite the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council[1] (hereinafter the “GDPR”) in cross-border cases. About the Regulation Specifically, this refers to Regulation (EU) 2025/2518[2] of 26 November 2025, which …
Read moreNew Draft Law on Platform Work – Part 2: Redefinition of Dependent Work
Platform work represents a major issue at both the European and national levels, particularly due to the widespread and ongoing expansion of the market for services operating on the basis of digital labour platforms. In the first part of our two-part series on the new draft law on platform work (hereinafter as the “Draft”)[1], we …
Read moreNew Draft Law on Platform Work – Part 1
Platform work has been a major issue in recent years, not only at the European but also at the national level, particularly due to the widespread and ongoing expansion of the market for services that fall under the digital platform model. General Platform work refers to an employment model in which work is organized through …
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