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Jakub Berthoty

Dagital Legal (Bratislava)

Founding Partner

Jakub Berthoty is the founder and lead lawyer of Dagital Legal, a law firm in Slovakia. He is the author of three national codes of conducts under the GDPR. He regularly represents the slovak bank and insurance sector as well as the bar association. Prior to founding his firm, Jakub Berthoty was a junior associate at Kinstellar Bratislava office. He specialises in competition, corporate and commercial law matters. He gained his degrees at Pan European University, Slovakia and The College of Law, London, United Kingdom and his LL.M degree at Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom. Jakub speaks Slovak and English.

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Jakub Berthoty The EU Court of Justice sides in favor of the Slovakian Competition Authority and rules that an agreement intended to exclude a competitor is contrary to the competition rules even if the competitor is operating unlawfully on the market (Ceskoslovenska obchodna banka / Slovenska sporitelna / VUB)

7 February 2013 341

Factual background On 9 June 2009, the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (the "AMO"), a first-level authority, found that three major banks – Slovenská sporiteľna, a.s. (the "SLSP"), Československá obchodná banka a.s. (the "CSOB") and Všeobecná úverová banka a.s. (the "VUB")(jointly refered (...)

Bruno Stefanik, Jakub Berthoty, Michal Miko The Slovak Competition Authority initiates public discussion on the amendments to the national competition act

7 February 2013 230

Factual background As a follow-up to the release by the Slovak Anti-Monopoly Office (the “AMO”) of information on the planned amendment of the Slovak Competition Act (the “Act”), the AMO recently initiated public discussion on the amendment. The declared purpose of the amendment is to better link (...)

Jakub Berthoty, Michal Miko The Slovak Supreme Court upholds Competition Authority’s fine imposed on state-owned railway operator (ZSR)

28 August 2012 184

Factual background On 28 August 2012, the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (the "Supreme Court") in its judgement No. 8Sžhpu/2/2011 rejected an appeal lodged by Zeleznice Slovenskej republiky (the "ZSR") against judgment No. 1S 222/2007 of the Regional Court in Bratislava confirming (...)

Jakub Berthoty, Michal Miko The Slovak Competition Authority prohibits a merger in the bakery industry (Agrofert / Euro Bakeries)

29 June 2012 243

Factual background By its decision No. 2012/FH/3/1/029 of 29 June 2012, the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic ("AMO") prohibited the concentration of undertakings Agrofert Holding a. s., Czech Republic ("Agrofert") and Euro Bakeries Holding, a. s., Czech Republic ("Euro Bakeries") (...)