ENERGY LAW

Do you need a consultation in the field of energy law?

Our law firm provides comprehensive legal advice in all sub-areas of energy law. We assist clients from the ranks of manufacturers, distributors (including local distributors), suppliers and intermediaries in the energy sectors.

Such a specific and sophisticated area of business as the energy industry usually requires high-quality assistance of a lawyer specialized in energy law and other directly related legal areas.

At the same time, we will advise you on legal issues related to energy activities , which by their nature fall into the category of corporate law, securities issuance (including corporate bonds), data protection (GDPR) or employment law.

All of our legal specialists are divided into specialized teams and will respond to your inquiry quickly, usually within 24 hours.

Are you looking for help with starting, performing or stopping an energy activity?

We can help you with the legal issues related to the commencement, performance or termination of a licensed activity within the energy business.

We offer the following services:

• analysis and selection of a suitable form of business, establishment and formation of a business corporation, including representation in negotiations with the relevant institutions
• securing business authorization (license, trade license), including preparation and completion of documentation to prove the legal capacity, integrity, professional competence, financial and technical prerequisites, ownership or use right to energy equipment, etc.
• securing the change or extension of the business licence, securing the continuation of the licensed activity for the successor in the event of the transformation of a legal entity or the death of a natural person
• advising on the ongoing fulfilment of specific legal obligations arising from national and European energy legislation
• setting up and reviewing contractual documentation with other energy market participants - connection agreements, energy supply agreements, energy supply service agreements, power purchase agreements from PV plants, etc.
• coordination of the process of termination of the licensed activity (termination of the licence, transfer of part of the business plant, assignment of contracts to a third party, etc.), or coordination of the process of dissolution (with or without liquidation) and termination of the business corporation

Do you need legal representation before state authorities - ERO or SEI?

Our attorneys will analyze your situation and prepare a procedural strategy to protect your rights in proceedings before state authorities.

We offer:

• Representation during an inspection by the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) or the State Energy Inspectorate (SEI) - analysis of the initial situation, proposal to eliminate the identified deficiencies, negotiations with the ERO or SEI and supervision of the lawful conduct of the inspection, defense against the inspection report in the form of objections to the inspection findings
• representation in administrative proceedings following an inspection - negotiations with the ERO or SEI, supervision of the lawful conduct of the inspection, filing of appeals
• representation in disputes with other energy market participants before courts and the Energy Regulatory Authority
• representation in disputes with state authorities before the courts
• defence in overcompensation control - representation in sectoral investigations in the context of SEI control, in subsequent proceedings for the imposition of fines or measures against overcompensation

Are you interested in who we have helped recently?

We have set up a process of electronic conclusion of energy supply contracts, thanks to which the energy supplier does without the cooperation with an intermediary and has the whole process of concluding an energy supply contract under its control.

We prepared a bond issue for energy suppliers . The energy supplier was thus given the opportunity to finance the implementation of its new projects in the energy sector other than by accepting and fulfilling the conditions of credit financing by the bank.

We successfully defended our client, an energy intermediary, in proceedings before the ERO against an incorrect assessment of its activities as an aggressive business practice, for which it should have been fined millions of euros in administrative proceedings.

We also represented an energy intermediary in defending against unfair competitive conduct by another intermediary through an internet publication.

We have represented municipalities, towns and their organisations (especially schools) in court proceedings against energy suppliers with whom the energy intermediary Energie pod kontrol o.p.s. entered into supply contracts on behalf of its clients .