environmental law and packaging and packaging waste issues

Kořán and Fiřt Law Office is thoroughly dedicated to addressing and resolving legal issues pertaining to the environment.

For several years, Jan Kořán has specialized in the legal regulations of the Act on Packaging (No. 477/2001) and on related issues, in particular fulfilling the responsibilities of return collection and improving the way that authorized packaging companies operate.

Both partners of the Kořán and Fiřt Law Office continue to concentrate on matters related to the system for collecting, transporting, recovering and disposing of used products (electric appliances, batteries, etc.) and on waste disposal in general (185/2001). The partners are actively involved in providing legal services to shippers of wastes, collection service operators and other individuals working in this field.

Josef Fiřt dedicates much attention to issues related to protecting the atmosphere and the implementation of measures to reduce atmospheric pollution. As a team, Kořán and Fiřt have dealt with matters pertaining to water consumption, as well as other issues related to the Water Act, other issues of environmental and building controls, and the operation of radioactive waste disposal sites in accordance with the Atomic Energy Law.

In the field of environmental law services, Kořán and Fiřt Law Office offers representation in administrative proceedings before organizations of public administration and municipal government (including proceedings in administrative justice), as well as adjustments of contractual relationships in this field. Kořán and Fiřt Law Office can provide legal studies and analyses according to our clients’ wishes. Both partners participate in due diligence investigations in consolidation and acquisition proceedings conducted during audits that apply to contractors working in the environment.