Court: Social Democrats do not yet have to make huge payment to lawyer

The Social Democrats do not for now have to pay lawyer Zdeněk Altner CZK 338 million under a Supreme Court ruling, iDnes.cz reported on Tuesday. The court found in favour of the party, which argued that such a payment before an appeal is heard in the matter would threaten “serious detriment to its rights” and suspended the enforceability of a previous court ruling. It is not possible to appeal Supreme Court verdicts. Earlier this year the Social Democrats were ordered to pay Mr. Altner an outstanding fee and interest in connection with the lawyer’s representation in a case surrounding the party’s headquarters.

Author: Ian Willoughby