June 2023 – Kinstellar's dispute resolution team in Bratislava, led by Michal Hruaovský, has successfully defended its client in commercial litigation before Slovak courts against the "alleged" owner of a receivable.
The dispute contained various foreign elements. The claimant asserted that a receivable of the original owner (the client's former supplier of automotive components) was assigned to it based on an assignment agreement governed by foreign law. Despite the fact that the District Court in Banská Bystrica had issued a payment order, on behalf of the respondent we appealed and sufficiently evidenced to the competent court in subsequent proceedings that the "alleged" assignment was not valid and that the receivable ceased to exist—partially due to its payment and partially due to off-set.
The court decision is now final and binding, and the claimant is obliged to pay the costs of the proceedings to our client.