ARTICLES LABELLED WITH TAG lawsuit
04
Aug
2025
Aug
2025
10,000+ European hotels file class action lawsuit against Booking.com
A coalition of over 10,000 hotels across Europe has initiated a class‑action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Booking.com, alleging that the platform’s now‑banned “best price” or rate parity clauses violated EU competition law between 2004 and 2024. These clauses prohibited hotels from offering lower prices through other channels or on their own websites, which the European Court of Justice ruled unlawful in September 2024
Read more >
16
May
2022
May
2022
Prague 3 spokes out against UDI project
Prague 3 has spoken out against a development project planned by the developer UDI Group in Žižkov. The town hall is bothered by the size of the project. The developer accuses the authority of arbitrariness and threatens to sue. Martin Roman, an ex-CEZ Group boss, has a stake in the project, writes seznamzpravy.cz.
Read more >
08
Apr
2021
Apr
2021
CPI announces dismissal of NY defamation lawsuit
CPI Property Group updated its stakeholders regarding a defamation claim filed in June 2020 by Kingstown Capital Management L.P. and Investhold LTD against CPIPG and Radovan Vitek in New York State court.
Read more >
07
Oct
2020
Oct
2020
US court to hear appeal against CPI case dismissal
A group of companies that in April 2019 filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against CPI Property Group, its majority shareholder Radovan Vítek and other accused parties, are appealing against the dismissal of the case.
Read more >
07
Sep
2020
Sep
2020
CPIPG announces dismissal of US lawsuit
CPI Property Group published an update regarding the lawsuit filed in April 2019 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit concerned a group of Kingstown companies, Investhold LTD and Verali Limited (who filed a claim against CPIPG and Mr. Radovan Vitek and other parties alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in the United States. On 4 September 2020, the SDNY Court dismissed the claims against all defendants and directed the clerk of court to close the case.
Read more >
28
Feb
2020
Feb
2020
CA Immo sues Republic of Austria and Province of Carinthia
CA Immo has taken the decision to bring an action for damages against the Republic of Austria and the Province of Carinthia for unlawful and culpably biased influence on the best bidder procedure in the context of privatization of the Federal Residential Property companies in 2004 and for the unlawful failure to win the best bidder procedure.
Read more >
27
Nov
2019
Nov
2019
CPI reacts to US lawsuit claiming Vitek committed fraud
Financial advisory group Rothschild & Co. was sued in New York for allegedly helping Radovan Vitek, the majority owner of CPI Property Group, secretly acquire controlling shares in Orco Property Group. Kingstown, a New York hedge fund, is claiming €1 billion of damages for the alleged fraud. CPI Property Group and Radovan Vitek deny the allegations and claim that the New York lawsuit is baseless and has no merit.
Read more >
Latest news
- P3 extends leases at Łódź City III for nearly 10,000 sqm
- European property deals still take over a year to complete, says Drooms
- Romania's average property deal under €60 million in 2025
- Polish regional office market shows first vacancy fall in years
- Kyiv office market grows in 2025 despite wartime pressures
- DL Invest Group signs JV with Boosteroid for data centres
- Prima Development to scale Bucharest resi deliveries to 1,000 units per year
- Romanian investors drive 30% of property deals in 2025
- Cavare sells PRS project in Gdańsk to Urban Partners
- Trigranit extends office lease deal with Ringier Axel Springer in Warsaw
New leases
- EPP's Galeria Sudecka in Jelenia Góra is strengthening its offering with lifestyle and service brands, including a newly opened Fit Style gym, the addition of Rituals Cosmetics and Kodano Optyk, and the expansion of Medicine and Wakacje.pl. The new agreements and renewals in Galeria Sudecka cover almost 1,900 sqm of commercial space.
- Flex office space operator Mindspace announced the signing of a 10-year lease for 4,500 sqm of offices in the Skyliner II tower near Rondo Daszyńskiego in Warsaw.
- Modular Services, an outsourcing company specialising in IT, finance, and cybersecurity operations, has expanded its office space within the United Business Center 3 (UBC 3) building. Part of the Palas mixed-use development, the international firm has doubled its surface area to 1,300 sqm across two floors.
New appointments
- Axi Immo has expanded its Office Agency team to strengthen its presence in southern Poland and Warsaw. Karolina Słysz joins as Head of Regional Markets, bringing 10 years of experience to lead efforts in Katowice, Kraków, and Wrocław. Elżbieta Golik has been appointed Associate Director, leveraging over eight years of expertise in tenant representation. In Warsaw, Filip Kowalski joins as Associate Director, focusing on lease negotiations. Additionally, Anna Piłka-Sutkowska has been promoted to Advisor following four years with the firm. To support these transitions, Natalia Majsterek has been hired as Office Department Coordinator.
- CTP has appointed Cătălin Dit as COO in Romania to strengthen its management team. In this role, he will collaborate closely with Managing Director Ronald Binkofski. Dit brings a wealth of executive experience from the technology and e-commerce sectors, having previously served as CEO, CCO, and Fulfillment Director.
- Avison Young has strengthened its Polish operations by recruiting Natalia Puza and Damian Bafeltowski. Puza joins as Senior Consultant in the Office Agency, bringing over 11 years of experience. In her new role, she will support office projects in Warsaw and regional markets. Bafeltowski joins the Investment Advisory division as a Consultant. He will focus on market analysis and commercial due diligence across all real estate sectors.
