Bratislava—Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution team provided pro bono legal advice to blogger Ján Benčík, and successfully represented him in a defamation dispute regarding an article published in the magazine "Zem a vek."

The Bratislava District Court ruled that the publisher of "Zem a Vek" must apologize to Benčík and pay him €33,000 in damages. The court found that an article published by the magazine contained false allegations against Ján Benčík. The article claimed that he exposed Slovaks fighting illegally in the territory of eastern Ukraine by publishing an article on his online blog in the Slovak newspaper Denník N.

Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution team consisted of counsel Miroslava Ješíková and Slovakia Managing Partner Peter Kubina.

Peter Kubina commented: “We are thankful to Ján Benčík for entrusting us with his legal representation in this matter. I want to thank Miroslava Ješíková for the excellent preparation of the lawsuit.”

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