Czechia not yet required to pay compensation in long-running Diag Human case

The Czech state does not yet have to pay compensation of more than 15.5 billion CZK to the Diag Human company, following an appeal granted by the High Court in London. Czechia is nonetheless obliged to compensate the company, which was founded by Swiss-Czech entrepreneur Josef Šťáva, for the failed investment and the alleged misconduct of the Ministry of Health in the selection of a blood plasma provider back in 1991.

The case has now been going on for more than thirty years. The appeal will be heard next February at the Court of Appeal, and Diag Human's lawyer, former Czech Minister of Justice Jan Kalvoda, says that the February court hearing should be final.