Kategorie: Civil Law
Legislative changes in consumer protection
New EU legislation and amendments to the Civil Code and the Consumer Protection Act introduce significant changes in the areas of consumer protection and e-commerce. The changes will affect online shops, mobile apps and physical stores. The introduction of a mandatory withdrawal button in accordance with the new Section 1830a of the Civil Code has …
Read morePrice Reduction for Defective Real Estate in Recent Supreme Court of the Czech Republic Case Law
A reduction in the purchase price is one of the most frequently invoked remedies for defective performance. However, the Civil Code does not expressly prescribe how its amount is to be calculated (apart from the special rule governing consumer sales under Section 2171 of the Civil Code). The answer has therefore progressively been developed through …
Read moreOn the certainty of the expression of intent in the unilateral set-off of multiple mutual claims
It is not uncommon for the same parties to have mutual claims against one another for performance of the same kind. When a debtor performs an obligation, they may specify which debt they are discharging. But what does the law regard as a sufficiently certain designation of that debt? Which obligation is extinguished if the …
Read moreThe running of the limitation period in connection with an out-of-court settlement agreement in the light of the decision File No. 23 Cdo 431/2024
The endeavour to resolve a dispute amicably without the need to initiate court proceedings is a natural – and, above all, desirable – part of private law relationships. The Civil Code accommodates this approach through Section 647 of Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code (hereinafter the “Civil Code”), according to which the limitation period …
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