Kategorie: Civil Law
Moratorium on rents or just prohibition on termination of lease of flats and non-residential premises for business purposes? (COVID-19)
On 2 April 2020, the Government of the Czech Republic submitted to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic a draft bill on certain measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic on tenants of premises used for housing needs, on beneficiaries of loan provided by State Housing Development …
Read moreWhat about the compensation for damage caused by emergency measures related to coronavirus (COVID-19)?
The situation regarding the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) entails not only health risks and the associated increased health protection for all of us, but also the adoption of measures that have the effect of reducing business activities, which in some cases have significant economic implications for the functioning of businesses. In order to protect public …
Read moreNon-performance of contract as a possible consequence of the coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19)
The ongoing coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) and the related restrictive measures issued by public authorities are currently causing situations when a contractual party unintentionally happen to be in default with fulfilment of its contractual obligations and becomes subject to legal sanctions. In the following article, we will briefly present how to deal with such situations. In …
Read moreClosure of operations or demand reduction – labour law impacts (COVID-19)
The government has on 12 March 2020 declared an emergency status for the Czech Republic for 30 days by Resolution No. 69/2020 Coll., due to health threat associated with coronavirus (COVID-19). Subsequently, the government adopted a number of crisis measures that that have caused among other things complete or partial closure of selected operations, office or …
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