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What changes does the new Pandemic Act bring to the fight against COVID-19?
On 26 February 2021, a new and widely discussed Act No. 94/2021 Coll., on emergency measures during the COVID-19 disease epidemic and on the amendment of certain related acts (hereinafter referred to as the “Pandemic Act”) was promulgated, with effect from the following day, 27 February 2021. Therefore, we will take a look below at the …
Read moreAmendment to the Act on the Registration of Beneficial Owners – summary of the major changes
In our previous articles, we have kept you informed about the development of new legislation in connection with the registration of beneficial owners, which responds to the obligation to transpose Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the …
Read moreWhistleblowing according to the current Czech bill on whistleblower protection
Whistleblowing – or the protection of whistleblowers – is currently governed by Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council from 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the Whistleblowing Directive) (“Directive”) and the Member States of the European Union are obliged to transpose it …
Read moreLegal aid for food still helps!
Legal aid for food, the pro bono project of our law firm, which was established in cooperation with the Food Chamber of the Czech Republic, still helps and provides free basic legal advice in general and specific areas for food business operators. “The main impulse for the project was that we wanted to offer free legal …
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