Kategorie: Procedural Law
Amendment of criminal regulations: shift to the model of confessions, negotiating the type and amount of punishment and emphasis on property punishment of perpetrators
On 1 October 2020, Act No. 333/2020 Sb., Amending Act No. 40/2009 Sb., The Criminal Code, as amended, Act No. 141/1961 Sb., On Criminal Procedure (Criminal Procedure Code), as amended, and some other laws entered into force. This is a relatively significant amendment, the main goal of which, as declared by the legislator, is to …
Read moreInsolvency proceedings in the anti-virus veil – the German way out of the insolvency spiral
The Czech Parliament is currently discussing a draft bill to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus epidemic in the justice sector (the so-called “lex COVID”). One of the main topics of the crisis regulation is the area of insolvency law in which the filing of creditor insolvency petitions as well as the obligation to file …
Read moreThe Recent Development of the Draft Law on Collective Proceedings
On 24 February 2020, the Government of the Czech Republic approved the prepared draft law on collective proceedings, and it will be submitted to the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The draft law clearly aims to transpose the forthcoming Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. This article will briefly outline and evaluate …
Read moreCzech Supreme Court’s new decision brings fundamental news in corporate law
Recently, the Czech Supreme Court has issued a groundbreaking decision file no. 27 Cdo 3885/2017 of 27 March 2019[1], in which it provides a legal analysis of fundamental and frequently discussed topics in the corporate law. You will find below a summary of important information and further description of opinions made by the Supreme Court in the …
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