Kategorie: Procedural Law
Statute of Limitations for Claims Whose Due Date Depends on the Creditor’s Discretion: The Supreme Court’s Return to a Rational Interpretation of When the Statute of Limitations Begins to Run
In its judgment from 24 June 2026, Case No. 23 Cdo 2613/2025 (hereinafter as the “Decision”), the Supreme Court significantly revised its previous approach to determining the commencement of the statute of limitations for rights to contractual performance, the due date of which is, according to the parties’ agreement, left to the creditor’s discretion. It …
Read moreExtension of temporary protection and special long-term residence for Ukrainian citizens
As in previous years, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens will be deciding whether and under what conditions they will be able to reside and work in the Czech Republic. The legislation covering the above is based primarily on the so-called Lex Ukraine VII[1] (and related implementing legislation), which was adopted and entered into force …
Read moreDecisions on alimony following major amendments to family law
Effective from 1 January 2026, the rules governing decisions on alimony for minor children underwent the most significant change since the recodification of private law in 2014. The relevant amendment, particularly of the Civil Code, was implemented by Act No. 268/2025 Coll. and will be referred to herein as the “Amendment“. In this article, we …
Read moreHow to correctly define the scope of a company’s business in the Commercial Register?
Although the definition of the scope of business and activities of commercial corporations in their articles of incorporation, which are subsequently entered in the Commercial Register, does not seem problematic at first glance, there are still various variants of the entry of these facts in practice, which do not, however, comply with the requirements of …
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