Kategorie: Procedural Law
Collective Action Lawsuits Have Passed the Chamber of Deputies
On 10 April 2024, the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic approved the Civil Collective Proceedings Draft Law, which will allow consumers and minor entrepreneurs to pursue their claims in court together through a collective action. In this article, we will focus on the concept and basic principles of collective proceedings …
Read moreLimitation of a claim for payment of an invoice
When does the limitation period start to run about a claim for payment of an invoice for goods or services supplied? Until now, the prevailing view has been that the subjective three-year limitation period, within which an action for payment of an invoice owed was required to be brought for the claim not to be …
Read moreThe right to request the deletion of the reasons for removal from the position of a member of the body in the Commercial Register
In its recent decision, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic dealt primarily with the question of whether a dismissed and deleted from the Commercial Register executive officer of a company is entitled to defend against the entry of facts related to his or her dismissal or deletion from the Commercial Register pursuant to Section …
Read moreAmendment 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 …
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