Czech Class Actions Series – Part III

Czech Class Actions Act already effective: pitfalls associated with publicity

The Czech Class Actions Act¹ became effective on 1 July 2024. Previous articles have provided an overview of key aspects of the new legislation and subjects of these proceedings. This part will focus on the challenges related to the publicity of class actions and explore ways in which companies, as defendants, can protect themselves from negative impacts.

Who will publish information?

Czech law provides that two platforms will publish information on class actions: (i) the competent court and (ii) the non-profit organisations eligible to file class actions and act as the claimant² (the "NGO").

After the a class action is certified³, the court publishes the main information in the online register of class actions, accessible at (https://hromadnerizeni.justice.cz/rizeni-mezi-podnikateli-a-spotrebiteli/). As at the date of this article, no class action has been certified in the Czech