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From 1 January 2014, private law will be revolutionised and regulated by the new Act No. 89/2012, Coll., the Civil Code (the NCC).

In the third episode of the series "Amendment of the Czech Competition Act in a Nutshell", we focus on the new tools that an undertaking can use to mitigate the effects of a fining decision.

June 2025 – The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) ("EAA") represents a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for private sector businesses across the European Union.

The EU regulation on the control of foreign subsidies enters into force. The Regulation is intended to provide the EU with a tool to protect the internal market from subsidies provided by third countries.

The Stop-the-Clock Directive (Directive (EU) 2025/794), which postpones the application of certain provisions of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)...

There are 30 days left until the end of the year at the time of publishing this article. Thirty days is the payment period that buyers with significant market power should apply...

On June 3 2005 Act 216/2005 on the squeeze-out of minority shareholders of joint stock companies took effect. This new law gives majority shareholders of Czech joint stock companies the option of squeezing out minority shareholders against payment of adequate monetary compensation.

The European Commission recently published draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems under Article 6 of the AI Act. Although the document is non-binding and still open for feedback, the draft guidelines provide the clearest indication to date of how the Commission is likely to interpret one of the most debated aspects of the AI Act in practice: what actually qualifies as a “high-risk AI system”?

Czechia has implemented a prohibition on employer-imposed pay secrecy clauses as part of its partial transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, while broader implementing legislation remains under development. Employers operating in Czechia must immediately review employment agreements and confidentiality policies to ensure compliance with the current restrictions, while preparing for comprehensive pay transparency requirements expected to take effect between 2027 and 2031.

A new Civil Code and associated laws will come into effect on 1 January 2014, thus bringing major changes to the conduct of business in the Czech Republic.

As the 6 July 2024 deadline for implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (the "CSRD", the "Directive") approaches...

The Chamber of Deputies is currently discussing at first reading a bill on the protection of whistleblowers. This act should implement the European directive on whistleblowing...

The Czech Republic is one of the few European countries whose legal system can offer a vehicle with the same nature as mudārabah or mushārakah.

On the 16th of April 2008 Act No. 125/2008 Coll., on Transformations of Commercial Companies and Cooperatives, was published in the Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic.

20.11.2017 rutland ježek advokátní kancelář k novým povinnostem při evidenci skutečných majitelů právnických osob v České republice od 1. 1. 2018 ...

In the fourth and final episode of the "Amendment of the Czech Competition Act in a Nutshell" series, we focus on what the proceedings before the competition authority often end up being, i.e. sanctions and their form.