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18. 03. 2019

Compensation for non-pecuniary harm and compensation for the death of close people

The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, in its recent decision dated September 19, 2018, file no. 25 Cdo 894/2018, dealt with the issue of compensation for non-pecuniary harm (within the meaning of compensation for the death of close people), including the definition of the essential circumstances which have to be taken into account for …

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06. 03. 2019

Employee´s legitimate refusal to go on a business trip and compensatory wage

The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, in its recent decision dated October 9, 2018, f.n. 21 Cdo 1561/2018 dealt with the below-specified issues in the field of ​​labour law in relation to the instruction of an employee to go on a business trip abroad, namely in truck transport. Solved issues The Supreme Court in this decision considered the …

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01. 03. 2019

The protection of whistleblowers in the Czech Republic?

On 18 February 2019, the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic submitted a proposal of a new law – an Act on Protection of Whistleblowers[i] to the Czech Government. The legislator has been repeatedly dealing with the issue of the whistleblowing (i.e. reporting or disclosing information on a wrongdoing obtained in a work-related context), …

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22. 02. 2019

Attorney Martin Heinzel became a new member of PEYTON legal team

Attorney, Martin Heinzel, became a member of our team. Martin has significant experience from international law firm. Martin focuses in particular on corporate law, commercial law, legal due diligence, mergers and acquisitions and insolevency law. We wish Martin to enjoy working with us.

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