Kategorie: Civil Law
Robots in the workplace: employer cost savings or liability burden?
If an entrepreneur decides to use a robot in the workplace, the entrepreneur should not only look at the use of the robot in the workplace in terms of potential economic benefits. Entrepreneurs should also be interested in the legal aspects of its actions, especially in what regime they will be liable if, in cooperation …
Read moreCzech Supreme Court’s new decision brings fundamental news in corporate law
Recently, the Czech Supreme Court has issued a groundbreaking decision file no. 27 Cdo 3885/2017 of 27 March 2019[1], in which it provides a legal analysis of fundamental and frequently discussed topics in the corporate law. You will find below a summary of important information and further description of opinions made by the Supreme Court in the …
Read moreCollective actions in the Czech Republic?
At present, the Government of the Czech Republic is discussing a draft law on collective actions, which is intended to regulate the collective proceedings, including the legal enforcement of judgments and possible collisions with insolvency proceedings. The law should enable the effective enforcement of rights collectively, thereby reducing the risk of different legal assessments of …
Read moreCompensation 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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