Kategorie: Civil Law
On the reasons for the employer’s withdrawal from the competition clause
In its recent decision of 13 December 2023, Case No. 31 Cdo 2955/2023 and published on 11 January 2024 (hereinafter as the “Decision”), the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic dealt with the conditions of the employer’s withdrawal from the agreed competition clause in the employment contract, where it departed from its previous decision-making practice …
Read morePreventive Restructuring Act: a new framework for companies in financial difficulties
In today’s globalised world, businesses often face challenges that can lead to temporary financial difficulties. To support the resolution of such problems, Act No. 284/2023 Coll., on Preventive Restructuring, was adopted with effect from 23 September 2023. It’s aim is to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1023[1] on restructuring and insolvency (the “Directive”) into Czech law, which offers legal …
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 moreContract for the Provision of Digital Content
With the arrival of the Three Kings, on 6 January 2023, the highly anticipated and until then the most extensive amendment to civil law came into force, which is called the Three Kings amendment and/or the button amendment in connection with part of its content. It was published in the Collection of Laws under No. 374/2022 …
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