Kategorie: Civil Law
Collective Action Lawsuits Have Passed the Chamber of Deputies
On 10 April 2024, the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic approved the Civil Collective Proceedings Draft Law, which will allow consumers and minor entrepreneurs to pursue their claims in court together through a collective action. In this article, we will focus on the concept and basic principles of collective proceedings …
Read moreLegal aspects of the implementation and operation of a photovoltaic power plant
The generation of electricity from renewable sources, specifically through photovoltaic power plants (the “PV power plant”), is an actual topic. As it is a rather complex issue, this article aims to present the basic legal aspects that accompany the construction and subsequent operation of a PV power plant for the production and sale of electricity. …
Read moreUnjust enrichment from a contract that only one party knew had been terminated
In practice, it is quite common to encounter a situation where the contracting parties unknowingly continue to perform the contract on both sides, even though the contract has already expired and none of the original contracting parties is obliged to perform under the expired contract. When one of the original contracting parties discovers that for …
Read moreOn 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 …
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