Waiver of a Security Interest on efficiency of the new Civil Code

The waiver of a security interest was regulated in the Act No. 40/1964 Col., Civil Code, before the 01 of January 2014, and this in detail in the regulation Sec. 170 Subsec. (1) letter c), where the pledgee waives a security interest unilaterally.

In the new Civil Cide no. 89/2012 Col. is the waiver of a security interest regulated in the Sec. 1377 Subsec. (1) letter b) similarly, as it was regulated in the Civil Code effective before the 01 of January 2014.

Requirements on Business Documents

Just as in the Commercial Code (Act No. 513/1991 Coll.), entrepreneurs areobliged to identify themselves properly on their business documents also according to the new Civil Code (Act No. 89/2012 Coll.).

According to Sec. 435 of the new Civil Code, entrepreneurs have to state the following data on their business documents: name (corporate name), registered office and identification number. If an entrepreneur is registered in the Commercial Register or any other public register, he/she shall also state details about this record; in case of the registration in the Commercial Register the designation of the register court, the section and the number under which the entrepreneur is registered shall be indicated.

Obligation to pay the third-party vehicle insurance fee for a non-operated vehicle

The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic issued an interesting decision on 31st March 2014 concerning the duty of vehicle’s owner to pay the third-party insurance fee for a non-operated vehicle (judgment of ref. No. IV. US 2221/13). 

The subject-matter of the litigation was an action for the payment of the third-party insurance fee for a non-operated vehicle pursuant to the provision of Sec. 24c para. 1 of Act No. 168/1999 Coll. (Third-party Vehicle Insurance Act) which was filed by the Czech Insurers’ Bureau against an owner of such a vehicle. This fee is to be paid if a vehicle is operated without the third-party vehicle insurance paid. 

Free legal consultation –PRO BONO service

We would like to inform you that on 06. Jane 2014 by numbering already the ninth free legal consultation in Salesians centre in Pilsen, in connection with the provision of PRO BONO services, was held. This time the people looked up the legal aid interested in legal consultation in labour law, family law and right of heritage. The next legal consultation will take place on 04. July 2014.

Preconditions of liability for damage is damage, breach of duty and causality between damage and breach of duty; in some cases also these preconditions have to be covered by causing of responsible person. If the damage is caused also by actions of the injured person, in such extent should be excluded the liability of the responsible person. This has practical impacts inter alia in cases of damages by car accidents.

Preconditions of liability for damage is damage, breach of duty and causality between damage and breach of duty; in some cases also these preconditions have to be covered by causing of responsible person. If the damage is caused also by actions of the injured person, in such extent should be excluded the liability of the responsible person. This has practical impacts inter alia in cases of damages by car accidents.