Amendment of the Civil Code

The Government of the Czech Republic agreed that an amendment to Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, should be adopted. The aim of the amendment is to eliminate the most conflict situations that arise from the application of the new Civil Code.

The most important suggested changes are: re-introduction of the pre-emptive right for the co-owners of the properties, introduction of the public register of trust funds, a possibility to prolong the period for evaluation of the legal capacity from three to five

Real Estate Transfer Tax

The Government of the Czech Republic agreed that an amendment to legislative measure No. 340/2013 Coll., on Real Estate Transfer Tax, should be adopted.

Work Accident on the Way to a Canteen

For the purposes of the Labour Code, accident at work shall mean the harm to health or death of an employee if it occurred independently on employee's will due to the brief, sudden and forceful influence of external effects in the performance of working tasks or in direct connection therewith.

Reimbursement of Court Proceedings

New regulation No. 254/2015 Coll., on the Flat Rate of Administrative Costs of Court Proceedings was published in the Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic as of 6^th October 2015.