Contractual penalty in consumer contracts
23.05.2017
In the decision No. 32 ICdo 86/2015 of 28.02.2017, the Supreme Court has decided that it is inadmissible to impose contractual penalties on consumers in annexes of the consumer agreement, as in the general terms and conditions. In the relevant case, there was only a reference to the annexes in the contract itself. The regulation of the contractual penalty was, however, included in general terms and conditions. According to the Supreme Court, this is a vague definition of the contractual penalty which is dif
Read moreDamage Caused to the Employee on a Deposited Means of Transport
16.05.2017
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic has recently dealt with the obligation of the employer to compensate the employee for damage to the car of the employee that the employee uses for getting to work and back (decision of the Supreme Court dated 23.01.2017, Reference Number 21 Cdo 2345/2015).
Read moreDamage compensation after car accident
09.05.2017
In the decision of 27.04.2017, Nr. II. ÚS 795/16, the Constitutional Court dealt with the question whether only the repair costs are to be compensated after an accident, or also the difference between the potential sale price of the vehicle before and after the accident.
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