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Changes of the procedural rules

26.09.2017

From 30 September 2017, an amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure, the Law on Special Judicial Proceedings and the Law on Court fees will come into force. The amendment introduces a number of changes, its purpose is then to reduce the revisions agenda of the Supreme Court.

 The amendment changes e.g. the admissibility of the revision, conditions for the payment of the court fees, the rules for legal aid (with regard to court fees), the fees for revision, etc.

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Contradictory description of an apartment in the land register and building permit

19.09.2017

The so-called units, i. apartments, studios and other rooms in houses, which can appear as separate items of the property right, are entered into the land register on the basis of the so-called "owner's declaration". This declaration is written by the owner of the house himself and is not controlled by the building authority. Therefore, a contradiction between the declaration and the building permit may arise.

The Supreme Court has recently dealt with the question whether it is possible to transfer the own

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