Electronical evidence of sales
28.02.2017
From March 1 2017 the scope of Act No. 112/2016 Coll., on the electronical evidence of sales, will be extended to the entire wholesale and retail trade.
Read moreTermination of a Lease of an Apartment by a Lessor
21.02.2017
According to the Section 2288 Subsection 2 letter a) of the Civil Code, a lessor may terminate a lease for an indefinite period by three months´ notice if the apartment is to be used by the lessor or his spouse who intends to leave the family household and a petition for divorce has been filed or marriage was divorced.
Read moreNecessary passage
14.02.2017
The new Civil Code No. 89/2012 Coll. contains a detailed regulation of the so-called necessary passage. An emergency route can be established by a court decision if a plot of land is not connected to public roads.
Read moreRegulation on European Account Preservation Order
07.02.2017
The regulation of the European Parliament and the Council (EU) No 655/2014 of 15 May 2014 that establishes a European Account Preservation Order procedure to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters, about which adoption we have already informed you (see http://www.baroch-sobota.en/european-account-preservation-order), became effective (18th January 2017).
Read moreAction before the due date - procedural costs
31.01.2017
The Constitutional Court has dealt with the question of the obligation to reimburse the costs of procedure if the action was brought before the due date of the debt. In the relevant case, the debt was paid after the bringing of action, but still before its due date.
Read moreAmendment of the Insolvency Act
24.01.2017
On 19 January 2017 the Senate adopted the amendment of the Insolvency Act. A signature of the president is still necessary for the adoption of the amendment.
Read moreBeneficial owner of corporations
17.01.2017
From January 1, 2017, legal entities will have a new obligation to know data about their beneficial owners and to report them to other legitimate subjects (authorities, etc.). The purpose of this measure is to provide an overview of the natural person in the background of the legal entity.
Read moreFirst Amendment of the Civil Code
10.01.2017
The first amendment of the Civil, about which preparation we informed you in the past, was published in the Collection of Laws. The amendment will come into force in three phases when the most of the changes will come into force February 28, 2017.
Read moreThe Agreement about the Jurisdiction of the Court between the Entrepreneurs
28.12.2016
According to the Civil Procedure Code the entrepreneurs who are in a legal relationship arising from their business activities may agree in writing to the local jurisdiction of another court of first instance, i.e. they may conclude a jurisdictional agreement. The exception is the situation when the law provides for exclusive jurisdiction.
Read moreNon-financial information
20.12.2016
From 1 January 2017 a new obligation for the accounting of large companies will arise - the so-called non-financial information shall be published.
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