Archive for March 2016

From 1 May 2015, in addition to registration courts, notaries can also make entries in the Commercial Register. The advantages of this option are particularly evident on initial registration of companies, where registration by a notary it is not only administratively simpler, but also much less expensive. In this article, we will examine entries in…

On 14 December 2015, long-awaited Act No. 340/2015 Coll., on Special Conditions for the Effectiveness of Certain Contracts, the Disclosure of These Contracts and the Register of Contracts (Act on the Register of Contracts, hereinafter “ARC”) was published in the Collection of Laws. The Act governs conditions for the disclosure of contracts between public entities…

In its ruling of 17 December 2015, in case no. IV.ÚS 3216/14, the Constitutional Court (hereinafter “CC”) examined the question of whether the submission of a petition for an execution order could be considered as an abuse of rights that justifies the discontinuation of execution. The CC examined this issue in a situation where, although…

In December, the European Commission approved a draft directive concerning the provision of digital content (streaming music, films, cloud storage, etc.) and a draft directive regarding the online sale of goods (operation of e-shops). The directives should simplify and promote access to digital content and online sales throughout the EU. According to the Commission, only…