Archive for June 2016

One area which has changed considerably with the amendment to Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code (“CC”) comprises property leases and the options for terminating such leases. The aim of this article is to describe certain important changes particularly notice to terminate the lease of an apartment and premises used for business purposes and also…

In February, the European Commission launched a new online platform enabling traders and consumers to resolve disputes relating to goods purchased over the internet, either in this country or abroad. The Platform is a single contact point which enables both consumers and traders to resolve their disputes relating to purchases made over the internet; the…

The lower instance courts did not act consistently in resolving certain issues concerning the entry of business corporations into the Commercial Register. This has led to uncertainty amongst those entered in the Register and also an impermissible degree of inequality, with different courts issuing different rulings on the same matter. Therefore, on 13 January 2016,…

The Chamber of Deputies is currently discussing the second reading of the amendment to Act No. 182/2006 Coll., the Insolvency Act (“IA”). The purpose of this amendment is to place restrictions on fraudulent companies which offer debt discharge services and profit from debtors in difficult situations, prevent malicious insolvency petitions and generally make insolvency proceedings…