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Flexible Amendment to the Labour Code (PDF, 61 kB)

An amendment to the Labour Code, which should increase flexibility in employment relations, is taking shape in the comments procedure. Let’s take a look at the most important changes brought by this amendment.

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New Rules for Work Agreements Once Again! (PDF, 97 kB)

The new legislation regarding agreements to complete a job has not even come into effect yet, and the Chamber of Deputies has already introduced further updates.

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Fines for breaches of cookies regulations amounting to almost CZK 4.5 million (PDF, 67 kB)

Since the beginning of this year, the Personal Data Protection Office has issued fines of almost CZK 4,500,000 for breaches of the GDPR in connection with the processing of personal data via cookies.

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Protection of whistleblowers is here! (PDF, 57 kB)

The act becomes effective on the first of August 2023. As of this date, certain obliged persons must implement the reporting channels and comply with other obligations imposed by the act.

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Amendment to the Labour Code (PDF, 103 kB)

On 5 April 2023, the Government approved a long-awaited amendment to the Labour Code that incorporates several European directives and brings a number of fundamental changes that will affect most employers. 

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Amendment to the Business Corporations Act (PDF, 116 kB)

On 1 July 2023, the second part of the amendment to the Business Corporations Act will enter into effect, bringing significant changes in the area of eligibility of persons to be a member of an elected body of a business corporation.

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ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL has a new name (PDF, 68 kB)

We would like to inform you that we are changing the name of our law office to act Řanda Havel Legal advokátní kancelář s.r.o. as of 1.3.2021. Why have we made this change and what other news is there?

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XXIII. (PDF, 130 kB)

New risks (not only) for members of the statutory body of a business corporation

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XVIII. (PDF, 81 kB)

Employers will be Able to Defer Contributions to their Social Insurance at Reduced Penalties

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XVII. (PDF, 75 kB)

Abolition of real estate acquisition tax and statutory pre-emptive right

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XVI. (PDF, 96 kB)

What changes in the procedural law issues and enforcement implementations are brought by Lex Covid?

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XIV. (PDF, 85 kB)

Lex Covid Act – Impact on Bodies of Legal Entities

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XIII. (PDF, 112 kB)

Beware of Significant Provision in the Agreement on Providing Contribution from the Antivirus Programme

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XII. (PDF, 102 kB)

How to Employ Foreigners During the State of Emergency?

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_XI. (PDF, 118 kB)

New Insolvency Rules Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_X. (PDF, 104 kB)

Compensation Package for Employers adopted by the  Government of the Czech Republic

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_IX. (PDF, 82 kB)

Is your business in the Czech Republic adversely affected by coronavirus or respective preventive measures?

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_VIII. (PDF, 124 kB)

Update on state liability for damages in connection with emergency measures

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_VII. (PDF, 110 kB)

Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Dispute Resolution

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_VI. (PDF, 100 kB)

Personal data processing during the COVID-19 outbreak

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_V. (PDF, 72 kB)

Extension of Compensation Package for Employers

Covid-19 Legal Alert

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_III. (PDF, 111 kB)

Legal Consequences of the Coronavirus Epidemic for your Contractual Relationships

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_II. (PDF, 83 kB)

Liability of the state for damages in connection with the measures adopted in crisis

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Newsletter_Practical legal information_I. (PDF, 98 kB)

Lessees’ Claims Against Lessors as a Result of Governmental Measures

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Newsletter 4/2017 (PDF, 183 kB)

Return of the “bad son” in the form of a statutory pre-emptive right, new obligation to register trust funds and other legislative news.

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Newsletter 3/2016 (PDF, 361 kB)

Registration of beneficial owners from 1January 2018 and legislative news from the previous quarter.

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Newsletter 2/2016 (PDF, 371 kB)

Protection of trade secrets according to the EU and legislation news from the past three months.

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Newsletter: Revolution coming to data protection law in 2018 (PDF, 190 kB)

In May 2016, the Official Journal of the European Union published the “General Data Protection Regulation”, which represents the greatest change in data protection law in the last 20 years.

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Newsletter: Are you a join-stock company with shares in certificated form? Do you tender for public contracts? Read on. (PDF, 177 kB)

The New Public Procurement Act will go into effect on 1 October 2016, according to which contracting entities will now be obliged to exclude from public procurements all joint-stock companies that do not have book-entered shares.

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Newsletter 1/2016 (PDF, 205 kB)

What types of injuries count as work-related when they happen on business trips?

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Newsletter: Czech competition authority restricted during on-site investigations (PDF, 197 kB)

On 17 February 2016, the Czech Constitutional Court published its decision in the matter of the so-called ‘bakery cartel’, which may improve the position of companies during dawn raids.

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Newsletter: New obligations for companies starting 1 February 2016 (PDF, 195 kB)

Starting from 1 February 2016, all companies entering into purchase contracts with consumers or providing services to consumers have certain new obligations as a result of an amendment to the consumer protection act, in particular, the obligation to inform consumers of the possibility to settle any disputes out of court and provide information about the relevant entity to contact.

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Newsletter: Are you already working on the report on relations? (PDF, 45 kB)

Please note that the deadline for the preparation of the report on relations is approaching.

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Newsletter 4/2015 (PDF, 80 kB)

The Lower Chamber has passed in the first reading a government bill to introduce a Public Procurement Act which aims to unify the rules of public procurement and concession contracts and to replace the current Act No. 137/2006 Coll., on Public Procurements and the Act No. 139/2006 Coll., on Concession Contracts and Concession Procedures (the Concessions Act).



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Trade mark reform package approved (PDF, 193 kB)

On 15 December 2015, the European Parliament approved in the second reading the biggest reform of the European trade mark law so far, the so called reform package.

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Newsletter: Acting towards Employees Interpretative Rules under Fundamental Change (PDF, 194 kB)

On September 30, 2015 Czech Supreme Court issued a decision on acting of the statutory body of a legal person towards its employees explaining certain unclear provisions of the new Civil Code.

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Newsletter ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL 3/2015 (PDF, 236 kB)

How to protect yourself against bullying by an insolvency petition?

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The end of free personal data transfers to the US based on the Safe Harbor scheme (PDF, 194 kB)

As a follow-up to our previous newsletter, we would like to inform you that this morning the Court of Justice declared the Commission’s US Safe Harbor Decision invalid.

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Newsletter: Groundbreaking opinion on transferring personal data to the US (PDF, 201 kB)

The Opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, dated 23 September 2015, may result in reviews of, and a reduction in, personal data transfers from Europe to the US.

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Newsletter ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL 2/2015 (PDF, 229 kB)

A notary public may make entries in the Commercial Register while you wait.

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Newsletter: Are you ready for the general meeting? (PDF, 199 kB)

The wide range of associated responsibilities in connection with the general meetings.

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Newsletter ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL 1/2015 (PDF, 217 kB)

Is it possible to conclude a written contract via e-mail?

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Newsletter: New Requirements of the Report on Relations (PDF, 173 kB)

This year the Reports on Relations for 2014 will be regulated, for the first time, by the new rules resulting from the recodification of private law.

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Newsletter: Further restrictions on cash payments (PDF, 187 kB)

Act No. 261/2014 Coll., which amends certain Acts covering the financial market, went into effect on December 1,2014

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Newsletter ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL 4/2014 (PDF, 202 kB)

​Amendment to the New Civil Code

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ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL Newsletter 2/2014 (PDF, 45 kB)

​​Illegal Work, Employment of Foreigners

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ŘANDA HAVEL LEGAL Newsletter 1/2014 (PDF, 368 kB)

​New Public Procurement Directives