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Top ten legal news items for businesses in 2018
What will the upcoming year bring for businesses? Below, we present an outline of the most important legal changes in the area of financial services, social security and personal data protection.
Justice ministry prepares procedural law recodification
The Minister of Justice has presented an outline of the new civil procedure rules under preparation and intended to replace the current Civil Procedure Code.
Pitfalls of outsourcing: The ‘Švarc system’ and agency employment
With the recent economic growth, the demand for employees has been increasing, making them scarce goods. Shortages of staff may be partly resolved by outsourcing some activities. This approach, however, entails numerous pitfalls, most importantly…
EU to enhance rights of posted workers
For a long time, the EU has been fighting inequalities in the remuneration of workers posted abroad, and the subsequent competitive advantages of companies from countries where labour is cheap. To approximate the rights of all those working at the…
A big amendment to Labour Code is out of game
Already in February 2016, the Ministry of Labour presented its draft amendment to the Labour Code, aiming to significantly change this fundamental labour law. The deputies, however, did not manage to discuss the draft before the term end. As much as…
Quiet revolution in dividend payment?
With the effective date of the Corporations Act four years ago, a new chapter of corporate law started to be written. While some old concepts have explicitly been abandoned by the new law, some changes are only appearing gradually, as the…
PSD2: Amendment to payment services regulations
An amendment to the Act on Payment Services, implementing PSD2, the Second Payment Services Directive, into the Czech legal system, was passed a few days ago. The amendment introduces important changes in the area of online payments.
Government outlines new possibilities of regulating sharing economy
The Office of the Government published its analysis of possible ways to regulate the sharing economy and digital platforms. It primarily targets the most widespread accommodation and transport services.
LES unconstitutional
In the last issue of Tax and Legal Update, we briefly informed on the proposed amendment to the Act on the Czech Chamber of Commerce introducing the Legal Electronic System – LES. Today, we will look into some of the system’s deficiencies.
Less administration for entrepreneurs
The senate has passed an amendment to the Trade Licensing Act that brings some administrative simplifications. Among other things, in abandons the entrepreneurs’ duty to provide to the trade licensing authority certain data available from the Trade…
Private enforcement of competition law made easier
The new Act on Compensation of Damage in the Area of Competition has successfully passed through the legislative process. It should make it easier to claim civil damages for the infringement of competition laws through cartels or abuse of dominant…
Constitutional Court puts a brake on the right to information
The right to information, protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and further elaborated on in the Act on Free Access to Information and some other laws, is one of the evergreens of administrative justice. The Supreme…