NEUIGKEITEN & PUBLIKATIONEN
Another Success for Giese & Partner Before the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has once again confirmed the arguments presented by Giese & Partner. In a recent case, the Czech Republic acknowledged a violation of the right to a fair trial, marking another successful outcome for attorney-at-law Ondřej Rathouský before the ECtHR.
From Ankara to Brno: Why the Constitutional Court Intervened Before Deciding the NATO Dispute
The Czech Constitutional Court’s interim measure secured the President’s participation in the NATO summit but left the underlying constitutional dispute unresolved. The case highlights the role of established constitutional practice when the written Constitution provides no clear answer and raises broader questions about the balance of power between the President and the Government.
Who Will Inherit Your Digital Life? Digital Estate Part One
What happens to online accounts, cloud-stored data and cryptocurrency after death? This introduction to the digital estate explains which assets may pass to heirs, why legal inheritance does not always mean practical access and what the German Facebook case reveals about digital inheritance.
Czech Cadastral Reform – Faster Registration, Shorter Safety Net?
The proposed Czech Cadastral Reform may substantially shorten the built-in 20-day protection period in the Czech Real Estate Register and reshape the way real estate transactions are documented. This article examines the planned acceleration of selected registrations, the debate over reduced procedural safeguards, and the potential consequences for investors, lenders and businesses active in the Czech property market.
When Software Causes Damage
Europe’s new product liability regime extends liability for defective products to software, AI systems, digital services and cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The article explains which businesses may be held liable and why product documentation, security updates and contractual risk allocation require renewed attention.
Is Your Company Ready for Pay Transparency?
The forthcoming Labour Code amendment will make pay transparency a practical compliance issue for Czech employers. This article explains how the new rules may affect recruitment, salary ranges, bonuses and benefits, employee information rights and the gender pay gap, and why companies should start preparing a transparent remuneration system and an internal remuneration policy now.
When One Contract Falls, Others May Follow
A recent Czech Supreme Court decision shows that withdrawal from one agreement may also unwind other interdependent agreements forming part of the same transaction, even if some obligations have already been performed. The article explains what this means for share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, option agreements and other transaction documents, and how careful drafting can reduce the risk of unexpected contract termination.
Important Changes for Digital Platforms Ahead
New rules on platform work are on the horizon in the Czech Republic as the country moves forward with implementing the EU Platform Work Directive.
AML Compliance Alert: Have You Registered Yet?
A new AML compliance obligation has been introduced for Obliged Entities: mandatory registration in the goAML system, an information platform operated by the Financial Intelligence Unit for the receipt, processing and analysis of suspicious transaction reports.
Faster Filings, Fewer Secrets: Slovakia’s New Commercial Register Tests the Limits of Transparency
Slovakia has redesigned its Commercial Register to make company filings faster, more reliable and genuinely digital. Yet the same reform has made documents containing national identification numbers, home addresses and signatures dramatically easier to obtain - turning a modernization success into an urgent debate about where transparency should end and privacy begin.
Michael Mack - Neuer Rechtsanwalt in Team
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Michael Mack zum erfolgreichen Bestehen seines Anwaltsexamens und zur Zulassung als Rechtsanwalt bei der Tschechischen Rechtsanwaltskammer. Wir freuen uns sehr, ihn als neues Mitglied unseres Anwaltsteams willkommen zu heißen.
Prüfung ausländischer Investitionen (FDI) im Jahr 2026
Überblick über die erweiterten FDI-Prüfpflichten in Tschechien seit November 2025, insbesondere für EU-Investoren mit außereuropäischer Eigentümerstruktur und durch neue Vorgaben zur Cybersicherheit.