On 1 February 2016, an amendment to the Consumer Protection Act took effect. The amendment particularly introduces out-of-court resolution of consumer disputes. Until February, if consumers felt that their rights were affected, they could only resolve their disputes before court. Now, however, they may turn to the Czech Trade Inspection Authority or another state-authorized entity […]
Until recently there was some uncertainty over whether employees’ work e-mails or other activities could be checked during working hours. Because they were afraid of incurring possible sanctions due to a violation of their employees’ right to privacy employers had tended to resign themselves to the fact that they could not carry out extensive monitoring […]
Good News for DataBox Owners Starting on 1 January, 2016, the maximum allowed size of the data message doubled from 10MB to 20MB. Among other advantages, the change will enable filing VAT reports, which was impossible due to the message size restrictions.
The approval process of one of the most controversial bills has, yet again, been decelerated as the Parliament postponed the approval procedure session to 22 January. The main aims of the ERS philosophy are to fight the shadow economics in the Czech Republic and to prevent revenue cuts. It is based on recording all cash […]
Whilst on a business trip in Prague in December 2015, Uroš Ilić, managing partner of ODI visited Lars Klett at the Ueltzhöffer Klett Jakubec & Partneři offices in Prague. They originally met at the IR event in London in September 2015. Lars then tracked Uroš`s Prague activity through the IR calendar and they took up […]
An amendment to the Alien Act, which is likely to come to effect by the end of 2015, brings changes in the rules of granting Visas to foreigners in the Czech Republic. Currently, te validity of the long-term Visa does not exceed 6 months, a term which is to be increased to one year. Also, […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Demetrios A. Demetriades of Demetrios A. Demetriades LLC. Demetrios has joined IR as our exclusive Immigration Law Member in Cyprus. Demetrios A. Demetriades LLC is one of the leading law firms practicing in Nicosia since 1966. Through our commitment, knowledge and expertise […]
As of January 2016, the basic rate of the minimum monthly wage. It is to rise by CZK 700 from CZK 9,200 to CZK 9,900 with the minimum hourly wage rising from CZK 55 to CZK 58.70 for a 40 hour working week. The situation is similar for persons with disabilities – the minimum monthly […]
The free movement of goods and people across the EU does not apply to the purchase of television programmes, films or music. Unsurprisingly, TV broadcasters and film distributors are opposed to removing geo-blocking techniques, which prevent their services from being used on a cross border basis. However, a resolution adopted by the European parliament on […]
The case of Absolute Lofts South West London Limited v Artisan Home Improvements Limited and another (2015) EWHC 2608(IPEC) is an Intellectual Property Enterprise Court case, where the judge was asked to determine the damages for use of over twenty photographs on the website of a home improvement services company, in circumstances where the photographer’s […]
With the increasing popularity of social networks and their use among employees, employers often wonder whether such actions could be a reason sufficient enough for termination of employment. We would like to draw your attention to a few aspects of an immediate employment termination in connection with infringement or job duties by using the social […]
From 26th October to 30th October 2015, three representatives of our office, partners Mgr. Aleš Eppinger and Šárka Gregorová, LL. M, and the head of Asian Desk, Stephenie Hsu, participate in Chinese Suzhou Event, European summit. During the program representatives of several European states (the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, UK, Portugal) and the USA will introduce trade […]