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Senior Associate
DISPUTE RESOLUTION, Domestic arbitration, International arbitration, Litigation, Mediation and other ADR, EMPLOYMENT, INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING
Czech, English, Estonian, French, German, Polish, Russian

Various publications on European and Czech consumer law, on Czech labour law, on Czech insolvency law, on minority protection in Europe, especially the Baltic States

Czech Republic

University Viadrina in Frankfurt / Oder (Germany) (Dr.iur)
dissertation on European and Polish Consumer Law (published in 2001)
University of Tübingen and Berlin (Germany), Law Faculty

Brandenburg Bar Association
Česká advokátní komora (Czech Bar Association)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde e.V. (DGO, German Association for Eastern European Studies)

Další kompetence:

  • dědické právo (německé, české, evropské)
  • statní občanství (německé, české, slovenské, rakouské)
  • německé právo, cizinecké právo, azyl a běženecké právo (německé, české, evropské)
Articles
19.12.2024 Czechia: A new Framework Agreement on the application of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 in cases of habitual cross-border telework – Opportunities to remain subject to the social security legislation at the employer’s registered place of business
Czechia: A new Framework Agreement on the application of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 in cases of habitual cross-border telework – Opportunities to remain subject to the social security legislation at the employer’s registered place of business
31.10.2024 Czechia: At long last, German and Czech citizenship for one of ‘Winton’s children’, more than 85 years later.
Czechia: At long last, German and Czech citizenship for one of ‘Winton’s children’, more than 85 years later.
27.06.2024 Czechia: Changes to Czech and German Citizenship Law in 2024
Czechia: Changes to Czech and German Citizenship Law in 2024
09.05.2024 Czechia: A brief overview of Czech law of succession
Czechia: A brief overview of Czech law of succession
29.02.2024 Communities of heirs and European Certificates of Succession (ECS): New problems for the application of the EU Succession Regulation (Regulation (EU) 650/2012); Appeal on a point of law to the Federal Court of Justice over the issue of the entry of land plots in the ECS
Communities of heirs and European Certificates of Succession (ECS): New problems for the application of the EU Succession Regulation (Regulation (EU) 650/2012); Appeal on a point of law to the Federal Court of Justice over the issue of the entry of land plots in the ECS
19.12.2023 A judgment whereby the Altona jury court on 7 November 1935 convicted a stateless Jew of “attempted racial defilement” has finally been annulled – after precisely 88 years
A judgment whereby the Altona jury court on 7 November 1935 convicted a stateless Jew of “attempted racial defilement” has finally been annulled – after precisely 88 years
05.10.2023 EU-succesion regulation No 650/2012: denied competencies in case of death of elderly people in care institutions in other EU countries
EU-succesion regulation No 650/2012: denied competencies in case of death of elderly people in care institutions in other EU countries
30.05.2023 European certificates of succession (ECS) in German and Czech practice: real-life consequences of the ECJ decision C-354/21
European certificates of succession (ECS) in German and Czech practice: real-life consequences of the ECJ decision C-354/21
27.03.2023 Czechia: Electronic prolongation of the temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic until the end of March 2023 (update)
Czechia: Electronic prolongation of the temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic until the end of March 2023 (update)
01.02.2023 Czechia: Electronic prolongation of the temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic until the end of March 2023
Czechia: Electronic prolongation of the temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic until the end of March 2023
02.12.2022 Vander Elst-Visa for cross-border services for Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection EU
Vander Elst-Visa for cross-border services for Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection EU
04.10.2022 Taking stock one year after the effectiveness of a new right to self-declare as a German citizen and of the right to naturalization on grounds of restitution – more than 20000 applications have been submitted to the Federal Office of Administration (BVA)
Taking stock one year after the effectiveness of a new right to self-declare as a German citizen and of the right to naturalization on grounds of restitution – more than 20000 applications have been submitted to the Federal Office of Administration (BVA)
24.08.2022 Czechia: „Lex Ukraine“ has been amended (by Act No. 175/2022, on the temporary protection status for Ukrainian refugees) – but many questions remain unanswered
Czechia: „Lex Ukraine“ has been amended (by Act No. 175/2022, on the temporary protection status for Ukrainian refugees) – but many questions remain unanswered
24.05.2022 Selected issues of the institute of temporary protection in EU Council decision 382/2022 in Czech law
Selected issues of the institute of temporary protection in EU Council decision 382/2022 in Czech law
25.03.2022 The rules for Ukrainian refugees in EU countries
The rules for Ukrainian refugees in EU countries
22.02.2022 German courts and Facebook: the obligation to hand over user data and the possibility of using pseudonyms
German courts and Facebook: the obligation to hand over user data and the possibility of using pseudonyms
22.02.2022 We helped gain EU citizenship in the post-Brexit era
We helped gain EU citizenship in the post-Brexit era
22.02.2022 Even after 85 years, you can get the citizenship you are entitled to
Even after 85 years, you can get the citizenship you are entitled to
25.01.2022 Children saved by Sir Nicholas Winton are not entitled to a Czech or Slovak passport – though they may claim a German one!
Children saved by Sir Nicholas Winton are not entitled to a Czech or Slovak passport – though they may claim a German one!
27.10.2021 Changes to the Aliens Residence Act and to the Czech Personal ID Cards Act
Changes to the Aliens Residence Act and to the Czech Personal ID Cards Act
31.08.2021 Liberalization of the German Citizenship Act comes into force
Liberalization of the German Citizenship Act comes into force
25.05.2021 Right to vote in the 2021 elections for expatriate Germans and Czechs
Right to vote in the 2021 elections for expatriate Germans and Czechs
25.05.2021 Germany and the Czech Republic – New rules as the pandemic relents
Germany and the Czech Republic – New rules as the pandemic relents
16.04.2021 New possibilities for Jewish émigrés from Germany and Austria, new obstacles for those from former Czechoslovakia
New possibilities for Jewish émigrés from Germany and Austria, new obstacles for those from former Czechoslovakia
23.03.2021 Czech nationalism and the common European market: Are we facing a bleak future of supermarket shelves exclusively given over to Czech (and Moravian) food?
Czech nationalism and the common European market: Are we facing a bleak future of supermarket shelves exclusively given over to Czech (and Moravian) food?
10.03.2021 International Hereditary law in the EU and beyond – ESC in practice
International Hereditary law in the EU and beyond – ESC in practice
09.02.2021 Apostilles have been discontinued in the entire EU for two years according to Regulation (EU) 2016/1191
Apostilles have been discontinued in the entire EU for two years according to Regulation (EU) 2016/1191
09.02.2021 Pravidla přicestování a vycestování v době koronaviru v ČR a v Německu
Pravidla přicestování a vycestování v době koronaviru v ČR a v Německu
06.10.2020 Austrian citizenship is easy to acquire for Austrian emigrants and their descendants; for German citizenship, the situation is not as straightforward, though some progress has been made
Austrian citizenship is easy to acquire for Austrian emigrants and their descendants; for German citizenship, the situation is not as straightforward, though some progress has been made
06.10.2020 Czech emigrants and their descendants will have it easier to (re-)acquire Czech citizenship
Czech emigrants and their descendants will have it easier to (re-)acquire Czech citizenship
10.09.2020 The battle for the recognition of European Certificate of Succession (ECS) in the Czech Republic continues successfully.
The battle for the recognition of European Certificate of Succession (ECS) in the Czech Republic continues successfully.
30.06.2020 Practice of restitution of German citizenship pursuant of the Basic Law unconstitutional for decades
Practice of restitution of German citizenship pursuant of the Basic Law unconstitutional for decades
22.05.2020 Restrictions on entering and leaving the country after the end of the state of emergency on 18 May 2020 and as of 15 June 2020
Restrictions on entering and leaving the country after the end of the state of emergency on 18 May 2020 and as of 15 June 2020
27.04.2020 Again new Czech entry and exit rules during the emergency
Again new Czech entry and exit rules during the emergency
14.04.2020 Rules for Czech cross-border commuters during the coronavirus pandemic
Rules for Czech cross-border commuters during the coronavirus pandemic
11.03.2020 Proposed stricter Act on Czech Citizenship – increased demand on foreigners to prove their clean criminal record
Proposed stricter Act on Czech Citizenship – increased demand on foreigners to prove their clean criminal record
27.01.2020 ECS News: we win at courts in Prague and Olomouc; amendment to the Cadastral Decree effective of January 1, 2020
ECS News: we win at courts in Prague and Olomouc; amendment to the Cadastral Decree effective of January 1, 2020
18.11.2019 The fight for European Certificates of Succession continues in Olomouc and Luxembourg
The fight for European Certificates of Succession continues in Olomouc and Luxembourg
21.10.2019 No residence in Germany? Or in the Czech Republic?
No residence in Germany? Or in the Czech Republic?
18.10.2019 Naturalization for descendants of Nazi persecution victims pursuant to Art. 116 (2) of Germany’s Basic Law
Naturalization for descendants of Nazi persecution victims pursuant to Art. 116 (2) of Germany’s Basic Law
11.06.2019 Improving worker protection: amending the Posting of Workers Directive
Improving worker protection: amending the Posting of Workers Directive
21.11.2018 New Austrian Supreme Court ruling on European Certificates of Succession
New Austrian Supreme Court ruling on European Certificates of Succession
20.07.2018 Entry of land plots in a European Certificate of Succession issued in Germany
Entry of land plots in a European Certificate of Succession issued in Germany
13.10.2017 ECtHR: Unlimited monitoring of private internet communication in the workplace is a violation
ECtHR: Unlimited monitoring of private internet communication in the workplace is a violation
17.07.2017 Will German expatriates forfeit their right to vote in the upcoming (German) federal parliamentary elections?
Will German expatriates forfeit their right to vote in the upcoming (German) federal parliamentary elections?
16.05.2017 Changes to the Insolvency Act as of 1 July 2017
Changes to the Insolvency Act as of 1 July 2017
21.03.2016 Databank on the solvency and creditworthiness of consumers
Databank on the solvency and creditworthiness of consumers
24.02.2016 Introduction of an ADR procedure for consumers
Introduction of an ADR procedure for consumers
23.10.2015 Unification of Insolvency Law
Unification of Insolvency Law
17.03.2015 Minimum wage to usher in ‘new era of plenty’, come what may
Minimum wage to usher in ‘new era of plenty’, come what may
13.10.2014 Execution, Transylvanian-Style?
Execution, Transylvanian-Style?
21.05.2014 Dispute over mortgage loan fees revisited
Dispute over mortgage loan fees revisited