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    Czechia: The legal practice of authentication of electronic signatures

    Can a certified signature simply be replaced by a (certified) electronic signature? What is possible according to legal practice – and what is the actual state of play when it comes to electronic certification?

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    Czechia: A few practical remarks on agreements on work carried out outside proper employment

    Agreements on work outside the employment relationship are popular in the Czech legal environment both among employers and among employees. However, a recent amendment to the Labor Code has brought a number of changes to the cooperation with workers under such agreements which employers ought to adequately reflect.

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    Czechia: Changes to Czech and German Citizenship Law in 2024

    The citizenship laws of both countries are slated to see change in the course of 2024. In the Czech Republic, the changes are supposed to benefit émigrés – sadly, the actual number of beneficiaries will be a small and select crowd – but it really is the excessive bureaucracy in

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    Czechia: Changes regarding social security payments related to agreements on the performance of work, as of 1 July 2024

    Will the first day of summer recess mark fundamental changes concerning the social security payments under the so-called DPP work arrangements? What other obligations await employers who have hired DPP staff?

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    Czechia: Cutting off chronic non-payers from hot water and district heating

    The Supreme Court has condoned the course of action taken by one HOA when they cut off the (non-paying) owner of an apartment unit from hot water and heat. Would such an approach be possible also toward a non-payment tenant?

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