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Czech Supreme Court rules that shareholders may assume responsibility for specific decisions adopted by the management
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court took position on the options available to shareholders of a joint-stock company to assume, in a shareholders’ agreement, the obligation to intercede with the board in favor of a concrete board decision, or the responsibility for the adoption of such decision. The
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What new obligations arise for employers from the new Czech Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers?
The bill for an Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers, which is slated to be discussed by the House of Deputies, is meant to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons who report breaches of the law. The government’s
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Czech government approves tax allowance for children for 2021
In July 2021, the house of deputies gave the definite green light to raising the tax allowance for parents of two or more children. The allowance for one’s first child remains unchanged. The child allowance may be invoked for each dependent child. Only one parent can claim this tax
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Czech Supreme Court provides clarity in the matter of dual leases
The Supreme Court has abandoned the much-criticized doctrine of a legally vacant apartment, under which it was impossible to lawfully rent out an apartment which has already been let under a lease agreement. In its judgment of 14 April 2021, file no. 31 Cdo 3679/2020, the Supreme Court dealt with
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Liberalization of the German Citizenship Act comes into force
Better late than never. German citizenship as an act of reparation – broad liberalization of the German Citizenship Act comes into force. A far-reaching liberalization of the German citizenship law has come into force on 20 August 2021, with little fanfare and on the sidelines of public discourse. With the