Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

This section details initiatives to make government a competitive advantage. It includes analysis and reports of government initiatives, as well as data on accountability and performance measures.

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13th February 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Disproportionate utilization of set electricity and gas prices in the group

The Government Regulation on the determination of electricity and gas prices in an emergency market situation sets maximum prices for these commodities. At the same time, it also sets the maximum permissible extent of the material benefit that a participant in the electricity or gas market can obtain by taking electricity and gas at the set price. The maximum permissible material benefit is calculated for the whole group (within the Czech Republic) taken together.
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8th February 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


TOP 10 employment law cases in 2022

The employment law team of Eversheds Sutherland, led by partner Radek Matouš, has prepared a traditional selection of Czech TOP 10 case law in 2022, which should not escape your attention.
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6th February 2023 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Electronic prolongation of the temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic until the end of March 2023

Due to the decision of the Council of the European Union in October 2022 to prolong the decision 2022/382 of 4th March 2022, as the European Commission proposed it, for one year, the Czech parliament has prolonged the temporary protection until 31st March 2024. In national law, the law No. 65/2022 Sb. was changed accordingly. An electronic registration is obligatory as of 30th January 2023 until 31st March 2023. Many other EU countries did this as well, and the European countries with similar rules, like Denmark, and Switzerland, Norway and the UK, have prolonged this protection, too.
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