Good governance
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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Covid-19 and changes in the field of procedural deadlines, insolvency and enforcement
In order to alleviate the most urgent difficulties in the field of court proceedings, insolvency and enforcement caused by the coronavirus situation and the state of emergency, it was necessary to adopt several fundamental measures. Therefore, a new Act on some measures to alleviate the impact of the epidemy of the coronavirus SARS CoV-2 to persons participating in court proceedings, aggrieved persons, victims of criminal offences and legal entities, and on amendments to the Insolvency Act and Law Enforcement Act was adopted. The Act newly addresses especially the field of procedural deadlines and introduces some measures in the field of insolvency and court enforcement of decisions. Attorneys from Taylor Wessing list below a brief summary of the most important changes that will affect all of us in relation to the new Act. At the same time, they also point out that it must be borne in mind that the newly effective Act neglects completely a fundamental area of substantive time limits.
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Again new Czech entry and exit rules during the emergency
It was not until 14 April 2020 that new entry and exit rules, especially for commuters, came into force. Now, after less than two weeks, new rules came into force on 27 April 2020.
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Support for companies during the Coronavirus pandemic – claiming damages including lost profits
Compensation for damage including lost profits incurred due to the crisis measures, regulated in the Czech Republic under the Crisis Act, which took effect on January 1, 2001 (Act No. 240/2000). According to Section 36(1) of Act No. 240/2000, “The state is obliged to pay compensation for damage caused to legal entities and natural persons as a direct result of the crisis measures and exercises (Section 39(4)) performed under this Act. The state can only absolve itself of this responsibility if it proves that the injured party caused the damage to itself.”
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