One of the grounds for termination of employment under Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, as amended (the “Labour Code”) is a situation where the employee has lost their long-term medical fitness due to t…
A new and simpler definition of a beneficial owner is to be introduced this October. Its implementation is conditional for the provision of European subsidies to the Czech Republic. Failure to register a benefi…
On 14 March 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published a first version of new guidelines on dark patterns in social media platform interfaces (Guidelines 3/2022). These guidelines offer practical…
A number of important issues continued to make the world of environmental law go around in the second quarter of 2022. For example, a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute explained the …
The European Commission has belatedly issued anticipated regulatory technical standards clarifying disclosure requirements for sustainability information on financial products. Another awaited standard, the Cor…
Although the EU adopted major measures in the past to protect nature and ecosystem services, no significant progress has been made so far. However, the European Commission is aware of the need for a comprehensi…
The Czech Republic is failing to combat climate change and must introduce sufficient and concrete measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a ruling by the Municipal Court in Prague. This decisi…
Nowadays, companies operate in a highly transparent environment where environmental or social weaknesses can quickly surface and directly affect company performance. In this context, however, transparency can a…
The Green Deal for Europe commits the EU to implementing important structural energy efficiency measures. However, given the current geopolitical and market situation, companies themselves should actively seek …