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On 12 October 2023, a decision dealing with an agelong question was published in the Collection of judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union...

At the end of last year, the Ministry of Justice introduced a draft Class Proceedings Act (the “Act”), which we discussed in Class Actions Act and Amendment...

“Groundbreaking decision: neighbours beat a businessman who bought an apartment for Airbnb” or “The building authority has made an unprecedented decision. It banned the owner of an apartment in Jungmannova Street from renting it out via the Airbnb platform.”

At the end of this June, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced its intention to update the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI). This...

On 12 September 2023 in Strasbourg, the European Commission presented new rules aimed at tackling the problem of late payments in commercial transactions in...

The right belongs to the vigilant, emphasised the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court in its decision of 31 May 2023, file no. 31 Cdo 3125/2022, concerning...

Outside continuously built-up areas, billboards near roads have been banned since 2017. However, some companies have found a loophole in the law that allows...

On the legislative process

Preventive restructuring – a rescue for entrepreneurs in difficulties

An interesting dispute with a practical conclusion was recently handled by the Supreme Court under File No. 23 Cdo 2938/2020. The plaintiff in the given...

On 12 June 2023, the Council of the EU issued a press statement on its readiness to enter into negotiations with the European Parliament on the Proposal for...

Large companies benefiting from the capped energy prices have already submitted their first assessment of excessive economic benefit under Regulation No....

In the European Union (the “ EU ”), the prohibition of discrimination is one of the cornerstones of the functioning of the common market and therefore of the...

The transfer of personal data plays a significant role in today’s globalised world. International transfer of data is the order of the day and modern...

Simply put, an unfair commercial practice is a false or misleading act that may influence your decision whether or not to buy goods. False discounts are an example of such behaviour. This is a situation where a trader gives an exaggerated discount on goods based on a price, at which the product was never actually being sold (by anyone). The amendment to the Consumer Protection Act was supposed to put a stop to these imaginary special offers. Why hasn’t it happened?

By the end of January this year, the Member States of the European Union had to implement Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the...