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New law on research, development, innovation and knowledge transfer
Good news for innovation! The new law on research, development, innovation and knowledge transfer from January 2026 simplifies cooperation with research organizations.
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5 most common employer mistakes after the flexi-amendment to the Labour Code
Key changes brought by the flexi-amendment to the Labour Code from June 1, 2025, have introduced many practical changes for employers. The Partner of our employment law team, Jaroslav Škubal, therefore focused on 5 common mistakes that employers make in connection with the amendment.
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Artificial intelligence is changing healthcare. What does the law say about it?
Artificial intelligence is penetrating healthcare faster than many admit. It can accelerate diagnosis, improve doctors' decision-making, and make top-quality care accessible even where specialists are lacking. At the same time, however, it raises questions that the legal framework must address: who will bear responsibility for damage caused by an algorithm, how to set up oversight of its decision-making, and how to safely handle sensitive patient data? European AI regulation already brings concrete rules and healthcare facilities must adapt to them. This article therefore focuses on key legal aspects of using artificial intelligence in medicine – from regulation and personal data protection to liability for damages.
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Fruitless enforcement proceedings | Tereza Veselá
Since 2023, legal regulations for terminating so-called fruitless enforcement proceedings have been in effect. According to these regulations, enforcement proceedings will be terminated if no partial collection of the obligation has occurred within 6 years of the enforcement duration. The creditor can prevent this termination by expressing disagreement with the termination and depositing an advance payment for enforcement costs into the bailiff's account. However, such extension is only possible once. If no partial collection of the obligation occurs within 12 consecutive years, the fruitless enforcement will be terminated even without the creditor's consent.
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Representation of founders in the sale of Taikun Cloud
PRK Partners provided comprehensive legal advice to the founders on the sale of the Taikun startup to Cloudera, an American company belonging to the portfolio of the large investment group KKR.
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PRK Partners represented the Office of the General Commissioner for the Czech Republic's participation in EXPO 2025 in Osaka
The preparation of Czech participation in EXPO 2025 was legally extraordinarily demanding because it combined several complex factors simultaneously – international environment, public financing, time pressure, and the need to harmonize Czech and Japanese law so that everything would work practically in the field.
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New Lobbying Law: An End to Secret Negotiations Behind Closed Doors
On July 1, 2025, Act No. 168/2025 Coll. on the regulation of lobbying will come into effect, serving as the first comprehensive regulation introducing clear rules for influencing state decisions.
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The largest corporate bond issuance on the Czech market
PRK Partners provided comprehensive legal advice to a group of renowned Czech banks - Česká spořitelna, Komerční banka, PPF banka, UniCredit Bank and J&T Banka.
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"Legislation is changing at an enormous pace today" | Soňa Rampulová | e15 | interview
"Legislation is changing at an enormous pace today. In an environment where every sector is affected by some regulation, the ability to read between the lines of laws becomes a competitive advantage," states Soňa Rampulová. Understanding legislation is so difficult, especially in Europe, that not only entrepreneurs and managers often struggle, but lawyers as well. This is one of the reasons why she initiated the creation of the Next Generation Legal Business Club, where these professions meet regularly.
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Third amendment to the rules | employee stocks | Václav Bílý | article
Members of Parliament are submitting their third amendment to employee stock rules through proposed amendments in the current electoral term, aimed at fundamentally transforming the legislative framework for young technology companies and startups in the Czech Republic.
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Significant acquisition in the Czech ticketing market
PRK Partners represented Estonian company AS Piletilevi PLG, which completed another significant acquisition in the Czech ticketing market by taking over Ticketportal from media group Mafra. AS Piletilevi PLG entered the Czech market in 2023 when it acquired a majority stake in GoOut.
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XXXII. Conference Karlovy Vary Legal Days
On Thursday, June 12th, the three-day marathon of the XXXII. Conference Karlovy Vary Legal Days begins. As part of the conference program, a number of personalities from the field of law will lecture at the Karlovy Vary Hotel Thermal.
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We won Czech Republic Life Sciences Firm of the Year 2025 again!
PRK Partners wins Czech Republic Life Sciences Firm of the Year 2025 at the recent LMG Life Sciences Awards ceremony in London again!
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IV Legal Forum EU – EASTERN PARTNERSHIP
Today begins IV LEGAL FORUM EU-EASTERN PARTNERSHIP, which takes place in Warsaw till tommorrow and for the fourth consecutive year will bring together more than 160 lawyers from Europe, the Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the USA and other countries.
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Important decision of the Supreme Court: compliance with work discipline can be a condition for granting a variable wage component
In its recent decision (Case No. 21 Cdo 3471/2024), the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic confirmed the possibility for employers to condition the award of a non-monetary variable wage component on the employee's compliance with work discipline.
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Fraud alert - misuse of our law firm data
Please note that there are currently attempts at fraud, where messages are being sent on our behalf to Facebook account holders alerting them to alleged infringements of intellectual property rights that do not originate from our law firm.
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We have a new episode of our podcast Právo k Ranní Kávě
Jan Ditrych, Associate Partner at PRK Partners, and Natálie Cmíralová, an attorney at law at our firm specializing in capital markets, discuss the phenomenon of financial influencers and the legal framework of their activities in a new episode.
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PRK Partners joins the CEE/SEE Focus of the SIPAC 2025 China Roadshow
We are proud to announce that PRK Partners Partner Jan Kohout and Associate Partner Shiyang Zhang will participate in the prestigious Sino International Professional Advisory Council (SIPAC) 2025 China Roadshows.
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