Civil Law

Acquiring ownership of an apartment does not have to involve only purchasing it from a developer or on the secondary market, which constitute the so-called a derivative method of acquiring property rights. It is also possible to acquire ownership of a residential premises in a primary manner, through the institution of adverse possession, but it is important that the apartment is previously separated, i.e. has a land and mortgage register (see...

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Do I need to call the police after an accident or collision? Practical guide Do you need to call the police in the event of a collision? Should the police be called to an accident? When to call the police for an accident? The decision depends on the circumstances: injuries to the participants, suspicion of driving under the influence or the questionability of the perpetrator's guilt. This guide will help you understand when to call the police to the scene of a collision or accident...

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Adverse possession of real estate and a claim for arrears of rent. And more precisely: Adverse possession of real estate and remuneration for non-contractual use of it - a resolution of seven judges of the Supreme Court On April 3, 2024, the Supreme Court, composed of seven judges, adopted a resolution in response to this legal issue: Whether the former the owner may have a claim against the spontaneous possessor of the thing for...

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Financial problems often cause many consequences, like one move of dominoes - in the case of leasing a car, this often results in, among others, termination of the leasing contract by the financing party, i.e. the leasing company. After recovering the vehicle, the lessor will most often sell the leased item to another entity, unfortunately, often at a price much lower than the market value. How much is this…

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Critical commentary on the decision of the Supreme Court of March 29, 2023, III CZ 427/22, stating that submitting a document to the court online does not produce any legal effects. Many court practitioners have known the topic and the problem itself for a long time. Sometimes on legal forums there was a question, sometimes a suggestion - what a lawyer should do or...

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A compendium of knowledge about payment orders, i.e.: I have received a payment order and what next? You should be concerned about receiving a payment order, especially if you did not expect to receive it. Approximately 7,200 people have this experience every day in our country. In this article, we present what a payment order is and how to defend against it. What is a payment order? What is…

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