Czech Republic: Litigation, Contracts and Force Majeure

3 April 2020 – The Government has published draft acts on certain measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tenants of (i) business premises and (ii) premises used for housing needs

On 8 April, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech parliament passed legislation mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on commercial leases (the "Bill"). It is expected that the Bill will now swiftly be approved by the Senate...

On 1 April 2020, the Government of the Czech Republic approved, as expected, a bill allowing all debtors under loan agreements or similar contracts to notify their creditors of their intention to make use of a so-called protective period.