Kastner & Pieš succeeds for the first time in the Chambers & Partners 2025 ranking
Kastner & Pieš partner has succeeded in the prestigious ranking of Chambers & Partners, which annually compiles an overview of…
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EDPB opinon on AI
European Data Protection Board has issued new statement on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data…
New ÚST-27 and rules for advertising of pharmaceitals in the Czech Republic
We would like to inform you that effective January 1, 2025, the State Institute for Drug Control (“SÚKL”) has issued a new…
Reimbursement of digital therapies and telemedicine
The term digital therapeutics (Dtx) is not well known in the Czech Republic and there is no legal definition of…
Payment of bonus to former employees
The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic has once again considered the issue of former employees’ entitlements to bonus payments.…
How to behave in the event of a personal data breach
The personal data protection is extremely important in today’s fast-paced digital age, and it is not rare for attempts to…
Termination of non-competition clause in employment agreement
The Supreme Court recently decided a dispute arising out of a noncompete clause between an employee and an employer. The non-competition clause…
Audit plan of the Data Protection Office for 2024
The Data Protection Office (“DPO”) is the central administrative authority for the protection of personal data, which primarily supervises compliance…
Inspection in practice: what should you know?
It is not uncommon for companies to be subject to different types of inspections and controls, each with its own…
Act on Pharmaceuticals Amendment
We would like to inform you that as of 1 January 2024, the pharmaceutical industry in the Czech Republic is…
New SÚKL guidelines for medical devices and in vitro medical devices
Nové pokyny SÚKL zejména k reklamě na ZP a ZP IVD
No-poaching agreements
We would like to draw your attention to no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements, which are a topic that the Czech Office for the…
Whisteblowing in Czechia
We would like to bring your attention to the fact that the president has signed the Whistleblower Protection Act, which, in…
International transfers of personal data – can we transfer personal data the EU to the US?
In order for personal data to leave the EU, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard…
Introduction of European Health Data Space (EHDS)
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is a concept that is intended to be one of the pillars of the European…
Agreement on future real estate purchase agreement does not necessarily require written form
Form of a future purchase agreement regarding real estate The future purchase agreement is a frequently used instrument not only in real…
Prepare for the changes made by the amendment to the law on electronic communications by January 1, 2022
On 15 September 2021, the Chamber of Deputies approved an amendment to the government’s draft of Electronic Communications Act, the…
Supervisory and Control Activities of the Office for Personal Data Protection for the second half of 2020
We would like to inform you that the Office for Personal Data Protection (“Office”) has published an overview of its…
Amendment to the Rules on the Registration of Beneficial Owners of Legal Entities
We would like to inform you that following the adoption of the Directive (EU) of the European Parliament and of…
New rules on meal vouchers for employees
We would like to inform you that on Thursday 19 November 2020, the Chamber of Deputies approved the so-called tax…
Kastner & Pieš is a new member of Biolaw association
We are pleased to announce that as of 1st November 2019, we became members of Biolaw association, which associates independent…
