News & Updates

18/07/2024: The Act on Collective Civil Proceedings has come into effect in the Czech Republic. The Act, published in the Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic under No. 179/2024, enables qualified plaintiffs (non-profit consumer organizations) to file collective (class) actions on behalf of consumers and small businesses. The claims of individual consumers and small businesses will then be addressed in the collective proceedings based on their applications (opt-in). Along with the Act on Collective Civil Proceedings, an amendment to the Civil Procedure Code (Act No. 180/2024 Coll.) was adopted, introducing the right of qualified plaintiffs to file lawsuits on behalf of consumers to enjoin businesses from unlawful conduct or determine that their conduct violated legal regulations (lawsuits for the protection of collective consumer interests).