Legal knowledge in practice

it is necessary, from the point of view of law, to differentiate separately from liability for defects of the purchased item, the defects of the main thing and the defects of its accessories, since, fundamentally, the main thing does not share the fate of its accessories. Thus, a defect in the accessories of a mobile phone (headphones, charging adapter) does not entitle you to withdraw from the purchase contract even in relation to the main thing (mobile phone), which in only one case manifested a defect, which was eliminated by repair, and then no further defect appeared on it. (Judgment of the Supreme Court of 30 September 2025, sp. n. 33 Cdo 2225/2023)

Data on beneficial owners remain available, in particular, to public authorities and obliged entities under AML regulations (e.g. banks or lawyers) via remote access and to those who demonstrate a legitimate interest. The change was made in response to the case law of the Czech supreme courts, following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU, according to which unrestricted public access constituted an unreasonable intrusion on privacy. The obligation of companies to have the beneficial owner duly registered and to update the data on an ongoing basis remains unaffected.

The Constitutional Court in its finding of 26 November 2025, sp. no. The pl. ÚS 31/24, rejected the Supreme Court's motion to repeal the provision of Section 41 (3) of the Labour Code, which allows an employer to transfer an employee even without his consent to a type of work other than that agreed in the employment contract — typically, for example, in a situation where the employee is unable to perform his original job due to his health condition. The Supreme Court argued that this arrangement conflicted with the right to free choice of profession and the right not to be subjected to slavery, serfdom, and forced labor and service.

in such a way that there is no constitutional presumption in favor of equal alternating care, when he stressed that the decisive factors should above all be the concrete best interest of the child, his stability, ties and real educational abilities of the parents. However, in the context of the new legislation on child custody, which will enter into force on 1 January 2026 and within which Article 888 of the Civil Code stipulates that the child has the right to equal custody of both parents, just as parents have the right to equal custody of their child, the question is what direction the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court will take in the future.

The government has tabled an amendment to the Consumer Protection Act and the Civil Code, taking over the new rules from the EU. In practice, this means the end of free claims such as “eco”, “sustainable” with no verifiable basis, a ban on false or manipulated reviews and penalties for hidden “bullets” that shorten the life of products.

The new legislation implements the European DMFS Directive and focuses on information clarity and transparency of the digital environment. A key innovation is the so-called. an “opt out button” and a ban on manipulative online practices. The law is due to come into force in June 2026. The Chamber of Deputies will discuss the proposal in the coming months.