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Lawyer in Prague
Legal situations with a connection to Prague: divorce, a traffic accident, inheritance, debt recovery and more.
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Lawyer in Prague — Divorce
If you or your spouse live in Prague, or you married in the Czech Republic, a divorce with a Czech connection is governed by EU cross-border rules on top of Czech family law itself.
Lawyer in Prague — Marital Property Settlement
When a couple has property in Prague — a flat, an account, a business share — settling it after divorce is governed by rules that determine which country's law applies.
Lawyer in Prague — Child Custody and Support
A child living in Prague, or a parent based there who owes child support, both raise cross-border questions with their own EU-level rules.
Lawyer in Prague — Traffic Accident
A traffic accident in Prague involving a foreign resident has its own process for claiming compensation from the insurer, even from abroad.
Lawyer in Prague — Damages and Compensation
Damage suffered in the Czech Republic — to health, property, or otherwise — is generally governed by Czech law, even if the injured party is from abroad.
Lawyer in Prague — Employment Dispute
A foreign employee working in Prague who has a dispute with their employer (unlawful termination, unpaid wages) can generally bring a claim before the Czech labour courts.
Lawyer in Prague — Inheritance in the Czech Republic
When the deceased had their habitual residence in Prague, or left assets there, the inheritance has a cross-border dimension with its own EU-level rules.
Lawyer in Prague — Debt Recovery in the Czech Republic
Recovering a debt from someone in Prague is often possible without travelling there, using simplified EU cross-border recovery tools.
Lawyer in Prague — International Divorce Jurisdiction
A divorce where one spouse is connected to Prague raises two separate questions — which court has jurisdiction, and which country's law applies.
Lawyer in Prague — Recognising a Foreign or Czech Divorce
A divorce granted in the Czech Republic, including in Prague, is in principle recognised automatically in other EU member states, and the same applies in reverse.
Lawyer in Prague — Parental Child Abduction
If a child was taken to or from Prague without the other parent's consent, or is being wrongfully retained there, the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction provides a legal framework — but the outcome depends heavily on the specific facts, not a single general answer.
Lawyer in Prague — Cross-Border Maintenance Enforcement
If the parent liable for maintenance is connected to Prague, the claim can be pursued through EU cross-border cooperation between central authorities, without necessarily starting a new case from scratch.
Lawyer in Prague — Deceased Connected to the Czech Republic
When someone connected to Prague passes away, the key questions are which country's court has jurisdiction over the estate and which law governs it — EU rules unify this across member states.
Lawyer in Prague — Inheriting Property in the Czech Republic
Even though the succession as a whole may follow foreign law, transferring ownership of property located in Prague still requires the Czech land registry's own procedure.
Lawyer in Prague — Heir Living Abroad
Living outside the Czech Republic does not by itself prevent an heir connected to Prague from taking part in Czech inheritance proceedings, but it affects service of documents and representation.
Lawyer in Prague — Employment Contract Under Foreign Law
An employment contract for work performed in Prague generally follows Czech labour law as the law of the place of work, even if the employer is based abroad — the reverse situation (Czech contract, foreign workplace) works the same way.
Lawyer in Prague — Posting a Worker
Posting a worker temporarily to or from Prague keeps the underlying employment contract governed by the sending country's law, but the posted worker is also entitled to a hard core of local working conditions.
Lawyer in Prague — Unpaid Wages From an Employer Abroad
Where wages went unpaid in an employment relationship connected to Prague, the first questions are which court has jurisdiction and which law applies — both are governed by EU cross-border rules.
Lawyer in Prague — Buying Property in the Czech Republic
Buying property in Prague is governed by Czech law regardless of the buyer's nationality, and differs in a number of ways from property transactions elsewhere — a general overview does not replace local legal advice.
Lawyer in Prague — Traffic Accident Compensation
After a traffic accident connected to Prague, a person injured or otherwise harmed can generally claim against the at-fault driver's insurer, often through a local claims representative rather than dealing with a foreign insurer directly.
Lawyer in Prague — Damage Caused in the Czech Republic
Where damage occurred in connection with Prague, the key questions are which law governs the claim and which court has jurisdiction — both follow uniform EU rules applicable across member states.
Lawyer in Prague — Liability for Damage Caused There
Damage caused in Prague is generally governed by Czech law and can typically be claimed at a Czech court, even where the person who caused it lives abroad.
Lawyer in Prague — Recovering a Debt From Abroad
Recovering a debt connected to Prague follows the same basic steps as a domestic claim (demand, court proceedings, enforcement), with jurisdiction and enforcement of the judgment governed by EU cross-border rules.
Lawyer in Prague — International Commercial Arbitration
Arbitration is an alternative to court litigation for disputes between business partners from different countries, including matters connected to Prague — an independent arbitrator or tribunal decides based on the parties' agreement, usually an arbitration clause in the contract.
Lawyer in Prague — Drafting an Arbitration Clause
A well-drafted arbitration clause for a contract connected to Prague prevents disputes about where and how a future dispute will be resolved — it should set the seat of arbitration, the language of proceedings, the applicable rules, and the number of arbitrators.
Lawyer in Prague — Enforcing a Foreign Arbitral Award
The 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards allows an award issued in one contracting state to be enforced in another — over 170 states have ratified it, including the Czech Republic and the vast majority of EU and non-EU countries.
Lawyer in Prague — A Legal Matter Connected to Syria
Syria's legal and institutional environment has been gradually stabilizing since the change in government at the end of 2024 — this is a very recent, still-developing process, not an established and predictable system. This page offers only general orientation, not a step-by-step procedure with specific deadlines.