CzechDefamationLaw

Ex-West Ham defender Tomas Repka sued the tabloid „Pestrý svět“ about the legitimacy of his surveillance and dissemination of photographs from his work in the bakery during his prison sentence.  So far, the first-instance decision of the District Court for Prague 5 of November 8, 2021 has clearly confirmed that it is not possible to … Continue reading →

„Nurse death“ was the nickname Věra Marešová was given by media after allegedly killing 5 to 6 patients. Věra Marešová was a nurse in her fifties at the hospital in Rumburk. Between 2010 and 2014 she was accused of killing several patients, five elderly women and one old man by injecting deadly amounts of potassium … Continue reading →

Ferdinand Peroutka granddaughter has filed a defamation claim against the Czech state because of President Miloš Zeman’s public defamatory statements about the Czech most famous journalist (from 1st Republic era, friend of our first President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, see more) who was during the WWII held in concentration camp and in 1951 emigrated due to … Continue reading →

It is rare case that Czech national sues foreign publisher. Czech minister of finance, businessman Andrej Babiš announced he is considering to file a defamation claim against American Foreign Policy magazine. What is the subject matter of the dispute and would Andrej Babiš be successful in the Czech Republic in similar a case? The article … Continue reading →

Teleshopping regulation in the Czech Republic Practical guide of legal framework and case law regarding infringement of law and fines Sources of regulation: Act No. 40/1995 Coll., on the Regulation of Advertisement Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection Act No. 231/2001 Coll., on TV and Radio Broadcasting Act No. 379/2005 Coll., on Protection against … Continue reading →

With the latest scandal regarding the posting of the hacked images of more than a hundred of celebrities and increased number of Czech cases concerning sexting and revenge porn there is important for victims that their rights are protected in the Czech legal order as well for offenders that this act is punishable not only … Continue reading →

Before 2013 there were rare cases when the applicants has sought the interim injunction in order to restrain the media from publishing the stories. There were two cases when the Court granted the injunction, first when the tabloid media has run the story about the love affair of married husband of the famous moderator. As … Continue reading →

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL RIGHTS IN NEW CIVIL CODE – Act. n. 89/2012 Coll. The Czech New Civil Code (Act n. 89/2012 Coll.) entered into force on 1.1.2014. The scope of the protection of personal rights has been increased and sanctions for an infringement of the rights became stricter. In the following there is a comprehensive … Continue reading →

Czech political satire is a long standing tradition in the country resulting from the history as the nation was under the Austria-Hungary empire first, than occupied by Nazi Germany and Communism. The caricature and satire is a form of the expression of criticism that builds a significant part of the press and public creativity. The … Continue reading →

The Personal rights are protected not only by the Private law but the Criminal law in the Czech republic plays an important role. The first part of the post regarding the Criminal law role in the media law area considered the duties of the media in respect of the reported information on Criminal Proceedings, Offenders, … Continue reading →

On 10th October  the European Court of Human Rights released so far unnoticed judgment in the case of Delfi AS v. Estonia (application no. 64569/09) concerning the liability of an Internet news portal for offensive comments that were posted by readers below one of its online news articles. Though the portal had argued that an … Continue reading →

Posthumous right of publicity The post-mortem protection in the Czech system is stated in S.15 of the Civil code, Act No. 40/1964 Coll.: „After the death of the individual, the right to protection of his or her personhood may be asserted by his or her spouse (registered partner) or children or, if there are no … Continue reading →

There is no prescribed form of the Claim that has to be submitted, however there are compulsory parts and essential information that without them the Court can reject the Claim. The Template I am presenting might be useful as general directions for person who is considering to bring the Claim in the Czech Republic and … Continue reading →

The court fees In the Czech Republic, the court proceedings are subject to payment of court fees. The court fees are regulated by Act no. 549/1991 Coll., on Court Fees.[1] The obligation to pay fees for proceedings  arises when the action is lodged or another motion for the commencement of proceedings is submitted.[2] There are … Continue reading →

Czech Civil Code belongs to the legal system where the protection of the posthumous interests is expressly stated in the code (likewise Austria, Hungary, Greece, Portugal, Slovak Republic). It determinates the class of the people that are entitled to bring an action in case that the honour, dignity or other enduring rights after the death … Continue reading →