We know that the devil’s in the detail. At Legalité, we combine attention to detail with absolute dedication to our clients. Winning disputes, resolving problems and building strong relationships: THAT’S HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS. We place an elite team of legal specialists at your fingertips, for whom winning your cases is not just a matter of professional prestige, but rather is the culmination of a fulfilling journey of hard work and dedication.
VALUES WE DON’T OVERSTEP
In Legalité, we want our clients to feel they have a professional advisor and advocate for their business. We present you with hard facts and solutions rather than showering you with references to sections, articles and paragraphs. Understanding, Compassion, Fairness. We help clients understand how their business fits into the wider legal context, all the while respecting their goals and commercial environment. We ask questions, explain information and propose solutions. We tell you what WILL work, NOT what won’t.
Solutions proposed by industry leaders. We are a team of TOP specialists practicing in diverse areas of law. Between us, we have a breadth of experience in advocacy, business and academia. We have a penchant for complex cases and we’d gladly hear the tough legal “nut” that you’d like us to crack.
We are LEGALITÉ, a Prague-based Czech law firm. We love what we do, so we’re ready and willing to launch ourselves into challenging cases that let us showcase the full breadth of our talents. With operations in Slovakia and linkups across Europe, America and Asia, you get an added-value legal service in a national and international context.
How we can assist you
LABOUR & HR LAW
LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
GDPR, COMPLIANCE AND REGULATION
ICT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MEDIA AND KNOW-HOW
BUSINESS LAW
SPORTS LAW
· Arbitration and litigation
· Intellectual property and trademarks
· IT and telecommunications
· Energy
· Public procurement
· Personal data protection
· Privacy
· Electronic communications
· Payment system regulation
· Litigation and arbitration
· Corporate compliance
· Labour law
· Director–company relations
· Personal data protection
· Litigation and arbitration
· Real estate, construction & rentals
· Project financing
· Litigation and arbitration
Partners
Our team
Radim Doležal
Radim specialises in employment law and all related issues, including relations with members of statutory and other corporate bodies, personal data protection and outsourcing. He has experience in international advocacy. In addition to employment law, he has provided comprehensive legal services to a wide range of corporate clients in the areas of M&A transactions, real estate, general commercial and contractual matters and litigation.
· Labour law
· Director – company relations
· Outsourcing
· Litigation and arbitration
Language Skills
· Czech, English
Lucie Kučerová
Lucie specialises in commercial law and litigation. She is chiefly experienced in the areas of corporate law and business transformations. During her studies, Lucie spent half a year at University College Dublin, Ireland, as part of the Erasmus+ study programme.
· Insolvency
· Commercial Law
· Personal Data Protection and Compliance
Language Skills
· Czech, English
Alexandr Liolias
Alexandr allies his work as a lawyer with his major passion: technology. Specialising in e-commerce law, he also advises on the related practice areas of personal data protection, intellectual property, consumer protection, media and contract law. He actively stands up for his clients’ interests in litigation and administrative proceedings. Alexandr can advise you in drafting all manner of contractual documentation and can assist you in negotiating the terms and conditions of your contracts.
· IT and intellectual property
· Consumer rights
· Personal data protection
· Litigation and administrative proceedings
Language Skills
· Czech, English
Marin Jirsa
Martin graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University. During his studies he spent one semester in Belgium at Ghent University as part of the Erasmus+ study programme. In LEGALITÉ he focuses on various legal areas, but he is most interested in civil and labour law.
· Civil law
· Labour law
· Business law
Language Skills
· Czech, English and German
News
Open Day of Czech Advocacy also in our company!
On October 3-4, 2024, the Czech Bar Association organized the 1st annual “Open Doors Day”, which was also attended by our office!
Award for Vít Horáček
Partner Vít Horáček was awarded in the Who’s Who Legal!
Implementation of whistleblowing in practice
Our office was selected as the only one from the Czech Republic to answer a question from CEE LEGAL MATTERS regarding the obligations related to the implementation of the notification system.
Award for Maria Janšová
Partner Marie Janšová was again awarded in the Who’s Who Legal!
Our team was on a significant transaction
Our team led by partner JUDr. Miroslav Uřičar was an essential part of this unique and prestigious transaction, providing legal advice to the selling party, the shareholders of Profil Media s.r.o.Many congratulations to all parties involved for the successful completion…
Podcast with Maria Janšová
Our partner and employment law expert Marie Janšová was interviewed as part of the podcast “Právní Kontroverze” belonging to Právní prostor.
Entry of multiple managers of a branch into the Commercial Register is NOW POSSIBLE
Our colleague Martin Jirsa once again contributed a useful article to the epravo.cz web newsletter.
Conference Právo & Praxe
This year’s Právo & Praxe online conference organised by epravo.cz and ČAK (Czech Bar Association) was also represented by LEGALITY.
Congress Právní prostor 2024
Právní prostor 2024 congress also had our representation. Our partner Marie Janšová was again a speaker.
Five questions for Maria Janšová for Právní prostor
Our partner Marie Janšová answered five questions for Právní prostor that are directly related to the topic of the lecture for the upcoming congress (9-10 April 2024) organized by Právní prostor.
Awarded by Legal 500
Our work has been appreciated again! This year we were again ranked among the top law firms by the Legal 500, a major rating company.
Chambers Awards
Once again we managed to shine in the prestigious Chambers ranking!
An employment contract concluded by the same person on behalf of both the employer and the employee
Have you ever employed yourself or do you plan to? Tips and insights on this topic can be found in the epravo.cz article.
We have another lawyer in LEGALITÉ!
Junior associate Lucie Kučerová became a lawyer!
Guide to workforce restructuring in the Czech Republic
If you want to show your foreign management or your business partners in a concise and, most importantly, correct way what employment rules apply in the Czech Republic when restructuring the workforce and organizational changes, you have the opportunity to learn everything in the International Employment Lawyer’s (IEL) Guide to Restructuring a Cross-Border Workforce.
We’ve got a new partner!
As of 1 January 2024, we have a new partner. He is our attorney Michael Granat. Michael’s move to partner is a result of the excellent performance of the entire LEGALITÉ team and will help further develop the firm’s elite employment law practice.
Law Firm of the Year 2023
We have again succeeded in the ranking of Law Firm of the Year 2023!
LEXOLOGY interview on the subject of home office
Colleagues Marie Janšová and Michael Granát were interviewed by Lexology on the topic of home office.
Employee defence against employer retaliation under the Labour Code
The article by Marie Janšová and Martin Jirsa was published in the 9th issue 2023 of the periodical Práce a mzda.
Employee’s performance of work during temporary incapacity for work
Temporary sick leave – a good servant but a bad master?What options does the law give the employer when controlling an employee on sick leave? What about retrospective recognition of temporary disability and how can an employer defend itself if…
Amendment to the Labour Code – Q&A webinar
Keeping our clients informed about changes to the Labour Code is an integral part of our work! That’s why we prepared a Q&A webinar for them, where we discussed topics that will undoubtedly change the setup of HR processes and…
To ride a bike to work or not?
Is the employer obliged to reimburse an employee’s stolen bicycle that was stored at the company’s premises?Our colleagues Pavla Barochová and Radim Doležal discuss this question in an article for epravo.cz. The article can be found here.
Oral agreements on changes to the content of the employment relationship
As the saying goes, “What is written is given.” But as the Supreme Court reminded us in a recent decision, “given” in employment relationships can also be what the employee and employer agree orally. Such an agreement can then have…
Termination of employment and discrimination against an employee on the grounds of disability
In the new issue 3-4 2022 of the epravo.cz magazine, our colleague Radim Doležal discusses a specific case that the Supreme Court has dealt with as to whether it was indeed discrimination on the part of the employer when it…
Course #suHR “Employment Law in Recruitment”
Our colleague Marie Janšová is once again presenting another of the successful interactive online courses on Employment Law in Recruitment under the #suHR banner on 18 and 24 April 2023. This course is designed for all those who want to…
Awards LEGAL 500
The Legal 500 has once again recognized the work and exceptional position of our law firm in the Czech market of legal services in the field of employment law! According to various evaluations and rankings, we have long ranked among…
Remuneration of university teachers
The issue of (unequal) remuneration of academic staff has been raised more and more frequently recently. Our colleague Marie Janšová gave an interview on this topic to the daily Právo on 27 March 2023.
Cybersecurity in healthcare
Under the umbrella of TATE International in cooperation with the ICT Academy, the course “SAFE HEALTHCARE or “Cybersecurity as part of a modern hospital” was held on March 23, 2023, with our colleague Miroslav Uřičař as a lecturer on legal…
The art of organisational changes
Our programme of HRefresh seminars is gaining momentum, also thanks to topical topics such as ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES! On March 9, 2023, we looked at the whole topic, especially from a practical point of view. We talked mainly about how to…
Legalité shines again in Chambers!
Chambers, the world’s most prestigious law firm, has once again praised our work and Legalité and its lawyers are ranked among the most recommended in the Czech Republic. In the individual category, Marie Janšová – employment law and Vít Horáček…
Project #FIRST100YEARS – Award for Maria Janšová
The #PRINÍCH100LET project, which was created in cooperation with Týdeník Euro, has announced the second unique list of the top women in the legal business!We are happy to announce that our colleague Marie Janšová is deservedly ranked among the TOP…
HRefresh Seminar – Topic: Stress in the workplace
On February 1, 2023, we organized another successful seminar for our clients, which focused on a very topical and still neglected topic in our country: STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE! We looked at the issue from the perspective of employment law…
The new expanded 2nd edition of the grey commentary to the Labour Code is finally out!
C. H. Beck has published a new 2nd edition of the grey commentary on the Labour Code. It is significant for LEGALITY that the commentary, which was written by authors with extensive experience in employment law consulting, includes our law…
Interview for LEXOLOGY
Another publication of an interview on current HR topics on LEXOLOGY!Our employment law specialists Marie Janšová and Michael Granát once again comment on the legal concept of home office and remote working. For Lexology members, the interview can be found…
Awards Czech Law Firm of The Year 2022
We are delighted to have been named Law Firm of the Year 2022 again this year!We are one of the highly recommended law firms in the area of EMPLOYMENT LAW and our work and team also scores in the categories…
Employment law for HR – interactive #suHR online course!
What all needs to be done when a new employee starts? How to (s)legally on GDPR, home office or platform employees?All this and much more can be discussed on the online course organized by #suHR, which is presented by our…
We’ve got new colleagues!
We are very happy to welcome two new members to our LEGALITY ranks! Radim Doležal as an advocate and Martin Jirsa as an junior associate. Detailed information about their practice can be found on our website in the TEAM tab….
Who’s Who Legal ranks Maria Janšová among the leaders!
WWL company (a global rating company) ranks our colleague Maria Janšová among the top experts in the Czech Republic in the category of employment law for 2022. They literally writes: Clients commend Marie Janšová at LEGALITÉ advokátní kancelář s.r.o. for…
Organisational changes as a reason for termination of employment
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ARE DEFINITELY NOT BORING!!! Our colleague Michael Granát in an article for epravo.cz discusses why it is good to make organisational changes carefully, where the risks are, where the current Supreme Court case law is heading and what…
Video course: Upskilling and deepening employee qualifications
Our colleague Michel Granát in cooperation with epravo.cz prepared a practical video course on the topic of EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS. The video course is addressed mainly to HR specialists. Can an employer force his employees to increase or deepen their qualifications?…
Marie Janšová – interview for epravo.cz
In the wake of the important legal award “Lawyer of the Year”, our colleague Marie Janšová gave an interview for the internet daily epravo.cz. The topics of the interview included the significance of the award, what obligations and challenges come…
Marie Janšová – interview for the Advokátní deník
Following the “Lawyer of the Year” award, Marie Janšová gave an exclusive interview to Advokátní deník in which she reveals her feelings about winning the St. Yves Award. In the interview, Marie talks not only about her employment law practice,…
Lawyer of the Year 2020/21 for Marie Janšová
After almost two years when the covid measure did not allow public events to be held, on 27 May 2022, a ceremony was held to announce the Lawyer of the Year 2020/21 organised by the Czech Bar Association and the…
Seminar on the topic: WHISTLEBLOWING
On 25 May 2022 our office prepared a seminar for our clients on the current topic of Whistleblowing.The lecturers were Miroslav Uřičar, who has already presented a lecture at the BeckAkademie Seminare, and his colleague Lucie Kučerová. Our goal was…
Consideration of new rules on compensation for legal costs
Our colleague Jan Heřmanský, in an article for server epravo.cz, reflects on “Nine years of provisional determination of compensation for legal costs…”. Here you can read his interesting opinion on this topic!
Ranking awards The Legal 500!
We are grateful to be ranked among the top Czech law firms in the Employment – Tier 2 category in The Legal 500 this year. Marie Janšová was again ranked among the LEADING INDIVIDUALS in the employment law field! Many…
10th annual congress Legal Space – Speaker is also our Marie Janšová
The 10th Legal Space Congress will take place next week (12-13 April 2022). And right at the beginning of it, our Marie Janšová will be speaking! In her contribution, Marie will reflect on recent events and their impact on labour…
Home office – interview topic for LEXOLOGY
The current topic these days is quite different, but not long ago we were all dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and the need to start operating a little differently in our work lives as well. One of the things this…
Five questions for Maria Janšová
The Ukrainian refugee crisis! An extremely topical issue also for our employment law specialist Maria. For the Legal Space portal, Marie answers 5 questions regarding the employment of Ukrainian citizens in the Czech Republic. The full text of the interview…
LEGALITÉ wins prestigious Chambers Europe Awards again!
Chambers Europe ranks LEGALITÉ among the best Czech firms in the field of labour law (Band 2). Our partners Marie Janšová (Employment) and Vít Horáček (Dispute Resolutions: Most in Demand Arbitrators) are the highest ranked in their respective categories #1….
On the employer’s liability for the driving of a company car by an employee at a time when he ceased to hold a driving licence
Our colleague Lucie Kučerová described in an article on epravo.cz how important it is to regularly check the driving licences of your employees. More from the article HERE
Compliance programmes – news, practices and experience
Miroslav Uřičař, in cooperation with Zuzana Šimková, will acquaint you with the issues of COMPANY COMPLIANCE programs within the BeckAkademie Seminare, the reasons for their introduction, problem solving, including examples proven in practice and also novelties in this area –…
Call centre conference with the participation of our experts
Our colleagues Marie Janšová and Miroslav Uřičař were the speakers at the 21st Call Centra Conference held on 9 November 2021. The conference was dedicated to the topic “Where is voice communication heading?”. The conference featured lectures on the following…
XXII th annual prestigious International Conference
A few days ago, the 22nd international conference on is2 cybersecurity was successfully held, under the auspices of Karel Řehka, Director of the NÚKIB and Jiří Kaucký, Chairman of the Office of the Office. Also this year, our colleague Miroslav…
Miroslav Uřičař co-authored an expert book focused on aspects of cybercrime with the subtitle “Tribute to Vladimír Smejkal”
Our colleague and a great expert especially in electronic communications Miroslav Uřičař participated in the creation of the proceedings LEGAL, CRIMINAL AND CYBERNETIC ASPECTS OF CYBER CRIMINALITY AND SECURITY, together with authors such as Prof. Pavel Šámal, Assoc. Tomáš Gřivna,…
Miroslav Uřičař gives insight into Czech law and COVID-19
The firm’s partner Miroslav Uřičař was invited by website info.cz to answer questions about COVID-19 as well as privacy and personal data protection rights. Among other things, he gave answers on issues concerning vaccination and potential discrimination. The full interview…
The Czech Public Health Service bill: What should they know about us?
The firm’s partner Miroslav Uřičař featured on news website Česká pozice with his article “The Czech Public Health Service bill: What should they know about us?”. The article outlines the issues of authorization for obtaining personal location data, privacy invasions…
What should public health servants know?
On 14 December, the firm’s partner Miroslav Uřičař featured in newspaper Lidové noviny with his article “What should public health servants know?”. The article outlines the issues of personal location data and traffic data, the right to privacy, as well…
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A Commentary
The firm’s partner Miroslav Uřičař and a team of co-authors have published a work entitled “GDPR. A Commentary”. The commentary provides a detailed interpretation of the GDPR, taking into account experiences from the first two years of its effectiveness, including all…
21st edition of the prestigious IS2 – INFORMATION SECURITY SUMMIT
The firm’s partner Miroslav Uřičař will be taking part in the 21st edition of the prestigious IS2 Information Security Summit, to be held on 21-22 October 2020. At the summit, Miroslav will deliver a presentation entitled “Using electronic communications data…
DEAL MONITOR – An overview of key engagements among leading law firms
EPRAVO.CZ has published “DEAL MONITOR”, an overview of the key engagements of leading law firms. Among the publicly known transactions it outlines from recent months, it highlights LEGALITÉ’s legal advice to an importer of vehicles into the Czech market in…
Top Law Firms in the Czech Republic 2020
EPRAVO.CZ has published its 2020 Yearbook of Top Law Firms in the Czech Republic. This publication aims to give an overview of the legal services market as a whole and of the services provided by each law firm to their…
LEGALITÉ recommended in the 2020 Chambers and Partners Rankings
The prestigious Chambers & Partners international ranking has been published, rating law firms for the year 2020. LEGALITÉ has been ranked as one of the top recommended law firms specializing in labour law. Two of the law firm’s partners were…
LEGALITÉ listed in the prestigious Legal500 ranking
The new edition of Legal 500 EMEA 2020, a prestigious publication in the legal services market, recommends LEGALITÉ in the field of “Labour Law”. Clients had the following praise for our labour law specialists: “Marie Janšová is one of the leaders…