“I Can Return It Within Fourteen Days.” When That's True and When It Isn't
No-reason returns apply to online purchases (14 days) and to unsolicited doorstep sales or sales excursions (30 days), not to physical shops. And what about defect claims and gifts?
“I Never Collected the Letter, So It Never Reached Me.” When It Still Counts
Notice ending a lease, withdrawal from a contract or a reminder takes effect even if the envelope stays at the post office. When a letter has reached you and why notice at work is different.
“The Tenant Isn't Paying, So I'll Change the Locks.” What a Landlord Is Actually Allowed to Do
Changing the lock, cutting off the electricity or putting the tenant's things out in the hallway can make a landlord an offender. What to do instead: notice, retention, security deposit, eviction.
“They Haven't Paid Me, So I'm Not Going In.” What to Actually Do When Your Employer Doesn't Pay Your Wages
Your wages haven't arrived and you want to stop going to work? That's the worst move. When you can terminate immediately, what the employer then owes you and when the Labour Office helps.
“You Only Inherit Debts up to the Value of the Estate”: True Only with an Inventory Reservation
An heir pays the deceased's debts only up to the value of the estate if they reserve an inventory in time. Otherwise they pay out of their own pocket. When to disclaim, and what not to touch.
A Fraudster Emptied My Bank Account. What to Do in the First Hours and When the Bank Must Refund the Money
The “bank's security team” called and the money vanished. What to do now, when the bank must refund you by the end of the next business day and when not, and what the Financial Arbitrator can do.
Double Rent: Who Pays When a New Tenant Has Already Moved In
A tenant returned the keys before the notice period ended, the landlord re-let the flat at once and kept the last month's rent from the deposit. What the Constitutional Court said in April 2026.
I've Been Given Notice at Work: What to Do Now and Within Two Months
Notice from your employer: how to check the reason and service, when employment ends, who is owed severance pay, the deadline for suing and how to claim unemployment benefit in time.
Wages Against a Debt: What the Supreme Court's Grand Chamber Said About Set-Off and Gross Wages
An employee owes the company money, the company owes them wages. In May 2026 the Supreme Court's Grand Chamber said when even an email cancels a wage claim and why a court may award only part of it.
Your Bank Must Refund an Unauthorised Payment Immediately. Gross Negligence Is Decided Later
On 15 October 2026 the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that a bank may not refuse to refund an unauthorised payment by blaming the customer's gross negligence. What it means in the Czech Republic.