Shortlisted for the 13th annual Law Firm of the Year Awards, Nielsen Legal has been named a “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for IT Law and a “Recommended Law Firm” for ICT and Media Law. These accolades confirm the firm’s standing within the industry across the firm’s core areas of expertise. Tomáš Nielsen, founding partner and head of Nielsen Legal commented on the …
EU Guidance on Apps Supporting Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to Data Protection
At the end of April, the European Union published non-binding guidance on apps supporting the fight against COVID 19 pandemic in relation to data protection (2020/C 124 I/01). Designed for use by developers, the guidance sets out features and requirements for voluntary apps supporting the fight against COVID 19 pandemic that: • provide accurate information about the COVID-19 pandemic; or …
Tomáš Nielsen Initiates Legal Hackathon: Together, We Will Help
By teaming up with lawyers and other experts, Tomáš Nielsen, Partner in Nielsen Legal, has initiated a legal hackathon – Together, We Will Help – as expert reaction to the Czech government interventions to tackle the spread of COVID-19. The legal hackathon aims to develop practical solutions to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, offer guidance and information for the …
Antivirus Programme to Give Rise to Compensatory Lawsuits?
Targeted at businesses ordered to temporarily cease or curtail operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment sustainability programme Antivirus offers only a limited wage compensation scheme under which the Czech government would pay 80 per cent of wages for employees of businesses that have ceased or curtailed operations due to quarantine (up to a maximum of CZK 39,000 per employee) and …