Company and shareholders · Czechia and Slovakia
Outsourced legal department
Legal questions recur in business: a customer contract, an employment document, an unpaid invoice or a shareholder decision. An outsourced legal department understands your business and handles the agreed work on an ongoing basis. Together we set the scope, priorities and monthly retainer.
- One contact for Czech and Slovak matters
- Scope and priorities agreed in advance
- Monthly retainer tailored to your business
What we'll do for you
We agree the specific work covered by the monthly retainer according to your business needs. The following areas help define the scope.
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Contracts and commercial relationships
Drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, commenting on counterparties’ proposals and updating standard documents.
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Corporate and employment questions
Everyday management questions, documents for shareholder decisions and employer documentation within the agreed scope.
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Coordination of debts and disputes
Assessing the issue and proposing next steps. Representation in a specific dispute is included only as agreed.
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Task updates and document maintenance
At agreed intervals we review ongoing matters, priorities and necessary updates to contracts or internal documents.
Deliverableongoing legal advice and documents within the agreed scope, with an overview of tasks and priorities
How it works
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- Initial consultation
Describe a typical month, recurring questions and ongoing projects. We assess whether ongoing support suits your needs.
- Scope and fee agreement
We define the work, monthly retainer, contact persons and rules for tasks outside the agreed scope.
- Assigning and approving work
We agree the communication channel, who assigns tasks and who approves the approach and additional costs. Each instruction should include documents, the objective and the requested deadline.
- Regular review
We report on task progress. If the workload grows, we propose changes to the scope and fee for your approval.
What ongoing legal support can cover
It typically builds on commercial contracts, ongoing employment documentation support and everyday corporate matters. If you operate across borders, see how we handle Czech and Slovak matters.
What requires a separate agreement
The retainer covers the scope set out in the agreement. We first assess a substantial transaction, court dispute or specialist question to determine whether it is included. If it is not, we agree the scope and fee before starting that work. Third-party fees and expenses are distinguished from the firm’s fee.
How to assign and approve work
We agree a contact person on your side and how documents will be shared. Each task benefits from a brief objective, the current draft and a requested deadline; urgent matters also need an explanation of the urgency. We confirm the next steps and identify any missing documents. Any extension of the instruction or additional fee is submitted for approval.
How we agree fees
Monthly retainer fees are agreed individually. We consider a typical month, the complexity of the questions and the coordination needed. The agreement sets out how capacity is used, whether it can be carried over and how changes to the scope are handled. Our legal fees page explains the main fee arrangements.
For the initial discussion, prepare a list of recurring tasks, key contracts and ongoing projects. Request a proposal.
No-obligation enquiry
Ready to start?
Send us an enquiry. We reply within 24 hours with a price confirmation and next steps. The first 30-minute consultation is free and commits you to nothing.
- 1Send your enquiry via this form
- 2Within 24 h you get a price confirmation and plan
- 3We start work only after your approval
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What clients ask
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Does a legal retainer make sense for a small business?
The frequency and nature of the work matter. Continuity helps with recurring legal questions. For an occasional contract or dispute, a one-off instruction may be more suitable.
What requires a separate agreement?
In particular, substantial transactions, litigation or specialist work outside the agreed retainer. We also distinguish court and administrative fees, notarial costs and other third-party expenses.
How is the monthly retainer set?
The fee is agreed individually based on recurring work, its complexity and the scope of the engagement. We also agree how to handle work beyond that scope or changes in your business needs.
How do we assign an urgent task?
Flag the urgency, reason and deadline when assigning it. We confirm whether we can take it on and when it can be completed. Specific availability arrangements are agreed at the outset.
How does the engagement end?
We agree termination arrangements in advance, including the handover of documents and an overview of ongoing matters.
Legal Q&A
Common questions on this topic
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When can an s.r.o. distribute profits to its shareholders?
The general meeting decides on distribution, and shareholders are entitled in proportion to their paid contributions unless the memorandum provides otherwise. Profits may be paid only when statutory conditions are met and never if payment would cause insolvency. Interest on contributions and advances on profit distributions are prohibited. Shareholders must return unlawful distributions, and directors who approved them guarantee repayment.
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What happens if we are not registered in RPVS or miss annual verification?
The consequence is more than a fine. If beneficial owner verification is missing, the public-sector counterparty is not in default when it withholds performance for that reason, so it may lawfully withhold payment of your invoice. False or incomplete data can bring a company fine equal to the economic benefit obtained, or otherwise EUR 10,000–1,000,000, and EUR 10,000–100,000 for the statutory representative. The two-year re-registration ban arises in the sanction cases governed by Section 13a, not after every voluntary deletion.
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How can I challenge an invalid general meeting resolution in an s.r.o.?
A resolution contrary to the law, memorandum or articles may be challenged by an action seeking a declaration of invalidity. A shareholder, managing director, liquidator, insolvency administrator or supervisory board member may apply, as may an affected former shareholder or director. The right must be exercised within a strict three-month period or it expires. On a shareholder’s claim, the court declares invalidity only if the breach could have restricted their rights.
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Further reading
AML amendment: goAML registration by 30 November 2026 and stricter beneficial owner verification
AML amendment Act No. 73/2026 Z. z. has applied since 1 June 2026. Obliged entities must register in the Financial Intelligence Unit’s goAML system by 30 November 2026 and must not rely solely on the register of legal entities when verifying beneficial owners.
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Conflicts of interest in public procurement: when bidders risk exclusion
A former employee on the contracting authority’s side, a designer included in the bid or personal links to the committee: Public Procurement Office guidance No. 3/2026 explains which connections create conflicts and when exclusion follows. Potential influence, disclosure and mitigation are decisive.
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Put and call options: agreeing shareholders’ separation in advance
A call is a right to buy another shareholder’s interest; a put is a right to sell yours to them. In a § 66c Commercial Code shareholder agreement, they replace years of disputes with predetermined triggers, pricing and procedure. From 17 August 2026, the transfer itself requires lawyer authorisation or a notarial deed.
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