CZECH REPUBLIC 8

Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, 16 May 2019, NS 23 Cdo 3439/2018
(Zeveta Bojkovice a.s. v. Fagor Arrasate S. Coop.)

16 - 05 - 2019

CZECH REPUBLIC 8

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. XLVII (2022)
Jurisdiction Czech Republic
Summary

The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic rendered another favourable decision to arbitration, agreeing with the first instance and the appellate courts that an action should be stayed in light of the existence of an arbitration agreement between the parties, finding that such an agreement could validly be made through the exchange of emails even in the absence of a qualified electronic signature.

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The court discusses what more recent means of communication are also covered by the “exchange of letters or telegrams” alternative: telefax, email, e-commerce, etc.

Means of communication for achieving the exchange in writing
CZECH REPUBLIC 8