Court fees (For the court of first instance)
Overview of court fees for cases heard by a municipal or district court in the Czech Republic. The following are general figures subject to change pursuant to legislative developments.
Court fees - disputes
Action for compulsory payment
- amount under CZK 20,000.00
- CZK 1,000.00
- amount between CZK 20,000 and CZK 40,000,000.00
- 5% of the amount
- amount exceeding CZK 40,000,000.00
- CZK 2,000,000.00 plus 1% of the amount exceeding CZK 40,000,000.00 Kč, maximum CZK 250,000,000.00
Petition to issue an electronic judicial order for payment
- disputed amount under CZK 10,000.00
- CZK 400.00
- disputed amount exceeding CZK 10,000 and up to CZK 20,000.00
- CZK 800.00
- disputed amount exceeding CZK 20,000
- 4% of the amount
Action without compulsory payment
- for each property
- CZK 5,000.00
- for each commercial company or organisational unit thereof
- CZK 15,000.00
- other cases (divorce fee, fee for action to protect one's right of publicity)
- CZK 2,000.00
Action for compensation of non-property damage
- calculated claim under or equal to CZK 200,000.00
- CZK 2,000.00
- calculated claim over CZK 200,000.00
- 1% of the disputed amount
Petition to issue a temporary (interlocutory) injunction in addition to the security deposit
- CZK 1,000.00
Petition to dissolve and divide community property
- CZK 2,000.00
Petition to dissolve and settle co-ownership
- CZK 2,000.00
Determining, reducing or increasing child support payments
- CZK 0.00
Determining, reducing or increasing support payments
- amount under or equal to CZK 50,000.00
- CZK 500.00
- amount over CZK 50,000.00
- 1% of the amount in controversy but not exceeding CZK 15,000.00
Action against a sub-debtor
- CZK 2,000.00
Court approval of a settlement in an out-of-court settlement
- amount under CZK 25,000.00
- CZK 500.00
- amount over CZK 25,000.00
- 2% of the amount in controversy but not exceeding CZK 30,000.00
- other cases
- CZK 1,000.00
Recognition of foreign rulings in marital issues (e.g., divorce rulings)
- CZK 2,000.00
Determination -- acknowledgement / denial of paternity
- CZK 2,000.00
Court fees (for cases heard by the court of second instance)
Appeal in an action for compulsory payment
- amount under CZK 20,000.00
- CZK 1,000.00
- amount between CZK 20,000 and CZK 40,000,000.00
- CZK 1,000.00
- amount exceeding CZK 40,000,000.00
- CZK 2,000,000.00 plus 1% of the amount exceeding CZK 40,000,000.00 Kč, maximum CZK 250,000,000.00
- other appeals cases
- In most cases the fees are analogous to the rates for the court of first instance
Action for a new trial/retrial
- CZK 5,000.00
Action for annulment (of a decision)
- CZK 5,000.00
Appellate review
- amount under or equal to CZK 100,000.00
- CZK 5,000.00
- for each property
- CZK 10,000.00
- for each commercial company or organisational unit thereof
- CZK 20,000.00
- other proceedings in the same case
- CZK 10,000.00
- other appellate proceedings
- CZK 3,000.00
Action to vacate an arbitration award
- due to the arbitrator's unlawful action in a consumer dispute
- Identical to the action for compulsory payment
- other cases
- CZK 3,000.00
Action against the ruling of a non-judicial authority
- subject of dispute under CZK 20,000.00
- CZK 1,000.00
- other disputes, other cases
- CZK 3,000.00
Action in administrative justice cases
- in a dispute against an administrative body's ruling
- CZK 3,000.00
