If the parties conclude a work agreement in which they agree that any potential disputes arising from the agreement shall be resolved by a particular body (Professional Tribunal of the Czech Chamber of Architects) before the parties file their claims with a court, then failure to adhere to this agreement does not affect the jurisdiction of courts to hear and resolve the case (Section 7 of the CCP [CZE]).
Univ. Professor, Dr.iur., Mgr., Dipl. Ing. oec/MB, Dr.h.c. Lawyer admitted and practising in Prague/CZE (Branch N.J./US), Senior Partner of the Law Offices Bělohlávek, Dept. of Law, Faculty of Economics, Ostrava, CZE, Dept. of Int. and European Law, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Brno, CZE (visiting), Chairman of the Commission on Arbitration ICC National Committee CZE, Arbitrator in Prague, Vienna, Kiev etc. Member of ASA, DIS, Austrian Arb. Association. The President of the WJA – the World Jurist Association, Washington D.C./USA.
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