A foreign lawyer, who is not a citizen of an EU member state, is entitled to provide legal services within the territory of the Czech Republic upon admission to the Czech Bar Association subject to submission of a written application, submission of proof of entitlement to provide legal services in his home country and subject to passing an equivalency examination. However, such a 'foreign lawyer' is only entitled to provide legal services in relation to his/her home country law and international law. European lawyers (EU/EEA-licensed lawyers who are EU/EEA citizens or EU/EEA permanent residents) are entitled to provide legal services within the territory of the Czech Republic either occasionally as a visiting European lawyer (with some limitations) or on a permanent basis as an Established European lawyer at par conditions with Czech lawyers. Established European lawyers may be admitted to the Czech Bar Association upon a written application and proof that he/she has provided legal services in the Czech Republic as an established European lawyer for at least three years, he/she has provided legal services in the area of law of the Czech Republic and has fulfills requirements under the Act on legal profession. Such a three year condition may be waived partly or fully by the Bar if the applicant proves to have sufficient knowledge of the law of the Czech Republic and of professional rules as well as to have adequate practical experience to practise the profession. Only lawyers are admitted to be founders and partners in law firms.
"PART ONE - INITIAL PROVISIONS
Section 1
(1) The Act herein shall govern conditions under which legal services, as well as legal services provided by lawyers, may be provided (hereinafter referred to as "practice of the legal profession").
(2) The provision of legal services shall be understood as representing clients in proceedings before courts and other bodies, acting as a defence lawyer in criminal cases, giving legal consultations, preparing documents, legal analyses and other forms of legal aid where these are provided on a permanent basis and for a fee. The provision of legal services shall include the activity in proceedings of a legal guardian appointed under special legislation1) as long as this activity is performed by a lawyer.
Section 2
(1) Legal services in the territory of the Czech Republic may be provided, under conditions and in the manner stipulated by the Act herein, by the following:
a) lawyers, and
b) natural persons who
1. are citizens of a EU Member State, Contracting State to the European Economic Area Agreement or the Swiss Confederation (hereinafter referred to as "home country"), or citizens of other state permanently established in a home country, and
2. have obtained in their home country entitlement to provide legal services under the home-country professional title notified in the Communication of the Ministry of Justice, published in the Collection of Laws (hereinafter referred to as the "European lawyer").
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PART TWO
THE LAWYER
TITLE ONE
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRACTISING THE LEGAL PROFESSION
Section 4
A lawyer shall be a person who has been admitted to the Bar having his name recorded in the Register of Lawyers maintained by the Czech Bar Association (hereinafter referred to as "the Bar").
Section 5
(1) The Bar shall admit to the Bar by entering his name in the Register of Lawyers, upon a written application, any person who
a) is fully legally competent,
b) has obtained a university degree in law
1. within a Master's programme* studied at a university in the Czech Republic1b), or
2. at a foreign university, if such degree is recognized in the Czech Republic as equivalent to the degree under subparagraph 1, based on an international treaty the Czech Republic is bound by, or if such education was recognized pursuant to special legislation1d) and, simultaneously, it corresponds, in its content and extent, to the general education which may be acquired within a Master's programme in law at a university in the Czech Republic,
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Section 5a
(1) The Bar shall admit to the Bar and record in the Register of Lawyers, upon a written application and making of the promise, every person who has fulfilled the requirements under s. 5 (1) a) and d) to g) and i) and who
a) proves that he is entitled to provide legal services in the manner stipulated in s. 3 in a foreign country under conditions compatible with the Act herein, and who
b) has passed the equivalency examination (s. 54 (3)).
(2) A lawyer whose name has been admitted to the Bar under subsection (1) shall be entitled to provide legal services in the area of law of the country in which he obtained his entitlement to provide legal services, and in the area of international law.
Section 5b
(1) The Bar shall admit to the Bar and record in the Register of Lawyers, upon a written application and making of the promise, a European lawyer who has fulfilled requirements under s. 5 (1) a) and d) to g) and i) and who has proved
a) that he has provided legal services in the Czech Republic as an established European lawyer (s. 35l (1)) for at least three years without any significant interruption, and that
b) he has provided legal services under a) in the area of law of the Czech Republic.
(2) If a person applying for the admission to the Bar fails to fulfil the requirement under (1) b), but in an interview before a three-member panel appointed by the President of the Bar, proves that his knowledge of the law of the Czech Republic and of professional rules, and his experience acquired during his provision of legal services, are sufficient to practise the legal profession, the Bar may waive that requirement partly or fully.
Section 5c
The Bar shall admit to the Bar and record in the Register of Lawyers, upon a written application and making of the promise, a citizen of a home country or a citizen of other state being permanently established in any home country who has fulfilled requirements under s. 5 (1) a) and d) to g) and i), and who
a) proves that he has fulfilled requirements for professional education and practice set in his home country in order to be entitled to provide legal services under the professional title according to s. 2 (1) b), and who
b) passes the aptitude test (s. 54 (2)).
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TITLE TWO - THE FORM OF PRACTISING THE LEGAL PROFESSION
Section 11
(1) A lawyer shall practise the legal profession
a) as a sole lawyer, or
b) jointly with other lawyers as a member of a Company under the Civil Code (hereinafter referred to as "Consortium") or a member of a Company under s. 15 or the member of a Foreign Company, or
c) within his employment under s. 15a.
(2) The Bar shall keep a Register of Consortia, Companies and Foreign Companies; the provisions of special legislation shall not be prejudiced thereby.
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Section 15
Company
(1) Lawyers may practise the legal profession as members of an unlimited company, limited partnership company or limited liability company provided that the object of business of such Company is solely the practice of legal profession and that only lawyers establish its
membership; the object of business of the unlimited liability company may include the practice of an insolvency administrator pursuant to special legislation. The beneficial owner of such a Company, within the meaning of legislation on the registration of beneficial owners, and any natural person holding a position similar to the position of a member of the governing body of such a Company, must be without previous criminal convictions.
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PART THREE - THE EUROPEAN LAWYER TITLE ONE THE VISITING EUROPEAN LAWYER
Section 35f
A visiting European lawyer14a) shall be a European lawyer who provides legal services on a temporary or occasional basis within the territory of the Czech Republic.
Section 35g
A visiting European lawyer shall, in the provision of legal services, be obliged to use his professional title under s. 2 (1) b) along with the name of the competent authority in his home country; such title must be expressed in the official language, or in one of the official languages, of his home country.
Section 35h
(1) A visiting European lawyer may not be a member of a Consortium (s.14), nor may he become a Company member (s. 15).
(2) A visiting European lawyer shall not be entitled to participate in the Assembly nor may he be elected into the bodies of the Bar.
(3) A visiting European lawyer shall not be entitled to prepare real property transfer contracts, security contracts regarding real property, or contracts to transfer or to lease the business or a part thereof if applying to real estate; a visiting European lawyer shall not be entitled to produce statements regarding the authenticity of a signature (s. 25a).
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TITLE TWO -  THE ESTABLISHED EUROPEAN LAWYER
Section 35l
(1) An established European lawyer shall be a European lawyer with his name entered in the Register of European Lawyers kept by the Bar.
(2) An established European lawyer shall be entitled to provide legal services on a permanent basis in the Czech Republic.
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Section 35n [...]
(4) An established European lawyer may be a member of a Consortium (s. 14) or a member of a Company (s.15), or practise law as an employed lawyer (s. 15a). 
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PART FOUR
FOREIGN COMPANY
Section 35s
(1) A Foreign Company may provide legal services in the Czech Republic if
a) its seat or a structural unit of its business is located in any home country,
b) members of the Foreign Company are lawyers or other natural persons entitled to provide legal services in any home country under professional title pursuant to s. 2 (1) b) item 2,
c) the provision of legal services is the sole purpose of business of the Foreign Company,
d) the Foreign Company, or its structural unit has been recorded in the Commercial Register under special legislation,
e) legal services are provided solely by lawyers or established European lawyers.
(2) Only a lawyer or an established European lawyer who is the member of a Foreign Company may be recorded in the Commercial Register as a representative of the Foreign Company, or as head of its structural unit. Only a lawyer or an established European lawyer may be recorded in the Commercial Register as the proctor of a Foreign Company; provisions of s. 15 (5) (second sentence) shall apply by analogy.
(3) A Foreign Company may enter into an employment contract with lawyers, established European lawyers and legal trainees. [...]" (ACT No. 85/1996 Coll. of 13th March 1996 on the Legal Profession)
ACT No. 85/1996 Coll. of 13th March 1996 on the Legal Profession
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