As of 31 December 2012, the Czech Constitutional Court abolishes Section 237/1/c of the Czech Code of Civil Procedure. This provision allowed the Supreme Court to grant leave for extraordinary appeals in matters of ‘principal legal importance’ in a manner which has been judged as too arbitrary.
Section 237 of the Czech Code of Civil Procedure establishes rules for extraordinary appeals in civil law cases. Begining on 1 January 2013, it will no longer be possible to appeal Supreme Court resolutions confirming first instance rulings if such extraordinary appeal is not admissible under provisions of Section 237(1)(b) and the appealed court finds that the contested resolution is legally important.