The Czech Supreme Court held that foreign arbitral awards falling within the scope of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards can only be enforced by Czech courts (through procedures available under the Czech Civil Procedure Code) rather than by private bailiffs under the Czech Enforcement Code. The decision, available here, represents a major drawback to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the Czech Republic because the enforcement under the Enforcement Code is being widely considered as substantially more efficient than enforcement under the Civil Procedure Code.
