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Brokerage agreement: commission for a closed deal

14. 10. 2026 | Pavel Čech, Attorney and Partner

Brokerage agreement under Czech law: commission, finders and how it differs from commercial agency

Under a brokerage agreement, the broker undertakes to arrange for the client the conclusion of a specific contract with a third party, and the client pays the broker a commission for it. In business practice, the broker is also called a finder or tipster (zprostředkovatel, tipař), and the contract goes by names such as commission agreement, finder's fee agreement or introducer agreement. Depending on how the cooperation is set up, it can be brokerage or commercial agency. What decides is the content of the contract, not its title.

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Partner agreement: signpost between resale, agency and affiliate

14. 10. 2026 | Pavel Čech, Attorney and Partner

Partner agreement under Czech law: what it must cover and what relationship you are really entering

A partner agreement (partnerská smlouva o spolupráci) is not a contract type named in Czech law, and legally it can mean almost anything. The partner may buy your products and resell them, look for customers for you on commission, bring in a single prospect, link to you from its website, or develop and sell a solution together with you. Depending on what the partner actually does, completely different rules apply to the agreement. That is why the first and most important question for any partner agreement is what relationship you are really entering into.

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Software reseller agreement: reseller selling a licence to a customer

14. 10. 2026 | Pavel Čech, Attorney and Partner

Software reseller agreement under Czech law: resale or commercial agency

Software is sold through partners in two basic models. In resale, the reseller buys a licence or subscription from the vendor and sells it to the customer in its own name. In commercial agency or referral, the partner only brings in the customer or negotiates the deal, and the vendor signs the contract with the customer. Each model has different consequences for who is liable for the software, who carries the risk of non-payment, who sets the price and what the partner keeps when the cooperation ends. A software reseller agreement, dealer agreement or partner agreement must say clearly which model applies.

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Affiliate agreement: affiliate link and partner commission

14. 10. 2026 | Pavel Čech, Attorney and Partner

Affiliate agreement under Czech law: affiliate and partner program terms, commission and what to watch

Affiliate cooperation works simply. A partner recommends your product on its website, in a newsletter or on social media, a visitor clicks its link, and if the visitor buys, the partner receives an affiliate commission. Hardly anyone signs a contract, though. The partner registers for the programme and thereby accepts the affiliate program terms. Those terms form the affiliate agreement, and what they contain is decisive. Companies often call their affiliate programme a partner program and its rules partner program terms. The label does not decide anything, though, because a broader partner program can also cover distribution or commercial agency.

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Online marketplace operator: which terms and documents a marketplace needs

13. 10. 2026 | Pavel Čech, Attorney and Partner

Platform and marketplace terms and conditions: what they must contain for sellers, providers and users

Platform terms and conditions are not online shop terms. On a marketplace you are not the only one selling. Others sell goods and provide services too, and you connect them with users. Before you start writing the terms, decide who sells on the platform. That answer determines with whom the user concludes the contract, who is liable to them for defects, how you charge commission and what obligations you have as the operator.

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Commercial agency agreement: commercial agent and commission

13. 10. 2026 | Pavel Čech, Attorney and Partner

Commercial agency agreement under Czech law: exclusivity, commission and customers

Under a commercial agency agreement, the commercial agent (obchodní zástupce), acting as an independent business, undertakes on a long-term basis to find deals for the principal or to negotiate them in the principal's name, and the principal pays commission in return. Under Czech law the agreement must be in writing. What you write into it, however, does not decide everything. Part of the rules are mandatory and protect the commercial agent regardless of what the agreement says, especially on commercial agent commission, notice and the goodwill indemnity after the agreement ends.

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