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Vrchní soud v Praze
In 2025, Vrchní soud v Praze, a high court, published 1,063 decisions, 29% fewer than in 2024. That is 1.6% of the decisions published by Czech courts that year; by family, 95% commercial cases, 32 civil cases, 20 other non-criminal cases and 1 family case.
- Published decisions in 20251,063−29% over one year
- Share of the Czech total1.6%of the decisions published by Czech courts in 2025
- Main case family95% commercialof its decisions in 2025
- Decided in the filing year64%of its published decisions with a known filing year
Decisions year by year
This section follows the decisions published under the name of the court, year by year since 2020. The counts measure what has been published, not the number of cases the court handled, and the yearly figure can change sharply with the number of decisions the court publishes.
Since 2020, Vrchní soud v Praze has 7,443 published decisions in the collection, 1.3% of the 565,780 decisions published by Czech courts over the period. The yearly number peaked at 1,530 in 2021; it was 1,063 in 2025, against 1,487 in 2024. The other high court, the Vrchní soud v Olomouci, published 10 decisions in 2025.
- Civil cases
- Commercial cases
- Family cases
- Other non-criminal cases
| Year | Decisions | Change | Share of the Czech total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 447 | – | 2.9% |
| 2021 | 1,530 | +242% | 0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,485 | −3% | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,431 | −4% | 2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,487 | +4% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 1,063 | −29% | 1.6% |
Years are the years of the decisions; series start in 2020.
Case families
Each decision is assigned to a case family according to the register of its case number: civil, commercial, family or other non-criminal. The table shows the mix for the latest year and since 2020, and the weight of this court in each family at national level.
In 2025, the 1,063 decisions published by the court are 1,010 commercial cases (95%), 32 civil cases, 20 other non-criminal cases and 1 family case. Since 2020, the 7,443 decisions are 98% commercial cases, 102 civil cases, 20 other non-criminal cases and 1 family case. All 1,010 decisions in commercial cases published by Czech courts in 2025 are from this court.
| Case family | Decisions 2025 | Share of the court | Since 2020 | Share of the Czech total in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil cases | 32 | – | 102 | – |
| Commercial cases | 1,010 | 95% | 7,320 | 100% |
| Family cases | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Other non-criminal cases | 20 | – | 20 | – |
From filing to decision
The case number of a decision carries the year in which the case was registered with the court. The gap is the difference, in calendar years, between that year and the year of the decision: a case registered in December and decided in January has a gap of one year. It is not a duration in months.
In 2025, of the 1,061 published decisions of the court with a known filing year, 64% were issued in the calendar year in which the case was registered, 34% in the following year and 2% two or more years later. For all Czech courts together the shares are 70%, 26% and 4%.
Gap in calendar years over the decisions of 2025 that carry a filing year; shown for courts with at least 200 decisions in 2025. The mix of cases differs from one court to another.
Subject terms
Decisions carry subject keywords. The table lists the keywords that appear most often among the decisions of this court, translated from Czech; a keyword is shown only when it has an unambiguous translation, and the Czech term is given next to it.
The terms attached most often to the decisions of the court are appeal (80), reimbursement of costs (69) and time limits (53).
| Subject term | Czech term | Decisions |
|---|---|---|
| Appeal | odvolání | 80 |
| Reimbursement of costs | náhrada nákladů | 69 |
| Time limits | lhůty | 53 |
| Costs of proceedings | náklady řízení | 47 |
| Copyright work | autorské dílo | 35 |
| Payment of a sum of money | peněžité plnění | 29 |
| Expert opinion | znalecký posudek | 22 |
| Satisfaction (non-pecuniary redress) | zadostiučinění / satisfakce | 21 |
Number of decisions of all years that carry the keyword; a decision can carry several keywords, and not every decision carries one.
Courts of the same tier
The table sets the court beside the courts of the same type whose volume in 2025 is closest to its own. Courts of the same type do not receive the same disputes, so the figures are a reference point, not a comparison of quality.
In 2025, Vrchní soud v Praze published 1,063 decisions, 1.6% of the national total. The table shows it beside Vrchní soud v Olomouci (10).
| Court | Decisions 2025 | Change | Share of the total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vrchní soud v Praze | 1,063 | −29% | 1.6% |
| Vrchní soud v Olomouci | 10 | – | – |
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Understanding these figures
What a high court does
A high court (vrchní soud) decides appeals against first-instance decisions of the regional courts. There are two, in Prague and in Olomouc; their decisions can be challenged before the Supreme Court only through an extraordinary appeal (dovolání) on a point of law.
What the figures cover
The 7,443 decisions counted for Vrchní soud v Praze from 2020 to 2025 are those published under its name in the open-data collection of the Czech courts. They are not all of its decisions and do not measure its caseload. For all courts together the collection holds 565,780 decisions over the period, of which this court accounts for 1.3%.
Yearly volumes
Between 2020 and 2025 the yearly number of decisions of Vrchní soud v Praze ranges from 447 in 2020 to 1,530 in 2021. All courts together show movements of the same kind, from 15,224 in 2020 to 175,346 in 2022, so a change from one year to the next says little about the number of cases the court handled.
Case families at this court
In 2025, Vrchní soud v Praze published decisions in commercial cases, civil cases, other non-criminal cases and family cases. For comparison, 88 of the 103 courts with decisions that year published decisions in a single family, and 15 published decisions in two or more.
Reading the figures with care
Vrchní soud v Praze published 1,063 decisions in 2025. From 200 decisions in a year, this site shows a gap profile and subject terms. The gap is counted in calendar years and the mix of cases differs from one court to another, so it should not be read as a measure of how a court works. No statistic can predict the outcome of a particular case.
Frequently asked questions
How many decisions did Vrchní soud v Praze publish in 2025?
Vrchní soud v Praze published 1,063 decisions in 2025, 29% fewer than in 2024, 1.6% of the 65,130 decisions published by Czech courts that year. Since 2020, 7,443 decisions appear under its name.
What kinds of cases appear in the published decisions of Vrchní soud v Praze?
In 2025, by family, 95% commercial cases, 32 civil cases, 20 other non-criminal cases and 1 family case. The subject terms attached most often are appeal (80), reimbursement of costs (69) and time limits (53).
How does the number of published decisions of Vrchní soud v Praze change from year to year?
Published decisions of Vrchní soud v Praze by year: 447 in 2020, 1,530 in 2021, 1,485 in 2022, 1,431 in 2023, 1,487 in 2024, 1,063 in 2025. The yearly figure follows the number of decisions published and moves sharply for many courts.
Does this page show every decision of Vrchní soud v Praze?
No. The figures count the decisions published under the name of the court in the open-data collection of the Czech courts; they are not its full caseload.
How long after filing does Vrchní soud v Praze issue its decisions?
In 2025, among its 1,061 published decisions with a known filing year, 64% were issued in the calendar year in which the case was registered, 34% in the following year and 2% two or more years later. This is a gap in calendar years, not a duration in months.
Which courts of the same tier are shown beside Vrchní soud v Praze?
In 2025, Vrchní soud v Olomouci published 10.