our team
JUDr. Markéta Tkadlecová [Polendová]
Specializations
Education
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Charles University Faculty of Law (Masters (summa cum laude) in 2021)
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University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (Erasmus+, 2019)
Main fields of expertise
Dispute resolution, international private law, EU law, family law, law of obligations.
Language of provided services
- Czech
- English
Past working experience
Markéta is attorney at Bříza & Trubač, attorneys-at-law. During her studies, she worked as a legal assistant at PRK Partners, attorneys-at-law (2016-2017), and at Mgr. Jan Kubica, attorney-at-law (2018-2019). She spent the last year of her studies at Bříza & Trubač working as a paralegal (2020-2021). She completed an internship at the civil section of the District Court in Rokycany (2017). In the third year of her studies, she was a member of the winning team of the Central and Eastern European Moot Competition 2018. She acted as a coach for the Charles University team of 2020 in the same competition.
Publications
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KOŽELUHA, Patrik, POLENDOVÁ, Markéta. New law on the registration of beneficial owners, 14 April 2021, epravo.cz, available online.
- POLENDOVÁ, Markéta. Dotkne se Vás říjnová novela zákona o evidenci skutečných majitelů? (Will the October amendment to the law on registration of beneficial owners affect you?), 24. 10. 2022, epravo.cz, online abrufbar.
- POLENDOVÁ, Markéta. Komplikace pro sektor stavebnictví: ručení za mzdové nároky subdodavatele (Complications for the construction sector: liability for subcontractor wage claims), 22. 4. 2024, epravo.cz, online abrufbar.
Last news
Key Changes to Family Law Effective from 1 January 2026
Family law is undergoing significant changes as of 1 January 2026. The amendment introduces a new approach to divorce proceedings and to decisions on child care arrangements, with an emphasis on parental agreement, faster court decision-making, and the equal position of both parents. Attorney-at-law Markéta Tkadlecová has prepared an overview of the key changes and their practical implications; a summary is available on her LinkedIn profile.
Divorce with an international element – online seminar with Markéta Polendová and Marta Zavadilová
Spouses from different countries, marriage abroad, children with dual citizenship. These are not the opening words of a novel, but the everyday reality that family law attorneys are increasingly encountering.
Complications for the construction sector: liability for subcontractor wage claims
As of 1 January 2024, an amendment to the Labour Code came into force, which introduces an obligation for entrepreneurs in the construction sector to newly guarantee the payment of wages to the employees of their subcontractors, up to the minimum wage.