Klára Dvořáková
Contact
klara.dvorakova@holubova.cz
Honorary Consul of Iceland in the Czech Republic
- Entrepreneurs in the tourism, sports and entertainment industry
- Health service providers
- Victims of accidents and medical malpractice
Languages
- Czech
- English
- French
- Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague (M.A., 2008, J.D., 2011)
- Faculty of Political Science, Kansas State University, USA (M.A., 2006)
Klara is a Co-Managing Partner and a leading expert in travel law and personal injury.
Her clients are mainly travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, and entrepreneurs involved in tourism, whom she advises on how to start a business or implement new projects. With her team, she helps clients to solve their day-to-day issues. She has long-term cooperation with the Association of Travel Agencies, the Union of Mountain Professions, the Czech Association of Mountain Guides, the Union of International Mountain Guides, and the Czech Association of Mountain Guides. Klára serves as the Chair of the Legal Committee of the International Mountaineering Federation (UIAA). She frequently lectures on tourism and compensation topics in the Czech Republic and internationally.
Klára has many years of experience in compensation cases, especially those with international elements. She deals with damages caused by medical malpractice, accidents during travel, sports, and mountaineering. She frequently prepares reports for foreign courts, law firms and insurance companies (Quantum Report, Liability Report and Local Standards Report).
Klára is the co-author of the first Czech comprehensive legal book Travel Law (C.H. Beck), and the author of the commentary to the travel contract in the first one-volume Civil Code, Commentary (C.H. Beck). She lectures on travel law at the Law Faculty of Charles University in Prague and the Silesian University in Opava. She regularly publishes articles and advises on legal issues related to liability, travel and tourism regulation. In 2020 she contributed to the EU Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive. Klára is also a co-author of the commentary on the Lex Voucher law.
Klára attracted the attention of the Czech media after she successfully represented bankrupt travel agency clients in a dispute over the payment of insurance claims. The jurisprudence of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, which Klára contributed to, even led to a change in legislation.
For many years she has been a lecturer in medical law within the MBA Management and Healthcare Management programme for the Business Institute in Prague and Cambridge Business School in Prague. Klára is the co-author of the commentary on the law on compensation for harm caused by compulsory vaccination.
Klára is a Czech legal specialist, however, she is also familiar with European law. She has also represented clients before the European Court of Justice and the European Commission.
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Jasper Brinkman
Jasper Brinkman
"Following a devastating hotel fire in Prague, the law firm Holubová advokáti, led by attorney Klara Dvorakova, successfully represented our extended family as a group of victims. The firm navigated complex international insurance and compensation laws to defend our rights.
I would like to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts the firm had to make to bring our case to a successful compensation under extremely difficult circumstances."
Stewarts
Stewarts
"A visit to her daughter in London turned Eva's life upside down when she says she stepped into a crossing on a green light but was hit by a car. Despite her remarkable bravery, she faced a long treatment due to fractures in her pelvis, and the associated limitations and pain are likely to persist for the rest of her life. Regular headaches and impaired concentration compound her challenges.
Eva contacted us through an organization temporarily helping her manage her difficult living situation. At that time, she was destitute, relying only on subsistence payments. We were able to assist her because we specialize in personal injury and have contacts with proven colleagues abroad.
We worked with Stewarts, a UK law firm, on this case. Attorneys Klára Dvořáková and Rebecca Huxford helped Eva with the documentation in her case, explaining her options and the differences between the Czech and British systems of healthcare and social benefits reimbursement. Within a few months, thanks to the professional cooperation between the two offices, an offer of compensation from the insurance company of approximately CZK seven million was achieved. The client accepted this settlement because she did not want to deal with courts in the United Kingdom.
Subsequently, we assisted the client with related tax issues and contacted Auditone, a tax consultancy firm, which arranged for the filing of a tax return. Compensation for lost income is taxable, unlike most personal injury compensation.
'No one has done as much for me as you,' Eva said.
The fact that we were able to help Eva gives our work meaning and brings us great joy. We are very happy that, thanks to our many years of active involvement in the international professional organization PEOPIL, we can cooperate on such cases."
Stewarts, Law Firm (UK)
Stewarts, Law Firm (UK)
"Thanks to the cooperation and dedication of Klára and the law firm Holubová advokáti, we recently helped a Czech citizen obtain six-figure compensation for a life-changing injury sustained while visiting England.
In preparing the case, we needed Klára's help on some Czech law and other issues to ensure the best possible outcome for our client.
Klara was very easy to communicate with, very responsive, and even managed to help our client with a clear and concise explanation of the legal concepts of English law, which made the whole process much easier.
It was a real pleasure to work with such a dedicated team and I would have no hesitation in recommending Klara and the law firm Holubová advokáti."
