LP201ZK Commercial Law II

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Josef Fiala, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Jarmila Pokorná, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. David Raus, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Eva Večerková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc.
Contact Person: Mgr. Naděžda Špirudová
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
LP103K Commercial Law I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
After completion of the module the students should be able to: a) analyse the range of competition and antitrust law regulation of the entrepreneurs activity in the national environment b) be aware of the legal barriers of unfair competition and to be able to protect legally their interests against the infringement of the rules of fair competition c) be aware of the detailed frame given to the freedom of contract by the prohibition of agreements distorting, limiting or excluding competition and to be able to avoid the conflict with the antitrust regulation d) indicate cases of abuse of dominant position, to understand the preparation and meaning of general documents for assessment of a merger by the Czech antitrust authority
Syllabus
  • The module addresses the following topics: • Competitive behaviour. Business name and its protection. General clause for unfair competition and special facts of crime. Legal regulation of advertising. Entrepreneurs and consumer protection. How to avoid unfair competition practices. The kinds and practical possibilities of protection against the unfair commercial practices. • Competition law. Agreements distorting competition – essence, types, identification. How to avoid abuse of dominant position on the market. Economic dependence and possibilities of law for its regulation, abuse of buyer power. Mergers and acquisitions of entrepreneurial entities and its competition law regulation. Practical steps in proceedings relating to the permission for the mergers and acquisitions. • Public procurement and public subsidies. Nature of public procurement. The way of assigning. Supervision over public procurement. Basics of legal regulation for public subsidies. European context in public procurement and public subsidies. • Consumer protection. Determination of a consumer and consumer contracts. Legal instruments for consumer protection, especially consumer protection pursuant to Civil Code. Remote contracting and outside business premises. Awarding damages due to a defective product. g
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ELIÁŠ, Karel, Petr HAJN and Josef BEJČEK. Kurs obchodního práva : obecná část : soutěžní právo (Course on commercial law : general part : competition law.). / Karel Eliáš ... [et al.]. 5. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2007, 610 pp. (Právnické učebnice). ISBN 978-80-7179-583-4. info
  • BEJČEK, Josef, Karel ELIÁŠ, Přemysl RABAN and Karel MAREK. Kurs obchodního práva : obchodní závazky. / Josef Bejček, Karel Eliáš, Přemysl Raban a kolektiv. 4. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2007, l, 535 s. (Právnické učebnice). ISBN 80-7179-781-4. info
  • ZDRAŽIL, Miloš. O ochraně spotřebitele : praktická příručka se vzory a judikaturou. Praha: Linde, 2000, 231 s. ISBN 8072012401. info
  • HAJN, Petr. Jak jednat v boji s konkurencí : (o právní úpravě nekalé soutěže) (How to behave in the competition battle : (on legal regulation of the unfair competition)). 1. vyd. Praha: Linde, 1995, 239 pp. ISBN 80-856-4793-1. info
Teaching methods
Range of Modes of Contacts: Lectures, use of commented presentations, group discussions, group seminar activities, brainstorming, case studies, solving of simulated problems, model negotiations Range of Other Learning Methods: Individual learning, self-study, elaboration of the written assignment, individual consultations
Assessment methods
Number, Type and Weighting of Elements: 100% written assignment Type and Weighting of Methods within Each Element: This module is assessed by means of quality of a written assignment (approx. 10 sheets).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015.
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