Course detail

Corporate Law

FP-KopKAcad. year: 2019/2020

The aim is to acquaint students with basic business law as an act regulating commercial relations and business entities to explain the basic concepts of business law.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Guarantor

JUDr. Ing. Jan Kopřiva, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Finances (ÚF)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with law terminology and regulations and will be capable of reading of the law.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have general knowledge of law at secondary school level.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching takes the form of two-hour lectures. The lecture includes a presentation of the basic concepts and principles and illustrative examples.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

A course-unit credit is not awarded for this course.
The exam has a written form. It is a test with questions. The classification of this module is in accordance with the rules of the Faculty of Business and Management.

Course curriculum

Introduction to the theory (concept, object, system development).
Entrepreneurs.
Discussions entrepreneurs.
Company as the subject of legal relations. Trade secrets.
Corporate Law.
Commercial Register.
Introduction to competition law.
Unfair Competition. Unlawful restriction of competition.
Business Corporation Law (general overview).
General provisions of the Companies.
Partnerships.
Limited liability company.
Joint-stock company.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the various forms of business corporations as well as with competition law.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at lectures is not compulsory. The course includes lectures only; there are no seminars.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

zákon č. 90/2012 Sb., o obchodních společnostech a družstvech (zákon o obchodních korporacích)
zákon č. 89/2012 Sb., občanský zákoník

Recommended reading

MADAR, Z. a kol.: Slovník českého práva 1. a 2. díl: A-O a P-Z. 1. vydání. Praha. Linde 1995. 1390 s. ISBN: 80-85647-62-1
HENDRYCH,D. a kol.: Právnický slovník. 2. rozšířené vydání. Praha. C.H.BECK 2003. 1340 s. ISBN 80-7179-740-5

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

12 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

JUDr. Ing. Jan Kopřiva, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction to the theory (concept, object, system development).
Entrepreneurs.
Discussions entrepreneurs.
Company as the subject of legal relations. Trade secrets.
Corporate Law.
Commercial Register.
Introduction to competition law.
Unfair Competition. Unlawful restriction of competition.
Business Corporation Law (general overview).
General provisions of the Companies.
Partnerships.
Limited liability company.
Joint-stock company.
Societé Européen.
Insolvency procedure and liquidation.