MP512Zk The Law of Negotiable Instruments

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Dana Ondrejová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Michala Špačková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
David Nepustil (assistant)
Mgr. Ondřej Placzek (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D.
Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Jančíková
Supplier department: Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP512Zk/01: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each odd Monday 12:00–13:40 025, D. Ondrejová
MP512Zk/02: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each even Monday 12:00–13:40 025, D. Ondrejová
MP512Zk/03: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each odd Wednesday 8:00–9:40 208, M. Špačková
MP512Zk/04: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each even Wednesday 8:00–9:40 208, M. Špačková
MP512Zk/05: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each odd Thursday 16:00–17:40 315, J. Kotásek
MP512Zk/06: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. each even Thursday 16:00–17:40 315, J. Kotásek
MP512Zk/07: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Kotásek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( MP405Z Commercial Law I || CM405Z Commercial Law I ) && !NOWANY( MP911Z Negotiable Instruments - Tutor , MP911Zk Negotiable Instruments )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 140 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 142/140, only registered: 16/140
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of securities regulation, its functions and economic effect. The course is taught on a security-by-security basis with emphasis on stocks, bonds and notes. However, the explanation also includes basic information on capital market trading and the specific impact of a security's listing
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of securities regulation, its functions and economic effect. The course is taught on a security-by-security basis with emphasis on stocks, bonds and notes. However, the explanation also includes basic information on capital market trading and the specific impact of a security's listing.
Syllabus
  • Securities and book-entry securities - nature, function, importance in practice, electronic securities
  • Investment in securities, book-entry of CP, issue of CP, trading with CP
  • Bills of exchange - parties to the bill of exchange, particulars - disputable issues, signing of bills of exchange and falsification of the text
  • Bill of Exchange in Blank
  • Exercise of bills of exchange rights
  • Aval; Significance of presentation of promissory note and protest for non-payment
  • Transfers of securities
  • Participatory CP
  • Bonds and certificates
  • Remuneration tools with special reference to securities
  • Sealing and sell-out
  • Collective investing
  • Regulated market issuer, insider trading and capital market manipulation
Literature
  • KOTÁSEK, Josef. Kotásek, Pihera, Pokorná, Vítek: Právo cenných papírů (Law of Negotiable Instruments). In Právo cenných papírů. 1st ed. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2014, p. 117-220. ISBN 978-80-7400-515-2. info
Teaching methods
Emphasis is placed on teaching in seminars, which involves more demanding preparation and the use of alternative resources.
Assessment methods
Access to the exam is conditional on active participation in the seminar lessons. The exam is written with a simple A/N test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednášky probíhají společně s předmětem MP911Zk Právo cenných papírů ve středu 10:00 v učebně 136. V rozvrhu jsou uvedeny pod kódem MP911Zk.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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