BVV12Zk Introduction to Commercial Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Floreš (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Josef Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Jan Lasák, LL.M., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Christian May (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Dana Ondrejová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Ing. Josef Šilhán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Michala Špačková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Floreš
Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Jančíková
Supplier department: Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR) && !OBOR(PR01) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/120, only registered: 0/120, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the field in its basic scope. The course includes an explanation of the legal regulation of the status of business entities (especially commercial corporations), an explanation of the contractual relations of entrepreneurs and an introduction to the basics of securities law, unfair competition law and competition law. The lectures are aimed at acquiring the knowledge forming the theoretical basis of the field and the ability to navigate the legal regulations and apply the provisions of the law. At the end of this course, students will be able to understand the basics of the legal regulation of commercial corporations, contractual relations, securities, unfair competition and protection of competition and will be able to explain and apply this regulation to specific practical cases.
Learning outcomes
After completing this subject students will be able to orientate themselves to the basic level in private law (in particular the Civil Code, the Law on Commercial Corporations), as well as some public law regulations (the Act on Public Registers, the Act on the Protection of Competition, the Act on the Protection of Consumer etc.) and apply them to concrete cases of practice (eg the establishment of a business corporation, the conclusion of contracts between entrepreneurs, unfair competition, cartels of competitors, the issue of a bill of exchange, etc.).
Syllabus
1. Introduction to Commercial Law 2. Corporate Law 3. Comemrcial Obligations 4. Insolvency Law 5. Unfair competition and Competition Law 6. Conception of securities and their classification
Literature
    recommended literature
  • POKORNÁ, Jarmila, Jan LASÁK, Josef KOTÁSEK, Radek RUBAN, Josef ŠILHÁN, Eva TOMÁŠKOVÁ, Alena POKORNÁ, Jaromír KOŽIAK, Zdeněk HOUDEK and Martin FLOREŠ. Obchodní společnosti a družstva. 2nd ed. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2022, 484 pp. Academia Iuris. ISBN 978-80-7400-867-2. Katalog MU info
  • BEJČEK, Josef, ŠILHÁN, Josef a kol. Obchodní smlouvy: závazky v podnikání. 2. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2024, s. 361-366. ISBN 978-80-7400-975-4
  • KOTÁSEK, Josef, Vlastimil PIHERA, Jindřich VÍTEK and Josef KŘÍŽ. Právo cenných papírů. 2. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2024, xxi, 264. ISBN 9788074009662. info
Teaching methods
Learning is made only in the form of lectures. There is provided the current legislation under Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code, and under Act No. 90/2012 Coll., on commercial corporations, and other actual legal regulations, is discussed, and also judgments and the concrete practice cases with it.
Assessment methods
The course is completed by an written exam. The exam has two parts (test and "open question"). The examination is performed according to the legal regulation effective on the day of the examination, ie primarily according to Act No. 89/2012, The Civil Code (OZ), and Act No. 90/2012, The Commercial Corporations Act (ZOK).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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