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Pure Economic Loss
Tůma, Martin ; Elischer, David (advisor) ; Šustek, Petr (referee) ; Psutka, Jindřich (referee)
Pure Economic Loss Abstract The presented work deals with the issue of compensation for pure economic loss, which was introduced into the Czech legal system by Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code. In the previous version of civil law, compensation for pure economic loss was not limited at all. However, the legislator has newly taken over the regulation of liability from the German BGB, which significantly narrows the liability for pure economic loss. The aim of the author was therefore to evaluate the compatibility of this approach with the basis of the responsibility system of Czech civil law. The author first focuses on explaining the concept of pure economic loss and some related terms and subsequently presents an analysis of the theoretical concept of the function of private liability and a presentation of the key functions of liability law. This introductory part is followed by a comparative analysis of foreign legal regulations in relation to liability for pure economic loss, which, in addition to the necessary analysis of the relevant provisions of the German BGB, focuses on the analysis of jurisprudence across selected legal systems. In the chapters following this comparison, the author analytically evaluates the knowledge gained, especially in relation to the generally prevailing restrictive approach...
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Damages for Breach of Contractual and Non Contractual Duty in Civil Law
Janoušková, Anežka ; Dvořák, Jan (advisor) ; Elischer, David (referee) ; Petrov, Jan (referee)
Damages for Breach of Contractual and Non-Contractual Duty in Civil Law - Abstract The thesis at hand deals with liability for non-performance of a contract and liability in tort. The new Civil Code abandoned the general rule of Sec. 420 of Act No. 40/1964 Coll., which did not distinguish between contractual and non-contractual liability. The new Civil Code thus provides for two different liability regimes depending on whether the wrongdoer and the victim entered into a contract (or similar obligation) or not. While liability in tort is governed by Sec. 2909 and 2910 CC, contractual liability is stipulated in Sec. 2913 CC. The thesis strives to examine this important change in its complexity when emphasis in being put onto the theoretical, comparative and historical context. Firstly, the thesis provides for the basic theoretical background of liability in civil law and looks at the foundations of its division into contract and tort. The author further dives into the topic from a comparative perspective. Given the inspirational sources of the Czech Civil Code, the thesis focuses mainly on German and Austrian approach. The thesis also gives a brief summary of the historical development in the Czech civil law. The main part of the thesis focuses on the relevant provisions, their relationship and conditions for...
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Damages for Breach of Contractual and Non Contractual Duty in Civil Law
Janoušková, Anežka ; Dvořák, Jan (advisor) ; Elischer, David (referee) ; Petrov, Jan (referee)
Damages for Breach of Contractual and Non-Contractual Duty in Civil Law - Abstract The thesis at hand deals with liability for non-performance of a contract and liability in tort. The new Civil Code abandoned the general rule of Sec. 420 of Act No. 40/1964 Coll., which did not distinguish between contractual and non-contractual liability. The new Civil Code thus provides for two different liability regimes depending on whether the wrongdoer and the victim entered into a contract (or similar obligation) or not. While liability in tort is governed by Sec. 2909 and 2910 CC, contractual liability is stipulated in Sec. 2913 CC. The thesis strives to examine this important change in its complexity when emphasis in being put onto the theoretical, comparative and historical context. Firstly, the thesis provides for the basic theoretical background of liability in civil law and looks at the foundations of its division into contract and tort. The author further dives into the topic from a comparative perspective. Given the inspirational sources of the Czech Civil Code, the thesis focuses mainly on German and Austrian approach. The thesis also gives a brief summary of the historical development in the Czech civil law. The main part of the thesis focuses on the relevant provisions, their relationship and conditions for...
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Legal liability: theoretical and comparative analysis of pure economic loss
Takáčová, Dominika ; Kühn, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Beran, Karel (referee)
LEGAL LIABILITY: THEORETICAL AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PURE ECONOMIC LOSS The purpose of my thesis is to introduce the concept of pure economic loss and its setting in the jurisdictions of France, England, Germany and the Czech Republic. The comparative study of pure economic loss reveals that granting compensation for economic loss frequently interferes with the economic loss rule (or exclusionary rule), which states that a plaintiff can not recover damages for a pure financial loss. Legal doctrines provide little insight as to why liability should, or should not, be denied. On the other hand, economic models of liability provide some valuable guidance for classifying various categories of economic loss, and identifying cases in which denial of recovery for economic loss would lead to inefficient outcomes. A law and economics analysis shows that a key factor in determining the optimal scope of the economic loss rule is in the relationship between pure economic loss and social loss. Economic loss should be compensable in torts only to the extent that it corresponds to socially relevant loss. A plaintiff cannot recover damages for a purely private economic loss. Our hypothesis is that, although not formally adopting this economic criterion, European courts are attentive to efficiency...
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Causal nexus in civil law
Smička, Martin ; Šustek, Petr (advisor) ; Hendrychová, Michaela (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to provide an insight into the topic of causation in law and to acquaint its reader with the common methods of proving the causation before courts. Among the most used methods such as the 'but for' test, this paper focuses on specific aspects of this topic which were introduced to the Czech legal system together with the adoption of the Civil Code 2014. The thesis also includes description and analysis of alternatively used methods of proving 'multiple causation' cases such as the theory of 'loss of chance' and 'pure economic loss'. Among this analysis the comparison between Czech and British legal system is used extensively. The core of this thesis is the effort to confirm or to refute the hypothesis that despite the Czech legal system does not officially recognize distinction between 'factual causation' and 'legal causation' as it is done in the British legal system, methods from both categories are actively used by Czech courts. This paper also aims to analyze whether, due to the fact that recognition between 'factual causation' and 'legal causation' is not explicitly expressed in the Czech legal system, does exist any negative or positive impact on judicial decisions. The last goal of this thesis is to demonstrate whether, similarly as in the British law, the significant number...
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