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The content of duty to act with due managerial care
Brůnová, Marie ; Tomášek, Petr (advisor) ; Horáček, Tomáš (referee)
4 The content of duty to act with due managerial care Abstract This thesis looks at the various duties collectively called "due managerial care". None of the duties discussed in the thesis, which form the titles of the individual chapters, stands apart from the others. Their relationship to one another must be considered as a whole. In order for a person to perform due managerial care, there must be the cumulative fulfillment of all the duties discussed in the thesis, namely for each legal act that such a person is required to perform. The thesis is divided into five main parts. The first part offers a historical excursus, which illustrates the development of the institution of due managerial care. It then defines the range of people who are burdened with such a responsibility in the performance of their duties. It also outlines the procedural institution of the burden of proof and the related question of whether the duty of due managerial care is a legal-subjective or contractual-objective duty. The second part focuses on the duty of loyalty and describes the approach to understanding the interests of a business corporation. This part concludes with the question of whether the duty of loyalty continues after the position of a member of an elected body is terminated. The third part addresses the topic of...
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A comparison of due managerial care of a member of governing body in the Czech Republic and a comparable duty of a member of governing body in Ireland
Pečinka, Martin ; Josková, Lucie (advisor) ; Čech, Petr (referee)
This paper deals with a comparison between the Czech duty of due managerial care of a member of governing body of limited company and the Irish non-fiduciary duty to exercise care, skill and diligence of a director of limited company (hereinafter also referred as "duty of care"). The paper aims to find out a possible way to improve legislation of the duty of due managerial care on the basis of comparison with the duty of care. The duty of care sets the ground for the comparison, therefore the paper deals first with the Irish legal status of the duty of care, which has been recently changed by the Companies Act 2014. Despite of the codification of the directors' duties, the core of interpretation and application of the duty of care still rests in judicial decisions. Nevertheless, the change of source and statutory wording of the duty means that the substance of Re City Equitable [1925] does not represent a good law anymore. The standard of care of Re City Equitable [1925] has been replaced by the minimal objective standard based on the British judgment Re D'Jan of London [1994]. The content of the duty of care is determined on the case by case basis, but in any event it consists of conclusions of the British judgment Re Barings [1999], which has been accepted by the Irish courts in restriction...
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Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons
Novotná Krtoušová, Lucie ; Beran, Karel (advisor) ; Kühn, Zdeněk (referee) ; Havel, Bohumil (referee)
Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons Mgr. Lucie Novotná Krtoušová Abstract The aim of the presented doctoral thesis entitled "Theoretical Concept of Liability of Members of the Governing Bodies of Juristic Persons" is to determine what requirements can be placed on natural persons who act as members of the governing bodies of juristic persons, and to specify the substance of due managerial care as a legal basis for potential liability. The Civil Code lays down the duty of a governing body member to act with due managerial care in the discharge of his/her office in its general part; the relevant provisions thus apply to members of the governing bodies of all juristic persons under both private and public law, provided that this is compatible with their legal nature. Compliance with the duty of due managerial care - in cases where the governing body members act as representatives of the juristic person - is the decisive criterion for determining whether or not they will be liable to the juristic person for any damage caused in the discharge of their office. However, it is questionable whether this is a case of fault-based liability for breach of a legal duty or strict liability for breach of a contractual obligation. The question of whether we will conceive liability of members of...
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Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons
Novotná Krtoušová, Lucie ; Tryzna, Jan (referee)
Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons Mgr. Lucie Novotná Krtoušová Abstract The aim of the presented doctoral thesis entitled "Theoretical Concept of Liability of Members of the Governing Bodies of Juristic Persons" is to determine what requirements can be placed on natural persons who act as members of the governing bodies of juristic persons, and to specify the substance of due managerial care as a legal basis for potential liability. The Civil Code lays down the duty of a governing body member to act with due managerial care in the discharge of his/her office in its general part; the relevant provisions thus apply to members of the governing bodies of all juristic persons under both private and public law, provided that this is compatible with their legal nature. Compliance with the duty of due managerial care - in cases where the governing body members act as representatives of the juristic person - is the decisive criterion for determining whether or not they will be liable to the juristic person for any damage caused in the discharge of their office. However, it is questionable whether this is a case of fault-based liability for breach of a legal duty or strict liability for breach of a contractual obligation. The question of whether we will conceive liability of members of...
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Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons
Novotná Krtoušová, Lucie ; Tryzna, Jan (referee)
Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons Mgr. Lucie Novotná Krtoušová Abstract The aim of the presented doctoral thesis entitled "Theoretical Concept of Liability of Members of the Governing Bodies of Juristic Persons" is to determine what requirements can be placed on natural persons who act as members of the governing bodies of juristic persons, and to specify the substance of due managerial care as a legal basis for potential liability. The Civil Code lays down the duty of a governing body member to act with due managerial care in the discharge of his/her office in its general part; the relevant provisions thus apply to members of the governing bodies of all juristic persons under both private and public law, provided that this is compatible with their legal nature. Compliance with the duty of due managerial care - in cases where the governing body members act as representatives of the juristic person - is the decisive criterion for determining whether or not they will be liable to the juristic person for any damage caused in the discharge of their office. However, it is questionable whether this is a case of fault-based liability for breach of a legal duty or strict liability for breach of a contractual obligation. The question of whether we will conceive liability of members of...
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Duty of care, skill and dilligence in Czech court case law
Klusáková, Barbora ; Eichlerová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Patěk, Daniel (referee)
The purpose of the diploma thesis "Duty of care, skill and dilligence in Czech court case law" is to analyze the approach of Czech courts case law to the selected issues related to the duty of care, skill and dilligence and to evaluate it with regard to the interpretation of legal regulation, doctrinal interpretation, theoretical and historical knowledge. The thesis consists of two main chapters which deals with research of two actual questions selected to the purpose of the thesis. The first chapter deals with the question whether the duty of care, skill and dilligence can be considered as an objective or subjective standard, i.e. according to which standard should the actions of persons who are obliged to act with the duty of care should be measured. Based on the performed analysis, the author's own opinion on the issue is expressed and subsequently the approach of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic in its individual decisions is evaluated. The concept of care as a subjective sharpening of the objective standard is critically evaluated. The second chapter is devoted to the issue of the nature of the duty of care, specifically the question of whether it can be considered lawful or contractual with regard to changes in the law of liability after the recodification of civil law. Its solution...
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Duty of care, skill and dilligence in Czech court case law
Klusáková, Barbora ; Eichlerová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Patěk, Daniel (referee)
1 Abstract The purpose of the diploma thesis "Duty of care, skill and dilligence in Czech court case law" is to analyze the case law of the Czech courts with regard to the legal regulation of the institution "duty of care" and to the opinions of the legal doctrine. The thesis consists of three main chapters. The first chapter deals with the theoretical and historical bases of the care of a proper manager, it encounters especially the issues of corporate governance and the Roman and Czech historical development of the term. The second chapter is focused on the current concept of proper managerial care and its partial aspects. The argumentation of the court with regard to the conclusions of the legal doctrine is analyzed and criticized in more detail. The last chapter presents the institute of the rule of business judgment, corrective standard of care. Its principles and conclusions of the court are examined in more detail. The analysis showed that the case-law conclusions of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic are applicable even after changes in the legal framework within the recodification of private law, albeit with minor exceptions. In particular, the case law of the Criminal Senate and some of its conclusions are criticized. Nevertheless, it can be summarized that we can rely on the interpretation...
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Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons
Novotná Krtoušová, Lucie ; Beran, Karel (advisor) ; Kühn, Zdeněk (referee) ; Havel, Bohumil (referee)
Liability of members of governing bodies of juristic persons Mgr. Lucie Novotná Krtoušová Abstract The aim of the presented doctoral thesis entitled "Theoretical Concept of Liability of Members of the Governing Bodies of Juristic Persons" is to determine what requirements can be placed on natural persons who act as members of the governing bodies of juristic persons, and to specify the substance of due managerial care as a legal basis for potential liability. The Civil Code lays down the duty of a governing body member to act with due managerial care in the discharge of his/her office in its general part; the relevant provisions thus apply to members of the governing bodies of all juristic persons under both private and public law, provided that this is compatible with their legal nature. Compliance with the duty of due managerial care - in cases where the governing body members act as representatives of the juristic person - is the decisive criterion for determining whether or not they will be liable to the juristic person for any damage caused in the discharge of their office. However, it is questionable whether this is a case of fault-based liability for breach of a legal duty or strict liability for breach of a contractual obligation. The question of whether we will conceive liability of members of...
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Due managerial care in acquisitions in the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany
Slezáková, Sylva ; Josková, Lucie (advisor) ; Čech, Petr (referee)
The thesis contributes to the ongoing discussion pertaining the concept of due managerial care and the business judgment rule in Czech law and aims to explore the aforementioned in the context of acquisition transactions, in the context of purchase of a business share or an enterprise (or a part of an enterprise) as the issue of acquisition transactions, despite its substantial practical impact, remain largely out of scientific focus. Specifically, the thesis explores the possibility of articulation of the standard of due managerial care for the purpose of acquisition transaction and, if such articulation is possible, its specific features. In its exploration, the thesis focuses on articulation of the above standard in the context of availability of information regarding the target company or enterprise, which commonly takes form of a due diligence. The author aims to define the above standard upon comparison of Czech concept of due managerial care and business judgment rule with its German counterparts. Thus, the thesis also addresses the issue to what extent it is permissible to transfer and subsequently use the findings from the German standard of due managerial care in the context of Czech law. Following the initial comparison of the regulation of due managerial care and business judgment rule...
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A comparison of due managerial care of a member of governing body in the Czech Republic and a comparable duty of a member of governing body in Ireland
Pečinka, Martin ; Josková, Lucie (advisor) ; Čech, Petr (referee)
This paper deals with a comparison between the Czech duty of due managerial care of a member of governing body of limited company and the Irish non-fiduciary duty to exercise care, skill and diligence of a director of limited company (hereinafter also referred as "duty of care"). The paper aims to find out a possible way to improve legislation of the duty of due managerial care on the basis of comparison with the duty of care. The duty of care sets the ground for the comparison, therefore the paper deals first with the Irish legal status of the duty of care, which has been recently changed by the Companies Act 2014. Despite of the codification of the directors' duties, the core of interpretation and application of the duty of care still rests in judicial decisions. Nevertheless, the change of source and statutory wording of the duty means that the substance of Re City Equitable [1925] does not represent a good law anymore. The standard of care of Re City Equitable [1925] has been replaced by the minimal objective standard based on the British judgment Re D'Jan of London [1994]. The content of the duty of care is determined on the case by case basis, but in any event it consists of conclusions of the British judgment Re Barings [1999], which has been accepted by the Irish courts in restriction...
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