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Questions for discussion:

1. The system of director’s liability in insolvency proceedings (e.g. whether there is a specific liability rule. If not, is there a need for one?)

2. Duty of care and duty of loyalty in relation to insolvency and the restructuring process

3. Which directors are liable in the insolvency phase (e.g. shadow directors)

4. What are the typical liability situations in judicial practice

5. Whether there are differences with the general phenomena of directors liability. For example, the legal basis, the extent of the liability (Hungarian law, for example, uses presumptions of liability to facilitate proof, presuming liability for certain conduct)

6. Is there a trend in the developement of the jurisprudence or legislature (significant changes, scope of persons liable)

7. The relation to the piercing of the corporate veil doctrine

8. De lege ferenda assessment of judicial practice and literature on these liability issues.

Prague, Charles University, Faculty of Law, Department of Business Law

Date: Friday, November 26th 2021 Format: Hybrid

09:00 – 09:10

Opening of the conference: Assoc. Professor Daniel Patěk (Head of Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law, Charles University, Czech Republic)

09:10 – 11:00

PANEL I. Chair: Assoc. Professor Kateřina Eichlerová

(Charles University, Czech Republic)

09:10 – 09:30

Professor Emőd Veress and Pál Előd
(Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law, Budapest): Duty of Care in Company Law in Romania

09:30 – 9:50

Professor Bartłomiej Gliniecki

(University of Gdańsk, Poland): Duty of Care in Company Law in Poland

9:50 – 10:10

Professor Tekla Papp and Assoc. Professor Ádám Auer
(National University of Public Service, Hungary): Duty of Care in Company Law in Hungary

10:10 – 10:30

Professor Mária Patakyová

(Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia):

Duty of Care in Company Law in Slovakia

10:30 – 11:00 Discussion 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:30

PANEL II. Chair: Professor Emőd Veress

(Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law, Budapest)

11:30 – 11:50

Professor Branko Malagurski

(Faculty for European Legal and Political Studies, Novi Sad, Serbia): Duty of Care in Company Law in Serbia

11:50 – 12:10

Professor Edvardas Juchnevicius

(Gdansk University, Poland): Duty of Care in Company Law in Lithuania

12:10 – 12:30

Assoc. Professor Kateřina Eichlerová and Assoc. Professor Lucie Josková (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic):
Duty of Care in Company Law in the Czech Republic

12:30 – 12:50

Professor Martin Winner (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria): Duty of Care in Company Law in Austria

12:50 – 13:30

Discussion and closing remarks

Bratislava, November 2019

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, 29 March 2019, 9.30 a.m.

General topics for discussion:

• How do you determine whether a rule is default or mandatory in your legal system?
• Is there a difference between rules affecting third parties and rules with effect only between the members?
• Does academic discourse / do judicial decisions on the issue reflect on the function of company law or of the specific rule when deciding whether it is mandatory?
• Who checks if a derogation is possible?
• Is there a difference between private / public ltd. companies? What about partnerships?
• Has the approach become more liberal / more restrictive over the last years? What are the reasons for such a development (if any)?
• Have Corporate Governance Codes taken over the role of default law lately?
• If / where company law is mandatory, can the parties find contractual solutions in areas not explicitly regulated by company law?
• Can you avoid mandatory rules via shareholders’ agreement? Is this done in practice?

Specific topics:

• Mandatory law in transferability of shares in a private limited company
• Mandatory or default rules on the appointment of directors

Gdansk University, Faculty of Law and Administration

November 8, 2018, Thursday

Arrival of the Participants
19,00 Dinner

November 9, 2018, Friday
10,00 Opening of the conference
Welcome and Opening – Professor Jakub Stelina, Dean

10,10-11,30 PANEL I.
Chair: Professor Dorota Maśniak (Gdansk University, Poland)

Professor Martin Winner (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria): Consortium Regulation – General Issues / Consortium Regulations – the Austrian and German Experience
Professor Tekla Papp and Associate Professor Ádám Auer (National University of Public Service, Hungary): Consortium Regulations in Hungary
Professor Emőd Veress (Sapientia University, Romania): Consortium Regulations in Romania
Discussion

11,30-12,00 Coffee break

12,00-13,00 PANEL II.
Chair: Professor Joanna Kruczalak – Jankowska (Gdansk University, Poland)

Associate Professor Kateřina Eichlerová (Charles University, Czech Republic): Consortium Regulations in Czech Republic
Professor Branko Malagurski (Educons University, Serbia): Consortium Regulations in Serbia
Professor Szymon Byczko (University of Lodz, Poland) and Associate Professor Bartłomiej Gliniecki: Consortium Regulations in Poland
Discussion

13,00-13,30 Coffee break

13,30-14,30 PANEL III.
Chair: Professor Martin Winner (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria):
Associate Professor Edvardas Juchnevicius (Gdansk University, Poland): Consortium Regulations in Lithuania
Professor Maria Patakyova (Comenius University, Slovakia): Consortium Regulations in Slovakia
PhD. Student Dimitar Atanassov (University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria): Consortium Regulations in Bulgaria
Discussion

14,30-15,00 Lunch break (buffet lunch)

15,00-16,30 Organizational meeting of the Societas Network, establishing the working agenda for 2019

17,30 Dinner
20,00 Jazz concert

November 10, 2018, Saturday
Departure of the Participants

Charles University in Prague, 20 April 2018

Agenda:

1. Arbitrability of Company Law Disputes – book presentation
2. Arbitrability of Company Law Disputes – draft article
3. Consortium – methods of research, questionnaire
4. Organization of annual conference in Gdansk