Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(5), 1711-1717 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563051711

The Comparison of Efficiency of Disqualification of Directors in New Czech Business Corporation Act and in the Legal System of England

Tomáš Moravec, Petr Valenta
Department of Business and European Law, Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague, nám. W. Churchilla 4, 130 67 Praha 3, Czech Republic

The article deals with regulation of director's disqualification in the new Czech Business Corporation Act and in the Company Directors Disqualification Act in England. The cornerstone of this article is to perform the economic analysis of the disqualification of directors according to the theory of Law and Economics. There are defined common and different points in both regulations. Furthermore this article derives and forecasts the probable number of court proceedings concerning disqualification before Czech courts in 2014. Moreover this article discusses the examples of a situation when the member of company body breaches the law or not. Last point of research is focused on asymmetric information and positive externalities of public register of disqualified persons. The article also provides future recommendation for legislator to create more effective rules.

Keywords: disqualification of directors, bankruptcy, business commercial act, company directors disqualification act

Prepublished online: October 29, 2015; Published: December 1, 2015  Show citation

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Moravec, T., & Valenta, P. (2015). The Comparison of Efficiency of Disqualification of Directors in New Czech Business Corporation Act and in the Legal System of England. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(5), 1711-1717. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563051711
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