SPOLEČENSKÁ SMLOUVA JAKO SPOTŘEBITELSKÝ KONTRAKT, SPOLEČNÍK JAKO SPOTŘEBITEL?

• Authors: Milan Hulmák

Title variants

Articles of association as consumer contracts, shareholder as a consumer?

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

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The article deals with a question, how far can consumers´s protections penetrate in corporate law. There are typical transactions in corporate law, e. g. articles of associations, transfers of shares, where a corporate lawyer can hardly imagine, that consumer protection should be applied. Nevertheless, the ECJ case law and foreign experiences show us that finally it is quite common. Once the aim of partnership is rather financial investment or there is no close relationship to the company, the shareholder is protected like a consumer. The shareholder has close relationship either holding majority, or taking part as a manager of the company. This means that rules on unfair contract terms, consumer credits and off-premises contract are very often applicable as well. Corporate law can however create certain obstacles to their full applicability, e. g. limited ways how a partnership can be quitted and ultimately settled.

Keywords

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CONSUMER PROTECTION; SHAREHOLDER; ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION; CONSUMER CONTRACT

• Publisher: Institute of State and Law of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Právny obzor. Teoretický časopis pre otázky štátu a práva (Juridical Review. Theoretical journal for the questions of state and law)
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 97
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 397 – 404

Contributors

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Milan Hulmák

• Právnická fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Olomouc, Czech Republic