This thesis called Arbitration contract in international and national business transactions deals with arbitration contract and its position not only in legal environment of the Czech republic but also at international stage. First chapter focuses mainly on evolvement of arbitration contract from the Middle Ages till now and its modern form that is regulated in the Act No. 216/1994 Coll., on Arbitration Proceedings and on Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, in New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and also in UNCITRAL Model law. Next chapters discuss concept of arbitration proceedings and consider it important in order to better explain nature of arbitration contract that is one of the most important aspects of this kind of proceedings. Next chapter deals with essentials of arbitration contract from which its validity arises. Mainly, it emphasizes important requirements that parties need to agree upon while negotiating arbitration contract. It does not forget also additional requisites that are recommended. Particularly, it compares situation when parties also negotiate these additional terms and situation when they do not do so and draws some conclusion. The aim of this thesis is to also look at the right of appeal that becomes popular for the parties and therefore...

TITLE: Non-Competition Clause AUTHOR: Jan Rozner DEPARTMENT: Department of Labor Law and Social Security Law SUPERVISOR: doc. JUDr. Jan Pichrt, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: This thesis provides a comprehensive overview of the Labour Law Institute Non-Competition Clause. The thesis is written on the basis of the case law and numerous specialized literature relevant to the legal provisions. Due to clear developement trends, one chapter is devoted to the history of Non-Competition Clause. De lege lata the Non-Competititon Clause is generally successfully and comprehensively regulated in Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, although the Non-Competition Clause remains a heavily debated topic among members of the professional public. Published opinions are analyzed and assessed, including the context of the foreign legislation relevant to the Non-Competition Clause. In closing, I propose a course of action inspired by foreign Non-Competition Clause regulation, specifically that of Sweden, in terms of the de lege ferenda. KEYWORDS: labour law, non-competition clause, ban of competition, termination of an employment

The aim of this thesis is to describe the current legal regulations of covenant not to compete in the Czech Republic and the USA - particularly in the states of New York and California, to refer to the advantages and disadvantages of these regulations and to think if these very different regulations could inspire each other in some areas. I decided to write half of the thesis about covenant not to compete in the USA because of my study experience in American law school where I understood more closely the common law system of law and because I did not find any Czech article which would write about this topic in the USA and I wanted to fill in this blank space. This thesis is devided into three parts. The first chapter is dedicated to the current wording of covenant not to compete in the Czech Republic. In the particular subchapters there are described the constitutional roots of covenant not to compete, which activities can be banned by the covenant not to compete, which information the employee must have acquired, with what types of employess the covenant can be entered into and in what area scope, what is the maximum time period during which the employee can be banned, what compensation the employer has to pay to the employee and how the covenant can be terminated. The sources for this chapter...

Contractual restriction of performance of other gainful activity of an employee This thesis has three main purposes. The first purpose of this thesis is to analyse the non-competition clause in the Labour Code, which is the only means of contractual restriction of performance of other gainful activity of an employee. I also focus on identification of eventual problems that might occur when applying this legislation. The second purpose of this thesis is to compare selected questions concerning the non-competition clause in Czech and German law. The third purpose of this thesis is to present suggestions de lege ferenda and to propose amendments to the Labour Code. The thesis is divided into five main chapters. The first chapter is followed by the second chapter, which is subdivided into four subchapters. The first subchapter deals with the restriction of other gainful activity of an employee identical with the scope of business of the employer for the duration of employment. This restriction arises directly from the Labour Code. The second subchapter focuses on the restriction of business activities of the employees employed in public administration. The third and the fourth subchapter contain a general description of non-competition clause in the Labour Code and prohibited non-competition clause in...

This thesis examines the legal regulation of the competitive behavior of employees with the emphasis on non-competition clause. This thesis aims to critically evaluate the status of the current legislation regarding the non-compete clauses and suggest what changes should be made in order to the non-compete clause would be used effectively and fulfill its purpose. The thesis analyzes in detail the historical development of non-competition clauses in the Czech republic and further explores this institute in the light of current legislation, case law and expert opinions. It also compares the legislation of this clause in four foreing countries - France, Great Britain, Germany and Slovakia. Finally, this thesis shows how non-comptete clauses are used in practice and if employers believe in their effectiveness as a tool for the protection of know-how.

The aim of the thesis is to be a comprehensive analysis of the non-competition clause in Czech Labour law. The reason for my research is to examine the non-competition clause, compare and contrast its advantages and disadvantages and to make a conclusion, whether the current legislation meets the requirements of both contracting parties. The thesis is composed of four chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of non-competition clause, its history and its current problems. Chapter One is introductory and describes the competition in general and in Labour law. The chapter is subdivided into two parts. Part One describes the difference between the competition during the employment relationship and after termination of the employment. Part Two describes the basic terminology and the current state of a non-competition clause. Chapter Two focuses on the history of the non-competition clause in our legislation and illustrates the evolution of such institute. This chapter is subdivided into three parts. Each of them focuses on a specific historical period in the evolution of the non-competition clause. Chapter Three examines non-competition clause in the recent legislative history and comprises of four parts. Part One contains the wording of a non-competition clause in the Labour law legislation...

This thesis aims to provide the reader with an overview and understanding of arbitration proceedings and conclusion of arbitration agreements within the context of the Czech legal framework. Arbitration clauses in various forms are often an integral part of trade agreements but are also regularly included in consumer contracts such as loan or insurance agreements. The first part of the thesis provides a general overview of the financial market regulation which serves as the common framework allowing various legal entities to operate within the local market environment. The topic of regulation is discussed within the second section of the thesis which is structured into 4 stand-alone chapters. These chapters describe the institute of arbitration, its requisites and the various forms of arbitration agreements while also analyzing the changes of the statutory legal framework in the context of the current amendment which came into effect in April 2012. The analysis of the arbitration clauses is especially consumer-focused, searching to elaborate on questions such as what consequences can entering into an arbitration agreement have on a subject in a legal relationship, what are the obligations stemming from entering into such agreement and what are the options of withdrawing from such agreements.

62 International arbitration clause for international commercial arbitration and its impact on the possible following arbitration proceedings The purpose of my thesis is to generally describe and analyze position of the arbitration clause in international business arbitration. Due to the significant prestige of the international arbitration as one of the methods of alternative dispute resolution I found interesting to inspect the impact of the arbitration clause on the possible following arbitration proceedings. Main goal of the thesis is to analyze possible modifications of wording of the arbitration clause in comparison to the alternations of the proceedings. Since the thesis is focused on the international arbitration as the keystone of the governing arbitration rules were considered corresponding parts of the Czech legislation as well as the rules issued by the leading institutions on the field of international arbitration, such as the International Chamber of Commerce or London Court of International Arbitration. Body of the thesis is divided into six chapters going from its very beginning to the end through the drafting process of the arbitration clause. At the beginning are elaborated main principles and essentials of the arbitration clause, such as types of clauses, necessary, recommended and...

Time and its reflection in law Aim of this Master's degree thesis is to explain time as a quantity which influence human's life more than any other and that is one of the most relevant legal events which cause certain consequences in law. The aim of this work is to capture time as a quantity that influences human life more than any other, and that is one of the most legally relevant facts with which the law attaches certain legal consequences. The thesis is divided into nine chapters; the first four are devoted to philosophical and historical introduction to the concept of "time", while the remaining five are focused on the influence of time in the context of the current Civil Code. The first chapter follows the perception of time from the beginning of mankind, deriving primarily from the work of a major Romanian historian and philosopher of the last century - Mircea Eliade. The second chapter is dedicated to time as divisible quantity and describes the different ways to divide time through the day on a longer term units - years. The third chapter discusses the concept of time in ancient Rome from the perspective of the great scholars of his time - Isidore of Seville and Ambrosia Theodosius Macrobius. It describes not only the Roman division of time, but also the development of the Roman calendar...

The Master thesis describes comprehensively attributes and operating of arbitration in the Czech Republic which has acquired significance recently. The work is divided into eight chapters. After exordium I make readers acquainted with alternative dispute resolution, e.g. mediation. The third chapter characterizes arbitration and describes history, sources of law, types of arbitration and capability of arbitrator in the Czech Republic. The fourth part deals with the arbitration agreements and their requirements. The fifth chapter is dedicated to its particular stages and revision, recognition and enforcement of the arbitral awards in order to provide the reader an complex overview of the the arbitration proceedings. In the sixth section, the author tries to define advantages and disadvantages of this method of solving disputes and to answer question why we should choose it. The seventh chapter adds a special current issues devoting an arbitration clause on consumer contracts. In the last chapter author concludes the topic and suggests improvements.