Can be EU Competition-law Concept of Undertaking Lesson for Bankruptcy Law? Cover Image

Can be EU Competition-law Concept of Undertaking Lesson for Bankruptcy Law?
Can be EU Competition-law Concept of Undertaking Lesson for Bankruptcy Law?

Author(s): Ondrej Blažo
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Law on Economics, EU-Legislation
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: competition law; bankruptcy law; joint and several liability; single economic unit; beneficial owner; related party;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the relevant feature of the concept of undertaking in European competition law, particularly its definition as economic unit and possible transplantation of this concept into bankruptcy law. The main features of this concept that are related to parent liability and economic continuity. Furthermore the concept of parental liability is compared to concept of beneficial owner in European anti-money-laundering legislation and the concept of related party in Slovak insolvency law.

  • Issue Year: 3/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 209-220
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English