About this book

These conference proceedings constitute a selection of the best papers submitted to the 16^th International Scientific Conference “Law in Business of Selected Member States of the European Union” which was organized by the Department of Business and European Law, Faculty of International Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic. The conference was held in the University ́s premises on 17 October 2025 and welcomed speakers and participants from abroad (Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, the United Kingdom, Germany, Slovakia) and the Czech Republic. The conference was held in a hybrid format. Although the on-site participation was encouraged, the conference was streamed online for those who could not join the conference venue in person and to reach a wider audience. The selection of the papers for the conference volume was very rigorous with an acceptance rate of 36 per cent. The papers were submitted and presented in English. All the papers included in this volume passed a rigorous double-blind peer review successfully and were checked for their originality using the iThenticate software kindly provided by the University. The participants ́ papers were presented in two specialized sections which correspond to the subheadings of the present volume: Section 1: European and International Aspects of Doing Business; and Section 2: Business and Corporate Law. The conference has been supported by the Internal Grant Agency Project No. IG 37/2025 “Law in Business of Selected Member States of the European Union (16^th biannual conference)” of the Prague University of Economics and Business. All published papers successfully passed the double-blind peer-review process by two independent reviewers – experts with a Ph.D. in the relevant field. For more information on the call for papers for the upcoming conference please check the conference webpage at https://lawinbusiness.vse.cz/.

E-BOOK: Prospects of Law in Business

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I. EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF DOING BUSINESS

Tamara BENÁKOVÁ
European Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the Post-Achmea Era

Martin BOHÁČEK
Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Craft and Industrial Products in the EU and the Czech Republic in the New Legal Guise – Success or Further Question Marks?

Daniel KRTIČKA
The Directing of Commercial Activities to the Member State of the Consumer’s Domicile Pursuant to Article 17(1)(C) of the Brussels I Bis Regulation

Paweł MAZUR
Equal Treatment of Shareholders Following the Audiolux Case

Anastasiia PALIIENKO
Regulatory Challenges in Cross-Border Gas Trading Between the EU and Ukraine: Reporting Burden and Compliance Risks

Martin WINKLER, Katarína BROCKOVÁ
Does the Free Movement of Services in the EU Apply to One-off Services Provided Without a Business License?

SECTION II. BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LAW

Stelios ANDREADAKIS, Dimitrios KAFTERANIS
Commodifying Disclosure? The Debate on Financial Incentives for Whistleblowers

Lucie ANDREISOVA, Nicole GRMELOVA
Creating a Culture of Integrity and Compliance: The Power of Ethics Programs in a Modern Workplace

Annija KĀRKLIŅA, Reinis IVANOVS
Liquidated Damages as a Legal Remedy for Merchants in Latvia

Tomáš MORAVEC
Applicable Law for Liability Claims in Insolvency Proceedings: Directors’ Duties of Care and Pre-Insolvency Obligations

Andrej ORIŇAK
Legal Accountability and Liability for AI Decisions in Business

Milan VRBA
Dishonesty in Discharge of Debts: A Law and Economics Perspective on Czech Insolvency Law

Daniel ZIGO
Identity Under Copyright: Legal Response to the Deepfake Era