XXXIII. Karlovarsk prvnick dny (2026)

This Czech-language volume from the 33rd Karlovy Vary Legal Days presents contributions on liability and compensation for damage and non-material harm. The topics include liability as both an obligation and the consequence of its breach; harm caused by unlawful personal-data processing; the duty to avert insolvency and its tortious consequences; integrity surcharges; the relationship between contractual penalties and damages; damages and rights arising from defective performance; and lawyers liability for harm caused in the practice of law or in connection with the safekeeping of funds. Further contributions examine claims against lawyers under Slovak law, ineffective investigations and subsequent state compensation from the perspective of the Constitutional Court, practical aspects of recovering damages in competition law, liability within the enforceability of law and the protection of consumers, and the frustration of removal claims and the timing of apologies in unfair competition. The volume also discusses consumer compensation under Austrian unfair-competition law, new aspects of EU Directive 2024/2853 on liability for defective products, especially claims involving defective artificial intelligence and software, non-material harm in Austrian case law, current Czech Supreme Court and Constitutional Court decisions, liability claims connected with securing assets in criminal proceedings, compensation claims in criminal proceedings, the liability of members of the statutory bodies of municipal companies, and compensation following the termination of commercial cooperation.