STATUTORY CONDITIONS OF AN ACTION TO REPEAL A RESOLUTION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY’S SHAREHOLDERS – A GLOSSARY OF SZCZECIN’S COURT OF APPEAL SENTENCE PASSED ON THE 14TH OF AUGUST 2013 (I ACA 358/13) Cover Image

PRZESŁANKI POWÓDZTWA O UCHYLENIE UCHWAŁY ZGROMADZENIA WSPÓLNIKÓW SPÓŁKI Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ – GLOSA DO WYROKU SĄDU APELACYJNEGO W SZCZECINIE Z DNIA 14 SIERPNIA 2013 R. (I ACa358/13)
STATUTORY CONDITIONS OF AN ACTION TO REPEAL A RESOLUTION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY’S SHAREHOLDERS – A GLOSSARY OF SZCZECIN’S COURT OF APPEAL SENTENCE PASSED ON THE 14TH OF AUGUST 2013 (I ACA 358/13)

Author(s): Katarzyna Malinowska-Woźniak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, Law on Economics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: limited liability company; resolution of shareholders; claim; conditions;

Summary/Abstract: A resolution of the limited liability company’s shareholders may be appealed against by bringing an action before a court for repealing such resolution. Statutory conditions of such claim are specified in art. 249 § 1 code of commercial companies. This article stipulates that a resolution of shareholders may be appeled against when it is: in conflict with the provisions of the articles of association or good practice and detrimental to the company’s interest or aimed at harming a shareholder. In the legal doctrine and judicial decisions are expressed the discrepant opinions on the character of statutory conditions formulated in mentioned article. In particular it raise concerns whether conflict a resolution of shareholders with the provisions of the articles of association may be independent condition authorising appealing against such resolution. Otherwise such condition must coexist with another one expressed in that article. Thorough analysis of that issue presents Szczecin’s Court of Appeal in the sentence passed on the 14th of August 2013 (I ACa 358/13). This paper includes the results of the analysis of the judgement.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 10 (2)
  • Page Range: 5-13
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish