KKO 5171/1995
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Shareholder's right to intervene in company litigation is allowed when the company is not a party.
Finland (FI)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court allowed the shareholder's application to intervene in the company's litigation proceedings. The court found that the company was not a party to the specific dispute, creating a legal interest for the shareholder to participate. Consequently, the court ruled that the shareholder could intervene to protect their ownership rights.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedKorkein oikeus 1995:213; A shareholder may intervene in company litigation proceedings if the company itself is not a party to the dispute, thereby establishing a direct legal interest in the outcome.
Keywords
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shareholder intervention
company litigation
legal interest
procedural standing
corporate law
Cited Legislation
AI generatedKorkein oikeus 1995:213
Cited Case Law
AI generatedRelated Decisions
AI generatedkko-other_1995_5168
Shareholder's right to intervene in company litigation is allowed when the dispute directly concerns the shareholder's own rights.
kko-precedent_1995_213
Shareholders granted intervention right when proving company representative acted against company interests causing final loss.
kko-precedent_2008_30
Supreme Court allows creditor intervention when parties collude to inflate debt and hinder collection efforts.
kko-other_1995_5170
Shareholder's right to intervene in company litigation dismissed as no direct legal interest established.
kko-precedent_2000_89
Shareholder allowed to sue directors for indirect loss of share value from statutory breaches.
Full text
Kysymys osakkeenomistajan väliintulo-oikeudesta osakeyhtiötä koskevassa oikeudenkäynnissä.
Ks. KKO:1995:213