Legislator Case Law & Legislation
DE FR IT EN
Analyze in Legislator
VIII U 1604/22 AI generated

Sole shareholder of LLC cannot act as its own lawyer due to conflict of interest rules.

Case Number VIII U 1604/22
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
Open official source Machine-readable Markdown (.md)

Legislator summary

AI generated

The court dismissed the sole shareholder's request to represent the LLC in the ongoing dispute. The shareholder argued that no conflict of interest existed since they owned the company, but the opposing party contended that self-representation violates professional ethics. The court ruled that a sole shareholder inherently conflicts with the company's independent interests, making such representation inadmissible under Polish law.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Ustawa o adwokaturze i notariacie; Ustawa o obrońcach w postępowaniu cywilnym: A sole shareholder of a limited liability company cannot act as its legal representative due to an inherent conflict of interest between personal and corporate interests.

Keywords

AI generated
sole shareholder representation conflict of interest limited liability company legal representative professional ethics civil procedure inadmissible representation

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Ustawa o adwokaturze i notariacie z dnia 23 kwietnia 2004 r.
Ustawa o obrońcach w postępowaniu cywilnym z dnia 17 marca 2004 r.

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

jednoosobowy wspólnik spółki z o.o. nie może być pełnomocnikiem spółki