Supreme Court allows union claim against bankrupt company's social fund, ruling bankruptcy does not extinguish the fund's assets.

The Supreme Court of Poland allowed the union's claim against the bankrupt company's social fund, overturning lower courts that dismissed it. The union argued that bankruptcy proceedings should not have extinguished the fund's assets, which were legally distinct from the company's general estate. The court held that bankruptcy does not eliminate the fund's purpose or its assets, thereby permitting the union to pursue the debt.