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II PK 200/08 AI generated

Supreme Court allows State liability for preventing employee heirs from acquiring privatization shares.

Case Number II PK 200/08
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Poland quashed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiffs' claim against the State Treasury for compensation. The plaintiffs, heirs of a deceased employee, sought damages for shares and dividends lost due to the State's failure to notify them of their acquisition rights during privatization. The court ruled that the State's obligation to inform employees is mandatory, and its breach causing the loss of share acquisition rights triggers liability under the Civil Code.

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Art. 471 k.c.; Art. 38 ust. 2 ustawy o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji: The State Treasury bears compensation liability for preventing an entitled employee from acquiring shares if the State failed to fulfill its statutory duty to inform the employee of their right, thereby causing the loss of that right.

Keywords

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State compensation liability privatization share acquisition employee entitlement rights Civil Code tort liability administrative notification duty

Cited Legislation

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Art. 471 k.c.
Art. 38 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji
Art. 24 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 13 lipca 1990 r. o prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państwowych
Art. 361 § 1 i 2 k.c.
Art. 474 k.c.
Art. 348 § 2 k.s.h.
Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.
Art. 108 § 2 k.p.c.
art. 471 k.c
art. 442 k.c

Cited Case Law

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I PK 441/03
I PK 75/03
II PK 131/07
Supreme Court dismissed appeal; State liable for damages if loss of free share rights due to its own procedural errors.
II PZP 10/08
Loss of employee share purchase right due to state breach causes compensation for dividends if share ownership is proven.
II PK 279/07
I PK 291/03
Company formed from state privatization owes compensation for employee rights violation under Civil Code Art. 471.
III CZP 19/04
Supreme Court rules inheritance claim for lost state employee stock option is labor law matter under Art. 476 k.p.c.
I PK 272/02
Failure to promptly notify employees of rights to acquire shares justifies compensation for lost share entitlement.

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