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I CSK 4293/22 AI generated

Supreme Court allows cassation appeal in shareholder derivative suit regarding corporate liability for damages.

Case Number I CSK 4293/22
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Allowed / Granted

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The Supreme Court of Poland accepted the cassation appeal filed by the defendant company against the appellate court's judgment. The case involves a derivative suit initiated by shareholders S.K. and B.K. against the defendant company S. for damages, where the lower courts had previously ruled against the shareholders. The court decided to admit the appeal to review the legal correctness of the lower courts' findings on corporate liability and shareholder standing.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 469 § 1 k.c.; Art. 469 § 2 k.c.: Shareholders may file a derivative suit against the company for damages caused by the company's organs, provided they prove the company's refusal to act or its inability to do so.

Keywords

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derivative suit shareholder standing corporate liability cassation appeal company damages

Cited Legislation

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Art. 469 § 1 k.c.
Art. 469 § 2 k.c.

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I CSK 4293/22 POSTANOWIENIE 31 lipca 2023 r.Sąd Najwyższy w Izbie Cywilnej w składzie: SSN Dariusz Zawistowski na posiedzeniu niejawnym 31 lipca 2023 r. w Izbie Cywilnej w Warszawie‎w sprawie z powództwa S.K. i B.K.‎przeciwko S. spółce akcyjnej w W.‎o zapłatę i ustalenie,‎na skutek skargi kasacyjnej S. spółki akcyjnej w W.‎od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w Katowicach‎z 21 lutego 2022 r., I ACa 328/21, przyjmuje skargę kasacyjną do rozpoznania. [as]sp