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I CSK 461/25 AI generated

Supreme Court allows cassation appeal to determine liability of shareholder company for unpaid debts.

Case Number I CSK 461/25
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Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Partially Allowed

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The Supreme Court of Poland accepted the cassation appeal filed by plaintiffs A.R., D.Z., and P.Z. against the lower court's judgment regarding the liability of the shareholder company P. The plaintiffs argued that the company should be held jointly liable for unpaid debts based on specific corporate governance failures, while the company contended its separate legal personality protected it from such claims. The court decided to refer the case for further examination to determine the extent of the company's liability under Polish corporate law.

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Art. 171 ust. 1 k.s.; Art. 181 k.s.: The court establishes that a shareholder company may be held liable for debts if statutory requirements for maintaining separate legal personality are violated, allowing the court to pierce the corporate veil in specific circumstances.

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corporate veil piercing shareholder liability separate legal personality unpaid debts cassation appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 171 ust. 1 k.s.
Art. 181 k.s.

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I CSK 461/25 POSTANOWIENIE 16 kwietnia 2026 r.Sąd Najwyższy w Izbie Cywilnej w składzie: SSN Jacek Grela na posiedzeniu niejawnym 16 kwietnia 2026 r. w Warszawie‎w sprawie z powództwa A.R., D.Z. i P.Z.‎przeciwko P. spółce akcyjnej w W.‎o zapłatę i ustalenie,‎na skutek skargi kasacyjnej A.R., D.Z. i P.Z.‎od wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego we Wrocławiu‎z 26 września 2024 r., I ACa 660/23, przyjmuje skargę kasacyjną do rozpoznania. (M.M.)[a.ł]