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Art. 645 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)
OR; Dritte Abteilung: Die Handelsgesellschaften und die Genossenschaft; Sechsundzwanzigster Titel: Die Aktiengesellschaft; Erster Abschnitt: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; G. Erwerb der Persönlichkeit; III. Vor der Eintragung eingegangene Verpflichtungen
Art. 645 OR
Ist vor der Eintragung in das Handelsregister im Namen der Gesellschaft gehandelt worden, so haften die Handelnden persönlich und solidarisch.
Wurden solche Verpflichtungen ausdrücklich im Namen der zu bildenden Gesellschaft eingegangen und innerhalb einer Frist von drei Monaten nach der Eintragung in das Handelsregister von der Gesellschaft übernommen, so werden die Handelnden befreit, und es haftet nur die Gesellschaft.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (31)
102 2024 117 · fr (Art. 645 al. 2 CO)
Cantonal Court Reverses Debt Acknowledgment Based on Company Assumption of Liability
The court used this provision to establish that the representatives (the appellant) were automatically released from liability because the founded company took over the obligations.
102 2024 104 · fr (Art. 645 al. 2 CO)
Cantonal Tribunal Overturns Provisional Lifting of Opposition to Payment Order Based on Business Transfer Agreement
This article concerning the liberation of founders after the company assumes obligations was used to justify rejecting the provisional lifting of opposition.
C/5421/2020 · ge (Art. 645 al. 2 CO)
Unpaid Salary and Expense Reimbursement Dispute Against Newly Formed Company
Cited regarding the time limit for the Sàrl to take over obligations made in its name before incorporation.
HC.2021.266 · vd (Art. 645 al. 2 CO)
Fiduciary Fees Dispute and Corporate Liability for Pre-Incorporation Contracts
Cited in the reasoning to confirm the respondent company remains solely liable for obligations contracted before its inscription.
ZKBER.2020.51 · so (Art. 645 OR)
Appeal Regarding CHF 25,000 Personal Loan for Share Subscription
Cited in the reasoning section concerning the ability of an AG still under formation to receive funds.
S2019-003 (art. 645 al. 1 CO)
Provisional Measures Granted to Prevent Disposition of Patent Applications Pending Ownership Determination
Cited for the personal and joint liability of authors for acts performed in the name of a company before its legal personality is acquired.
S2019-003 (art. 645 al. 2 CO)
Provisional Measures Granted to Prevent Disposition of Patent Applications Pending Ownership Determination
Cited for the conditions under which obligations contracted in the name of a company before its acquisition of legal personality can bind the future company.
C/10437/2016 · ge (Art. 645 CO)
Accountant Malpractice and Breach of Contract for Failed Corporate Transformation
Cited to address the general rules concerning liability for acts performed in the name of the company before registration, though the court ultimately confirms the lower court's reasoning based on mandate law.
A-7149/2016 (Art. 645 Abs. 2 OR)
Compulsory Pension Enrollment Annulled Due to Misidentification and Due Process Violation
Relates to the transfer of rights and obligations in the context of company formation and contracts.
HC.2016.196 · vd (Art. 645 al. 1 CO)
Liability for Unpaid Wages Against Individuals Operating an Unregistered Company
Cited in the reasoning leading to the confirmation of liability, although not explicitly listed in the final dispositive orders concerning the substance of the claims against A. and S.
AbR.1986.87.Nr.12 · ow (Art. 645 Abs. 2 OR)
Company Tacitly Assumes Lease Obligations by Commencing Operations
Used to establish that the company's assumption of obligations does not require the creditor's consent for the release of the founders.
ML.2014.122 · vd (Art. 645 al. 1 CO)
Creditor v. Debtor: Provisional Lifting of Opposition Based on Debt Acknowledgment and Subsequent Agreement
Used to establish the debtor's personal liability for acts performed in the name of a company not yet registered, which formed part of the reasoning for recognizing the existence of a title for provisional levying.
C/26411/2010 · ge (art. 645 al. 1 CO)
Sale of Business Disguised as Loan Voided for Essential Error in Lease Security Upheld by Ratification
Cited in the reasoning to establish the personal liability of the appellant for obligations undertaken on behalf of the company yet to be incorporated.
ADM 2012 98 · ju (art. 645 al. 1 CO)
Public Contract Award: Registration Timing and Bidder Eligibility
This provision establishes personal and joint liability for acts done on behalf of a company before its registration, which was cited in relation to the existence of the awarded company before registration.
ADM 2012 98 · ju (art. 645 al. 2 CO)
Public Contract Award: Registration Timing and Bidder Eligibility
This provision addresses the release from liability for acts contracted in the name of a future company once it is registered, also relevant to the company's pre-registration status.