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Dr Jan Stranz
ORCID: 0000-0001-6509-2274

Doctor of law, attorney-at-law. A member of Poznań Bar Association. An expert in business and commercial law.

 
DOI: 10.33226/0137-5490.2021.8.3
JEL: K22

The aim of the article is to research the issue of majority shareholder's liability for damages inflicted on the company. The author discusses the duty of loyalty and indicates its breach as the basis for the shareholder's liability for damages towards the company. The article presents the issue both from the theoretical and practical side. The author presents the concept of interpretation of the provisions on derivative action (actio pro socio), pointing out that shareholders can claim damages from other shareholders on its basis.

Keywords: protection of minority shareholders; minority shareholders; duty of loyalty; derivative action; liability for damages