SOME ISSUES OF PROTECTION OF THE CORPORATE RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY BY CHALLENGING THE DECISION OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Keywords:
the decision of the general meeting, void decision, controversial decision, legal fact, exercising of rights, protection of rights, limitation periodAbstract
In this article, in addition to clarifying the legal nature of the decision of the general meeting, the judicial practice related to the recognition of the decisions of the general meeting as invalid, the processes based on the right and procedure for appealing by the participants to the court, for the consideration of disputes of this category in court and the execution of a judicial document are analyzed. Also, emphasizing that the decision of the general meeting is a separate legal fact that arises based on the will of the shareholders, various approaches to this matter, including opinions denying the view of the decision of the general meeting as a “deal” or “regulatory document” were expressed. Furthermore, by dividing the decisions of the general meeting into the void and controversial decisions, their similarities and differences, the conditions of claims in this regard, and the existing problems and solutions in protecting the rights of shareholders by the courts are studied, based on comparative legal analysis and substantive procedural law, proposals are made on the improvement of norms and amendments to the decisions of the Plenum of the Supreme сourt. Another important aspect of the article is that the cases considered by the courts in this category have been summarized and the practical experiences of the Supreme Court have been shared with regard to the shortcomings identified in the process of summarization.
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