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On the certainty of the expression of intent in the unilateral set-off of multiple mutual claims
It is not uncommon for the same parties to have mutual claims against one another for performance of the same kind. When a debtor performs an obligation, they may specify which debt they are discharging. But what does the law regard as a sufficiently certain designation of that debt? Which obligation is extinguished if the …
Read moreSUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION – acquisition of PJ EXPEDIS and MUFF Logistics
DEAL DONE – PJ EXPEDIS a MUFF Logistics PEYTON legal represented ME Logistics Holding in the acquisition of a 100% stake in PJ EXPEDIS and MUFF Logistics. ME Logistics Holding is backed by MAM Private Equity Fund SICAV, together with partners from the EDTI Group and Martin Jeřábek. PJ EXPEDIS and MUFF Logistics focus primarily …
Read moreThe Limits of a Shareholder’s Duty of Loyalty and the General Duty of Care in the Context of a Shareholder Lawsuit
A shareholder lawsuit under Section 157 of the Business Corporations Act (hereinafter the “ZOK”) is one of the tools for protecting a company against inaction or abuse of power by its statutory body.[1] It entitles a shareholder to file a lawsuit on behalf of the company seeking compensation for damages or, as the case may be, the …
Read moreShareholder’s counterproposal at general meetings of limited liability companies in current Supreme Court case law
Act No. 90/2012 Coll., on Commercial Companies and Co-operatives (the Act on Commercial Corporations), as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “ZOK”), regulates in considerable detail the convening and conduct of general meetings of limited liability companies. Among other things, it stipulates that the notice convening the general meeting must include a draft resolution on …
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