TY - JOUR AU - Tapek, Krzysztof PY - 2017/03/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - LAW APPLICABLE FOR THE REPRESENTATIONTO EXERCISE THE CORPORATE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERSIN POLISH COMPANIES JF - Review of European and Comparative Law JA - RECL VL - 28 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.31743/recl.4314 UR - https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/recl/article/view/4314 SP - 129-160 AB - <p><span style="left: 111.024px; top: 427.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.949103);">Shareholders of Polish companies dispose of various rights – property as well </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 447.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.910356);">as corporate. Majority of corporate rights can be exercised by a representative. </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 467.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.914559);">Representation, in this regard includes two categories: proxy and statutory rep</span><span style="left: 597.029px; top: 467.55066666666664px; font-size: 16.666666666666664px; font-family: serif;">-</span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 487.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.934479);">resentation. Regulations concerning representation vary, depending on kind of </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 507.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.975374);">company in which they are used (limited liability companies, joint – stock com</span><span style="left: 597.029px; top: 507.55066666666664px; font-size: 16.666666666666664px; font-family: serif;">-</span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 527.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.96445);">panies or public companies, whose regulation is influenced by European law). In </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 547.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.90966);">current study representation to exercise corporate rights of shareholders will be </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 567.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.978565);">examined on the meta-law level. Provisions of international private law shall be </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 587.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.959592);">observed to determine that which country’s legal regime shall be applied to inter</span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 607.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.970064);">pret the institution of representation in cross-border situations. Additionally, it is </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 627.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.947852);">necessary to distinguish the scopes of laws applicable for different issues connect</span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 647.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.982662);">ed with representation. The dissertation is aimed to address all abovementioned </span><span style="left: 82.6772px; top: 667.551px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: serif; transform: scaleX(0.960615);">questions with the reference to European and Polish law.</span></p> ER -