| Name: | Description: | Size: | Format: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701.44 KB | Adobe PDF |
Advisor(s)
Abstract(s)
No âmbito das sociedades em relação de grupo, seja ele constituído por domínio total ou constituído através da celebração de um contrato de subordinação, entram em ação mecanismos antagónicos de certos princípios basilares do direito civil e societário. Disso é exemplo o afastamento, ex lege, da limitação da responsabilidade dos sócios, contido no artigo 501.º do Código das Sociedades Comerciais. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo a análise do regime jurídico contido nesse artigo, que estabelece a responsabilidade de uma sociedade-mãe pelas obrigações das suas filiais. Ao longo desta Dissertação, recorrendo ao debate doutrinário e a decisões jurisprudenciais, pretendemos contribuir para a compreensão deste regime de excecionalidade, analisando a sua ratio, o seu âmbito de aplicação, as suas características e as questões em torno da sua aplicação prática. Quanto a este último aspeto, destacamos a problemática relativa à possibilidade de os credores de uma filial poderem intentar uma ação executiva contra a respetiva sociedade-mãe, servindo-se para o efeito, e sob circunstâncias específicas, de um título executivo nos quais figure como devedor apenas a sociedade-filha.
In the framework of corporate groups, whether a group is established by intercorporate stock ownership or formed through a management control agreement, there are some mechanisms that come into force, which constitute the antipodes of some of the core principles of civil and corporate law. An example of this deviation is the suppression of the limited liability rule, which operates automatically under the article 501.º of the Portuguese Companies Act. The purpose of the following dissertation is to analyse the legal regime present in that article, which establishes that a parent corporation is liable for its subsidiary obligations. Throughout this assignment, guided by legal doctrine and case law, we intend to contribute towards a better understanding of this exceptional regime by studying its “ratio”, its scope of application, its traits and the issues surrounding its practical application. With regards to this last topic, it is important to emphasise the possibility of the creditors of a subsidiary corporation bringing enforcement legal action against its respective parent corporation, under specific circumstances, provided that they have a recognised enforcement title in which only the subsidiary corporation figures as debtor.
In the framework of corporate groups, whether a group is established by intercorporate stock ownership or formed through a management control agreement, there are some mechanisms that come into force, which constitute the antipodes of some of the core principles of civil and corporate law. An example of this deviation is the suppression of the limited liability rule, which operates automatically under the article 501.º of the Portuguese Companies Act. The purpose of the following dissertation is to analyse the legal regime present in that article, which establishes that a parent corporation is liable for its subsidiary obligations. Throughout this assignment, guided by legal doctrine and case law, we intend to contribute towards a better understanding of this exceptional regime by studying its “ratio”, its scope of application, its traits and the issues surrounding its practical application. With regards to this last topic, it is important to emphasise the possibility of the creditors of a subsidiary corporation bringing enforcement legal action against its respective parent corporation, under specific circumstances, provided that they have a recognised enforcement title in which only the subsidiary corporation figures as debtor.
Description
Keywords
Artigo 501.º Grupos de sociedades Direção Económica Unitária Responsabilidade solidária Título executivo Article 501.º Corporate groups Joint liability Unitary Economic Direction Enforcement title