FEATURES OF CALCULATING THE LIMITATION PERIOD IN CASES INVOLVING SUBSIDIARY LIABILITY OF CONTROLLING PERSONS OF A DEBTOR EXCLUDED FROM THE UNIFIED STATE REGISTER OF LEGAL ENTITIES

Authors

  • Inna A. Kuznetsova Arbitration Court of the Chelyabinsk Region, Chelyabinsk, Russia.
  • Denis A. Kolesnikov Arbitration Court of the Chelyabinsk Region, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14529/law230409

Keywords:

limitation period, beginning of the limitation period, subsidiary liability, controlling person, invalid legal entity, exclusion of a legal entity in an administrative order, presumption of good faith, presumption of guilt of the harm-doer.

Abstract

The article reveals the existing law enforcement approaches regarding the issue of the
beginning of the limitation period in cases involving subsidiary liability of controlling persons of the
debtor-a legal entity excluded from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.

The positive and debatable elements of the developed approaches are highlighted, the importance of their unification for the purpose of ordering and predictability of judicial protection
mechanisms is noted. The issues of differentiation of property liability of legal entities and their controlling managers and founders are touched upon. Attention is focused on the exceptional nature of
subsidiary liability arising from the corporate obligations of controlling persons, which causes the
controversial application of the general provisions of the institute of subsidiary liability. The relevance of the issue under study is noted, arising both from the prevalence of arguments about missing
the limitation period as a counteraction to the claims declared by creditors, and the personal property
liability of the debtor's controlling persons provided for by Law. As the most balanced approach, it is
proposed to link the beginning of the limitation period with the date of entry into the State Register
of information on the termination of the debtor-legal entity

Author Biographies

Inna A. Kuznetsova, Arbitration Court of the Chelyabinsk Region, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Inna A. Kuznetsova, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Judge, Chairman of the judicial staff,
Arbitration Court of the Chelyabinsk Region, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Denis A. Kolesnikov, Arbitration Court of the Chelyabinsk Region, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Denis A. Kolesnikov, Assistant Judge of the Board for Consideration of Economic Disputes and
Other Cases, Arbitration Court of the Chelyabinsk Region, Chelyabinsk, Russia

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Published

2023-12-13 — Updated on 2026-07-17

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