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The Cour de Cassation recognises the right of a minority shareholder to join proceedings as a civil party before the investigating judge in respect of the losses suffered by the company
The Cour de Cassation has just delivered a completely unprecedented decision. On 4 June 2026, it recognised the admissibility of a minority shareholder joining proceedings as a civil party before the investigating judge on the basis of Article 444-2 of the amended Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies.
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