LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
January 8, 2021
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Overview:
- This partnership may be established by at least two natural or legal persons or organizational units without legal personality to which legal capacity based on a separate act was granted.
- LP has no legal personality. Nevertheless, it has a legal capacity and may in its own name acquire rights, incur liabilities, sue or be sued.
- There is no requirement as to the minimum amount of the nominal capital.
- LP is represented by the general partners who were not deprived of the right to represent the partnership under a memorandum of association or by a valid court decision.
- A limited partner may represent the partnership only as a plenipotentiary.
- LP may be also represented by a holder of commercial power of attorney.
Liability:
- The partnership bears unlimited liability for its obligations up to the full value of all of its assets.
The scope of the partner’s liability:
a) in case of a general partner – with all his assets,
b) in case of a limited partner – up to the amount of limited liability amount, whereas he is
free from the liability within the contribution made to the partnership.