If the plaintiffs who filed actions concerning the organization of a company are defeated, if the plaintiffs have acted in bad faith or with gross negligence, they are jointly and severally liable to compensate the defendant for damages.
会社の組織に関する訴えを提起した原告が敗訴した場合において、原告に悪意又は重大な過失があったときは、原告は、被告に対し、連帯して損害を賠償する責任を負う。
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action concerning organization of company
「会社の組織に関する訴え」
The lawsuits listed in Article 834 that challenge a company's basic acts, such as its incorporation, a merger, a company split, a share exchange, a share issue or a shareholders meeting resolution, each of which must be brought against the defendant that Article names.
Short name set inArticle 834, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section