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Legal person

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(Law) an individual or group that is allowed by law to take legal action, as plaintiff or defendent. It may include natural persons as well as fictitious persons (such as corporations).
- Blackstone.

See also: Person



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50 (3) of the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania states: where a legal person fails to perform his obligations due to acts in bad faith of a member of the legal person, the member of the legal person shall, in a subsidiary manner, be liable for the obligations of the legal person by his property.
According to the amendment, a company has the same responsibility and could be prosecuted for any such offence committed by any person -- exercising managerial authority -- acting individually or as a member of the legal person, or entity.
The five suspects are Helios Airways as a legal person and four officials, Andreas Drakos Helios Executive Chairman, Demetris Pantazis Managing Director, George Kikkides Flight Operations Director and Ianco Stoimenov Chief Pilot.
 
 
 
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