Bankruptcy liability of GmbH managing director

BGH 2 ARs 403/11Bgh / Criminal Chamber IIDec 22, 2011Confirmed

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Omnilex summary

In an inter-senate reference concerning § 283 StGB, the 2nd Criminal Senate held that it agrees with the requesting 3rd Criminal Senate on the criminal liability of a GmbH managing director for bankruptcy offences. The Senate expressly abandoned its earlier opposing case law.

Omnilex headnote

§ 283 StGB; liability of a GmbH managing director for bankruptcy offences; the 2nd Criminal Senate aligns itself with the requesting senate and abandons its previous contrary case law, thereby resolving the divergence in interpretation of the personal scope of bankruptcy offences.

Full text

BGH — 2 ARs 403/11, Beschluss

Entscheidungsdatum: 2011-12-22

Aktenzeichen: 2 ARs 403/11

Dokumenttyp: Beschluss

Normen: § 283 StGB, §§ 283ff StGB

Vorinstanz: vorgehend BGH, 15. September 2011, Az: 3 StR 118/11, Beschlussnachgehend BGH, 15. Mai 2012, Az: 3 StR 118/11, Beschluss

Spruchkörper: 2. Strafsenat

Titelzeile

Strafbarkeit eines GmbH-Geschäftsführes wegen Bankrotts

Tenor

Der Senat stimmt der Rechtsansicht des anfragenden 3. Strafsenats zu. Er gibt entgegenstehende eigene Rechtsprechung auf.

Fischer Appl Schmitt

Eschelbach Ott

Keywords

bankruptcy offencesmanaging directorGmbHcriminal liabilityinter-senate referencecase law change

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Key legal question

Whether a GmbH managing director can be punishable under § 283 StGB as a perpetrator of bankruptcy offences.

Extracted holding

The Senate agreed with the requesting 3rd Criminal Senate and abandoned its own contrary case law.

Extracted reasoning

The decision resolves the inter-senate disagreement by aligning the 2nd Senate with the requesting senate's legal view on the scope of bankruptcy liability for a GmbH managing director.

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