The Supreme Court clarifies when a director can represent two companies in a sale without requiring additional permission
11 Jun 2026123 views
Who is affected:
Commercial companies with shared directors, notaries and property registrars
Summary
The General Directorate resolves that there is no prohibited self-dealing when a sole director of the buyer acts together with a joint director of the seller, as a single will does not coincide in both parties.
Detailed analysis
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The resolution upholds the notary's appeal and revokes the negative qualification of the registrar. The administrative body distinguishes between actual self-dealing—where the same will acts on both sides of the transaction—and mere conflict of interest. In this case, the selling company has joint administration, which…
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