Supreme Court rules on whether dissolved companies can be sued – International Law Office (registration)

A Spanish company developed a building in Valencia. In 2005 it sold one of the flats in the building to an individual. In 2009 the developer registered the deed of dissolution with the Companies Registry. After the company was dissolved, the individual found defects in the flat’s flooring. She filed a claim requesting that the company repair the floor or pay the price of the repairs.

The defendant filed its statement of defence and appeared in the proceedings by means of its liquidator. The defendant alleged that it lacked legal standing given that it had been dissolved.

The first-instance court upheld the claim on the grounds that the extinguished company could …