Key legal question
Whether the unsecured advance payment of USD 200,000 constituted a breach of duties by the director and manager under Art. 754 OR.
Extracted holding
No breach of duty was established; given the business context and limited information, the advance payment was still within the range of a defensible business judgment.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that there was no inadequate decision-making process, no proven additional reasonable inquiries that were omitted, and no basis to conclude that the defendants had to recognize the counterparty as fraudulent at the time. The disputed transaction was a risky rescue attempt tied to a profitable resale, so the decision had to be assessed ex ante with judicial restraint.