Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the shareholder had a legally protected interest to seek annulment of the 2000-2004 auditor-election resolutions after later non-re-election
Decisione estratta
Yes. Even for past business years, annulment could improve the shareholder's legal position by restoring proper audit-related information and enabling further shareholder rights.
Motivazione estratta
A challenge under Art. 706 OR requires a sufficient interest, but that interest is broad in corporate law. Proper audit reports are central to shareholder information rights. If the elected auditor was not independent, the annual accounts and reports may be unreliable, and annulment could open the way to a lawful new audit for the years concerned, potentially revealing irregularities relevant to later rights such as liability claims, voting, or divestment.