Limitedcompanies that lack sufficient economic strength can assume the risks that come with contingent liabilities although it is not beneficial for the company. The phenomenon has been noted in the Nordic legal context for half a century, but without any further analysis. This first article (I) presents two analyses of the risks that follows with contingent liabilities. Both analyses show the legal relevance of risks a company takes when agreeing to a contingent liability for a reason that does not gain the company itself. The risk analyses form the basis for further analyses of the five Nordic regulations and of how the issue can be handled in legal argumentation. Those further analyses are presented in a second article (II).
. Jag vill tacka Jur Dr Anssi Kärki, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, och professor Tore Bråthen, BI, Oslo för hjälp och upplysningar.