A limited liability company, as a legal person, continues its legal exist- ence regardless of the fate of its shareholders. In particular, the death of a shareholder does not, in principle, constitute a reason for dissolving the company and, consequently, ending its business activities. A shareholder may also specify the group of persons who will assume the corporate rights and duties in the event of his death. The tools enabling such an indication are found both in the provisions of the Civil Code and the Code of Commercial Companies. In addition to specifying the order of succession through the preparation of a will, the partners may also include a clause in the articles of association disabling or limiting the accession of their heirs in...