Corporate case law

González Correas, Tristán y otros s/ infracción art. 300 CP (National Court of Appeals in Economic Criminal Matters, Chamber B, 15/12/2005)

The potential criminal significance of false statements or irregularities in corporate documents and corporate acts. The case illustrates that certain conduct by directors may go beyond civil corporate liability and fall within criminal offenses relating to financial statements, reports, or corporate authorizations.

CN Penal Económico, Sala B15/12/2005

Case caption

«González Correas, Tristán y otros s/ infracción art. 300 CP»

What was at issue

The potential criminal significance of false statements or irregularities in corporate documents and corporate acts.

What was decided

The case illustrates that certain conduct by directors may go beyond civil corporate liability and fall within criminal offenses relating to financial statements, reports, or corporate authorizations.

Extractable criterion

The case illustrates that certain conduct by directors may go beyond civil corporate liability and fall within criminal offenses relating to financial statements, reports, or corporate authorizations.
The holding should be read in light of the legal interest protected in the area of corporate criminal liability, not solely by reference to the documentary form of the act.
Evidence of the specific facts and of their impact on corporate or creditor rights is decisive when applying the precedent’s doctrine to another case.

Citation: CN Penal Económico, Sala B, «González Correas, Tristán y otros s/ infracción art. 300 CP», 15/12/2005 — Jurisprudencia societaria y comercial

Practical application

It is useful for assessing corporate criminal risk and documentation duties.

Frequently asked questions

What is the main takeaway from the case?

Does the rule apply automatically today?

No. The current statutory framework and the specific facts must be verified. Historical precedents retain doctrinal value, but later reforms may alter how they apply.

What should be proven in similar litigation?

The relevant corporate or commercial documentation, the parties’ conduct, the specific harm, and the facts connecting that harm to the central issue in the case: The potential criminal significance of false statements or irregularities in corporate documents and corporate acts.

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