Liability of the Board of Directors of the Association - Legal Aid Office

Questioner

liability management association Can a new board of a sports association also be held liable for malpractices, improper bookkeeping and other fraudulent activities from the coffers of previous boards? Is liability insurance even useful?

Lawyer

The starting point is that the association itself is liable for its debts. The liability of directors in private is as follows. Was your association established by a notarial deed? If not, then the board - in addition to the association - is by definition personally liable for the debts of the association. If your association was established by notarial deed ('association with full legal capacity'), the board is only liable if the directors themselves can be seriously blamed. Mistakes by previous directors that could lead to personal liability cannot be blamed on the new directors.

Lawyer

I agree with Mr Van Binsbergen.

Questioner

Thank you so much. Clear from the notarial deed. Very nice.