(a) The only fiduciary duties a partner owes to the partnership and the other partners are the duty of loyalty and the duty of care set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) A partner's duty of loyalty to the partnership and the other partners is limited to the following:
(1) To account to the partnership and hold as trustee for it any property, profit or benefit derived by the partner in the conduct and winding up of the partnership business or derived from a use by the partner of partnership property, including the appropriation of a partnership opportunity;
(2) To refrain from dealing with the partnership in the conduct or winding up of the partnership business as or on behalf of a party having an interest adverse to the partnership; and
(3) To refrain from competing with the partnership in the conduct of the partnership business before the dissolution of the partnership.
(c) A partner's duty of care to the partnership and the other partners in the conduct and winding up of the partnership business is limited to refraining from engaging in grossly negligent or reckless conduct, intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.
(d) A partner shall discharge the duties to the partnership and the other partners under sections 34-300 to 34-399, inclusive, or under the partnership agreement and exercise any rights consistently with the obligation of good faith and fair dealing.
(e) A partner does not violate a duty or obligation under sections 34-300 to 34-399, inclusive, or under the partnership agreement merely because the partner's conduct furthers the partner's own interest.
(f) A partner may lend money to and transact other business with the partnership, and as to each loan or transaction the rights and obligations of the partner are the same as those of a person who is not a partner, subject to other applicable law.
(g) This section applies to a person winding up the partnership business as the personal or legal representative of the last surviving partner as if the person were a partner.
(P.A. 95-341, S. 24, 58.)
History: P.A. 95-341 effective July 1, 1997.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 614 - Uniform Partnership Act. Limited Liability Partnerships
Section 34-300. - Short title: Uniform Partnership Act.
Section 34-301. - Definitions.
Section 34-302. - Knowledge and notice.
Section 34-303. - Effect of partnership agreement. Nonwaivable provisions.
Section 34-304. - Supplemental principles of law.
Section 34-305. - Execution, filing and recording of statements.
Section 34-306. - Law governing internal relations.
Section 34-307. - Partnership subject to statutory amendment or repeal.
Section 34-313. - Partnership as entity.
Section 34-314. - Formation of partnership.
Section 34-315. - Partnership property.
Section 34-316. - When property is partnership property.
Section 34-322. - Partner as agent of partnership.
Section 34-323. - Transfer of partnership property.
Section 34-324. - Statement of partnership authority.
Section 34-325. - Statement of denial.
Section 34-326. - Partnership liable for partner's actionable conduct.
Section 34-327. - Liability of partner. Insurance.
Section 34-328. - Actions by and against partnership and partners.
Section 34-329. - Liability of purported partner.
Section 34-335. - Rights and duties of a partner.
Section 34-336. - Distributions in kind.
Section 34-337. - Rights and duties of a partner with respect to information.
Section 34-338. - General standards of conduct of a partner.
Section 34-339. - Actions by partnership and partners.
Section 34-340. - Continuation of partnership beyond definite term or particular undertaking.
Section 34-346. - Partner not co-owner of partnership property.
Section 34-347. - Partner's transferable interest in partnership.
Section 34-348. - Transfer of partner's transferable interest.
Section 34-349. - Partner's transferable interest subject to charging order.
Section 34-355. - Events causing partner's dissociation.
Section 34-356. - Partner's power to dissociate. Wrongful dissociation.
Section 34-357. - Effect of partner's dissociation.
Section 34-362. - Purchase of dissociated partner's interest.
Section 34-363. - Dissociated partner's power to bind and liability to partnership.
Section 34-364. - Dissociated partner's liability to other persons.
Section 34-365. - Statement of dissociation.
Section 34-366. - Continued use of partnership name.
Section 34-372. - Events causing dissolution and winding up of partnership business.
Section 34-373. - Partnership continues after dissolution.
Section 34-374. - Right to wind up partnership business.
Section 34-375. - Partner's power to bind partnership after dissolution.
Section 34-376. - Statement of dissolution.
Section 34-377. - Partner's liability to other partners after dissolution.
Section 34-378. - Settlement of accounts and contributions among partners.
Section 34-384. - Definitions.
Section 34-388. - Merger of partnerships.
Section 34-389. - Effect of merger.
Section 34-390. - Statement of merger.
Section 34-391. - Nonexclusive.
Section 34-397. - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 34-398. - Applicability.
Section 34-399. - Savings clause.
Section 34-400. (Formerly Sec. 34-81a). - Recognition and regulation of partnerships.
Section 34-406. (Formerly Sec. 34-81s). - Domestic and foreign limited liability partnerships: Name.
Section 34-420. (Formerly Sec. 34-81c). - Domestic limited liability partnership: Annual report.
Section 34-422a. - Domestic limited liability partnership: Reinstatement after revocation.
Section 34-431. (Formerly Sec. 34-81l). - Foreign limited liability partnership: Annual report.