Abstract
The article discusses the development of the institution of subsidiary liability of the head of the debtor in the bankruptcy procedure, analyzes some of the rules of Ch. Ш.2 of the Federal Law of October 26, 2002 No. 127-FL “On Insolvency (Bankruptcy)”, a circle of problems in this area is indicated and recommendations for improving and developing bankruptcy legislation are given. The relevance of the research topic is due to the importance of the institution of subsidiary liability of the head of the debtor in bankruptcy cases. In addition, numerous legislative novelties of 2017-2019, aimed at protecting the rights of creditors and the debtor, require analysis. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that it is necessary to improve the rules on subsidiary liability in the framework of the bankruptcy law.