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Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd
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Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd [1915] AC 705 is a famous decision by the House of Lords on the ability to impose liability upon a corporation. The decision expands upon the earlier decision in Salomon v Salomon & Co. [1897] AC 22 and first introduced the "alter ego" theory of corporate liability.[1]
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Court | House of Lords |
Decided | 8 March 1915 |
Citation | [1915] AC 705 |
Transcript | UniSet |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Viscount Haldane LC Lord Dunedin Lord Atkinson Lord Parker of Waddington Lord Parmoor |
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Viscount Haldane LC | |
Keywords | |
Corporate liability |
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