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  • the veil of incorporation may be lifted where a company is a sham and no third party has an involvement with it
  • it may also be lifted where the company is a party to a fraud
  • it will not be lifted just because justice demands
  • a director can escape personal liability to a third party in negligence by acting through his company and ensuring that he is perceived as accepting no personal liability for what he is doing
  • he cannot escape personal liability where he acts fraudulently on behalf of his company

answers creditted to Mike Griffiths - Principal Lecturer in Law, Kensington Business School

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