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Piercing the Corporate Veil: A Transnational Approach


ISBN13: 9789041125910
Published: July 2007
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Country of Publication: The Netherlands
Format: Hardback
Price: £288.00



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When courts pierce the corporate veil, they disregard the separateness of the corporation and hold a shareholder responsible for the corporation’s action as if it were the shareholder’s own. Although as a general rule the courts are reluctant to allow corporate veil piercing, creditors of an insolvent corporation frequently attempt to hold the shareholders liable when they cannot obtain satisfaction from their debtor. In the United States, in fact, piercing claims constitute the single most litigated area in corporate law.

This study clears up some of the mists hanging around the concept of corporate veil piercing. What exactly is corporate veil piercing and in which situations does it occur? What are the legal rules involved? Following a short overview of the applicable law in the six legal systems that are the subject of this study-those of Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States-the author proceeds with a more profound analysis from a functional comparative perspective, starting from particular situations that typically call for shareholder liability for the debts of subsidiary companies.

Among the grounds for veil piercing claims the author discusses the following, along with the substantive and procedural law and important cases associated with each in the six jurisdictions covered:-

  • undercapitalization;
  • asset stripping;
  • undue continuing of loss-making activities;
  • and identification or the consideration of the corporate group as an economic unit.
In the course of the presentation, a thorough analysis of legal scholarship in the area leads to numerous applications of the various theories and doctrines that can be brought to bear on veil piercing cases. In addition, an in-depth discussion of the international dimension of corporate veil piercing focuses on the question of which laws should govern the liability of a parent corporation for the debts of its subsidiary.

Throughout, the author’s clear insight into the substantive law of veil piercing sheds light on traditional misconceptions in the conflict of laws on the issue. She also details initiatives undertaken by various international bodies, including the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union, the International Court of Justice, and the International Labour Organization.

Dr Vandekerckhove’s study is the most comprehensive, far-reaching, and up-to-date study of this important growing area of corporate law practice. As such it will prove of great value to practitioners, judges, and academics in the field, and will prove its worth anywhere in the world where the presence of multinational corporations is felt.

Subjects:
Company Law
Contents:
Chapter 1. Legal and Historical Background of the Principles Concerned by Corporate Veil Piercing.
Chapter 2. Terminology and Scope of Study.
Part II. Comparative Analysis of the Substantive Law on Corporate Veil Piercing.
Chapter 3. General Overview of Piercing of the Corporate Veil in the Legal Systems Analysed.
Chapter 4. Functional Comparison of Some Capita Selecta.
Chapter 5. Some Solutions to Corporate Veil Piercing Issues.
Chapter 6. Initiatives on the International Level.
Part III. Conflict of Laws Relating to Piercing of the Corporate Veil.
Chapter 7. Methodology Relating to the Conflict of Laws with Regard to Corporate Veil Piercing.
Chapter 8. Theories Relating to Conflict of Laws in Regard to Piercing of the Corporate Veil.
Chapter 9. Piercing of the Corporate Veil in the Conflict of Laws.
Chapter 10. Conclusion

Series: European Company Law Series

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