Abstract
This chapter considers the liability of companies, jointly with their human agents, for private law remedies; it does not consider corporate criminal responsibility that may arise alongside that of human actors. A company may be jointly liable in at least four ways:
1. via rules of vicarious liability and attribution;
2. via the process of ‘piercing the corporate veil’;
3. as an accessory to another’s primary wrong; and
4. by imposition of joint liability on directors for companies’ primary wrongs.
1. via rules of vicarious liability and attribution;
2. via the process of ‘piercing the corporate veil’;
3. as an accessory to another’s primary wrong; and
4. by imposition of joint liability on directors for companies’ primary wrongs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Research Handbook on Corporate Liability |
| Editors | Christian Witting, Martin Petrin |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Chapter | 14 |
| Pages | 257-274 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781800371286 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781800371279 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Research Hanbooks |
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| Publisher | Edward Elgar |
