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Corporate personality and directors’ personal liability in tort – a contradiction?

Corporate personality and directors’ personal liability in tort – a contradiction?
Corporate personality and directors’ personal liability in tort – a contradiction?
The issue for consideration is the possible personal civil liability in English law of directors to third parties arising from their role as directors, something which is said to undermine the core corporate attributes of limited liability and legal personality. The discussion is limited to the risk of liability in tort arising from what might be described as the routine management of a commercial company
directors' liabilities, corporate personality, limited liability
2752-177X
91-109
Hannigan, Brenda
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Hannigan, Brenda
d439c291-6794-4f9c-b27b-01386a13359e

Hannigan, Brenda (2025) Corporate personality and directors’ personal liability in tort – a contradiction? European Company Case Law, 3 (2), 91-109. (doi:10.5771/2752-177X-2025-2-91).

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The issue for consideration is the possible personal civil liability in English law of directors to third parties arising from their role as directors, something which is said to undermine the core corporate attributes of limited liability and legal personality. The discussion is limited to the risk of liability in tort arising from what might be described as the routine management of a commercial company

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 October 2025
Published date: 1 October 2025
Keywords: directors' liabilities, corporate personality, limited liability

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Local EPrints ID: 508668
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/508668
DOI: doi:10.5771/2752-177X-2025-2-91
ISSN: 2752-177X
PURE UUID: 7382512f-ee0c-401d-b1ca-21985fec0803
ORCID for Brenda Hannigan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1155-3287

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Date deposited: 29 Jan 2026 17:35
Last modified: 31 Jan 2026 02:36

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Author: Brenda Hannigan ORCID iD

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