| Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd | |
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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 |
| Case opinions | |
| Viscount Haldane LC | |
| Keywords | |
| Corporate liability | |
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]
- ^ "Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd". Retrieved 20 January 2017.