Principle

COMPANY LAW — Corporate Personality — Distinction Between Natural and Artificial Person

Area of law
COMPANY LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A company (artificial person) is legally distinct from natural persons who form or own it. The Salomon principle establishes separate corporate personality. The principle applies to company law. The rule prevents piercing the corporate veil without justification. The company can sue and be sued in…

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