Barclay-Watt & Ors v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1169
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Barclay-Watt & Ors v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1169
The question whether a director or senior manager of a limited company defendant should be held personally liable as an accessory to a tort committed by a company is a fact sensitive question. Accessory liability ought to be kept within reasonable bounds and it should be possible to carry on business by means of a limited liability company without exposing the individuals carrying on that business to personal liability. On the facts there was no liability. Williams v Natural Life Health Foods Ltd [1998] UKHL 17 applied.
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