Tag: illegality defence
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10 November 2020
Supreme Court applies Patel v Mirza to reject illegality defence where claimant had engaged in mortgage fraud
31 October 2019
Important Supreme Court decision on "Quincecare" duties of care and corporate attribution
20 November 2015
Court of Appeal rejects illegality defence in claim against liquidator
The Court of Appeal has refused to allow a liquidator of a company that was the vehicle for a VAT fraud to rely on the defence of illegality in defending …
27 April 2015
Supreme Court confirms company in liquidation not prevented from claiming against directors on the basis of fraud attributable to the company
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Court of Appeal decision refusing to strike out a claim by a “one-man” company in liquidation, which had been …
23 August 2013
Court of Appeal finds company in liquidation not prevented from claiming against directors on basis fraud attributable to company
The Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld an order refusing to strike out a claim by a "one-man" company in liquidation, which had been the vehicle for …
07 August 2009
House of Lords rules on auditors’ liability in fraud case
In a decision handed down just before the end of term, auditors have won an important House of Lords ruling limiting their liability in cases where a …