| Jones v Lipman case law | |
|---|---|
| Court | High Court |
| Full case name | Concept: Court may lift the corporate veil in some circumstances.one of the example is this JONES VS LIPMAN CASE LAW . |
| Citation | 1 WLR 832 |
| Keywords | |
| Lifting the veil | |
Jones v Lipman 1 WLR 832 is a UK company law case concerning piercing the corporate veil. It exemplifies the principal case in which the veil will be lifted, that is, when a company is used as a "mere facade" concealing the "true facts", which essentially means it is formed to avoid a pre-existing obligation.
Facts
Mr Lipman contracted to sell a house at 3 Fairlawn Avenue, Chiswick, Middlesex (now Ealing W4), to Mr Jones for £5,250. He changed his mind and refused to complete. To try to avoid a specific performance order, he conveyed it to a company formed for that purpose alone, which he alone owned and controlled.
Judgment
Russell J ordered specific performance against Mr Lipman and formed company.
The defendant company is the creature of the first defendant, a device and a sham, a mask which he holds before his face in an attempt to avoid recognition by the eye of equity.