English Courts Address the Potential Convergence between the Doctrines of Piercing the Corporate Veil, Party Autonomy in Jurisdiction Agreements and Privity of Contract

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Title :	English Courts Address the Potential Convergence between the Doctrines of Piercing the Corporate Veil, Party Autonomy in Jurisdiction Agreements and Privity of Contract
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Okoli, Chukwuma [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Law Research Unit >]
Publication date :	Mar-2014
Journal title :	Journal of Business Law
Publisher :	Sweet & Maxwell
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0021-9460
Keywords :	[en] English Company law and Contract law , Private International Law ; Corporate Viel, Jurisdiction Clauses, Privity of Contract ; Allocation of Jurisdiction
Abstract :	[en] Examines case law on whether the courts could pierce the corporate veil in order to enforce a contractual jurisdiction clause against the controller of a company pursuant to Regulation 44/2001 (Brussels I Regulation) art.23, despite this party not having been privy to the contract. Comments on two issues addressed in the jurisprudence: (1) the use of the agent-principal relationship as an analogy for the relationship between a company and its controller; and (2) the argument that the controller may be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction agreement.
Funders :	Self funded
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/20863

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