The judgment of the Court of Appeal is summarised in J McDonagh and T Graham, ‘Piercing the Corporate Veil in the Family Division: Prest – the Latest from the Court of Appeal’ (2013) 19(2) Trusts & Trustees 137–145. Prest –v- Petrodel Resources Ltd & Others ‘Beware’ Business Owners going through divorce. This preview shows page 11 - 13 out of 33 pages. 58 [2015] SGHCF 7. Looks at whether the SC judgment in Prest is a prelude to abolishing the piercing of the veil – but with the result that courts will simply lift it instead. Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest [2012] EWCA Civ 1395, [2013] 2 WLR 557, [63]. Petrodel v Prest and the Corporate Veil: A hard case that makes good law? Appeal to the Supreme Court by a wife concerning properties vested in several companies and whether they could be treated in ancillary relief proceedings as beneficially belonging to the husband. Piercing the Corporate Veil as a Last Resort: Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34; [2013] 2 AC 415; [2013] 3 WLR 1 . "Remedy of Last Resort" Clear from Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34; [2013] 2 AC 415; [2013] 3 WLR 1, piercing the veil should only be used where no alternative. Date Written: 2014. After more than 5 years, Yasmin Prest said she was ‘delighted’ and ‘relieved’ with the decision reached by 7 senior judges in the Supreme Court, last month. Prest v Petrodel Resources – [2013] 2 AC 415 15. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, s24 gives the court the power to order one party to the marriage to transfer any property to which he or she is “entitled” to the other party to the marriage. In doing so, the Supreme Court has ordered divorced husband, Michael Prest, to transfer to his former wife, Yasmin Prest, properties held by companies owned and controlled by him, as part of a £17.5m divorce award. The metaphor of piercing was thought to be unhelpful by most of the judges in the Supreme Court. See also. Pages 33; Ratings 100% (1) 1 out of 1 people found this document helpful. Petrodel … Arguably, under that rule, it would not even have applied in the very cases that are supposed to carry the principle. [44] @inproceedings{Mujih2016PiercingTC, title={Piercing the Corporate Veil as a Remedy of Last Resort after Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd: Inching towards Abolition? Prest - a divorce where the wife claimed ancillary relief in respect of properties (including The circumstances which the courts will pierce the veil are limited to cases of evasion of a pre-existing legal obligation. Looking behind the corporate smoke-screen – clear at last? By introducing a “rule of last resort”, it turned it into an exceptional remedy that will hardly ever apply in practice. Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited [2013] UKSC 34. Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 May 2016 Last Revised: 20 May 2016. The significance of Prest was that it suggested that piercing the veil was usually a last resort, and that remedies outside of "piercing" the veil, particularly in equity, or the law of tort, could achieve appropriate results on the facts of each case. Endorsed by Supreme Court in VTB v Nutritek & ors [2013] 2 AC 337. Analysis is undertaken of the judgment in Prest and of how judges have adapted and applied this judgment in subsequent cases. Post Prest. 3 Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34, [2013] 2 AC 415 at [19] per Lord Sumption. Appeal allowed unanimously. Post Prest cases such as R v McDowell [42] and R v Singh [43] shows that the superior courts exercising restraint in disturbing the principle in Salomon. 4 Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd and others [2013] UKSC 34. The new approach found in VTB and Prest significantly restrictive approach to piercing the corporate veil which in effect has relegated the doctrine to a principle of last resort. Whilst the outcome on the facts of The Supreme Court has recently given judgment in the case Prest (Appellant) v Petrodel Resources Limited and others (Respondents), following an appeal from the Court of Appeal. More clarity but no more finality on "piercing the corporate veil" -Prest v Petrodel Corp [2013] UKSC 34. Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd & Others [2013] UKSC 34 Introduction. Ben Hashem, save decided that PCV did not have to be a remedy of last resort. lecture (19/10/18) s16(2)- creates the company as separate legal entity/legal person limited liability- co responsible for own debt and liabilities, but members Lord Sumption: Prest v Petrodel. A consideration of the recent UK Supreme Court decision in Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited and Others The distinction between concealment and evasion lies at the heart of the recent UK Supreme Court decision in Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited1, a decision which was handed down on 12 June 2013. The second looks at what we have entitled sidestepping the corporate veil, namely the court’s jurisdiction to make non-party costs orders under the provisions of section 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981. The majority of commentary in the wake of Prest v. Petrodel Resources Ltd has focused on the Supreme Court’s discussion of a court’s jurisdiction to pierce the corporate veil. The Supreme Court's use of resulting trusts in Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited is not without its difficulties. Add to My Bookmarks Export citation Type During the marriage the matrimonial home was in England, though for most of the time the husband was found to be resident in Monaco and there was also a second home in Nevis. Moreover, Prest curtailed the scope of piercing the veil even further. School Singapore Management; Course Title LGST 201; Uploaded By yvonneyguo. PREST V PETRODEL RESOURCES LTD others. ... to be used as a last resort.39 Even though Lord Sumption’s formulation was obiter dicta in the case,40 it was affirmed by the subsequent English Court of Appeal case Antonio Gramsci Shipping Corp v Recoletos Ltd.41 Hence, the current law of ‘veil-piercing’ is Lord Sumption’s evasion principle. Since Salomon v Salomon, it has been well established in UK law that a company has a separate personality to that of its members, and that such members cannot be liable for the debts of a company beyond their … II. Prest v Petrodel Resources Limited and others [2013] UKSC 34. Downloads 155. The divorce case Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd has excited much comment as to what is fair or right when dealing with one-man companies and divorce awards: should such a company hand over assets to meet a divorce award against its ‘controller’ or should company integrity be respected? 2 Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34; [2013] 2 AC 415 (SC) 3 Yukong Line of Korea v Rendsburg Investments Corpn of Liberia (No 2) [1998] 1 W.L.R. The Supreme Court drew arguably a difficult test to satisfy, as it needs to be a case of necessity which complies with the previously outlined test. This article examines the judicial approach to the corporate veil post-Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd. By way of example: however simple the structure of Beagle Limited – 1 issued share; 1 owner (Mr Pink) who is also the director - it has a legal life of its own. The doctrine will only be invoked as a last resort. 56 prest v petrodel resources ltd 2013 3 wlr 1 at 36. Prest v Petrodel tried to provide some clarity to this principle, by reconciling the conclusions reached in previous case law. Lord Hoffmann once said , with reference to interpretation of contracts, that the “ fundamental change which has overtaken this branch of the law ” as a result of Lord Wilberforce’s speech in Prenn v Simmonds [1971] 1 WLR 1381 was not always “ sufficiently appreciated ”. Piercing the corporate veil as a remedy of last resort after Prest v. Petrodel Resources Ltd.: inching towards abolition? Doesn't endorse Lord Sumptions views about concealment and evasion. In a subsequent case, the Court of Appeal denied any clear rationale for the doctrine . Lord Neuberger: Prest v Petrodel 'The law relating to the doctrine is unsatisfactory and confused.' Abstract. 4 Prest, above n 3. The appearance of Prest created the “rule of last resort” which ought to be hardly ever applied in practice. 294 (HC) 305 (Toulson J); Ben Hashem v Ali Shayif [2008] EWHC 2380 (Fam), [2009] 1 FLR 115 (HC) para [150] (Munby J) Three Steps Forward, Three Steps Back: Why the Supreme Court decision in Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd leads us … Useful for tutorial 2. Analysis. But they disagreed that it should be used as a last resort remedy. Prest and piercing the veil: Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd 2013 – When a couple divorces, either spouse can make a claim for ancillary relief. 57 M v M [2013] EWHC 2534; [2014] 1 FLR 439 at [169]. PREST V PETRODEL RESOURCES LIMITED: 2013 UKSC 34. Michael Prest (husband) and Yasmin Prest (wife) were married for 15 years and had four children before the wife petitioned for divorce in March 2008. Piercing the corporate veil as a remedy of last resort after Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd: inching towards abolition? The famous case of Salomon v A Salomon & Co established the core principle of company law that a company has separate legal personality distinct from that of its owner(s). 56 Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] 3 WLR 1 at [36]. 38 Prest (n 2) [35] 39 Ho, May Kim, ‘Piercing the corporate veil as a last resort: Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd [2013] UKSC 34; [2013] 2 AC 415; [2013] 3 WLR 1’ 26(1) Singapore Academy of Law Journal,(2014) 249-257 40 R (on the application of Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2008] EWHC 2048 (Admin), [2009] 1 W.L.R. Abstract.
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