Legal Insights

Piercing the Corporate Veil in Labor Cases: Jurisdiction and Due Process Limits

The Supreme Court clarifies that piercing the corporate veil cannot be used to hold non-parties liable in labor execution without proper jurisdiction.

Reinstatement Without Backwages: Balancing Employee Rights and Employer Prerogatives in Labor Disputes

The Supreme Court clarifies when a business closure is valid, when procedural lapses only merit nominal damages, and when corporate veils may be pierced.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Director Liability in Investment Fraud Cases

When can directors be personally liable for corporate fraud? The Supreme Court's ruling in Virata v. Ng Wee provides clear guidance.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Employers' Liability for Unremitted SSS Contributions

Supreme Court clarifies that corporations cannot hide behind separate personality to escape liability for unremitted SSS contributions.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Employer Liability for SSS Contributions Despite Officers' Acquittal

A corporation cannot escape SSS contribution liability merely because its officers were acquitted in the criminal case. The Supreme Court explains why.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Courts Hold Individuals Accountable for Corporate Wrongdoing

Explaining the Supreme Court's ruling in California Manufacturing v. Advanced Technology System on when courts may pierce the corporate veil and apply legal compensation.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Can a Stockholder’s Assets Answer for Corporate Debts

The Supreme Court clarifies that stockholders are not automatically liable for corporate debts, even in close corporations, and explains when personal assets may be reached.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Can Stockholders Be Held Liable for Corporate Debts

The Supreme Court clarifies that stockholders of a close corporation are not automatically personally liable for corporate debts, explaining the limits of piercing the corporate veil.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Religious Affiliation and Shari'a Court Jurisdiction

Can a municipality be considered Muslim for Shari'a court jurisdiction? The Supreme Court says no, reversing a Shari'a District Court ruling.

Piercing the Corporate Veil Has Limits in Estate Proceedings: Mayor v. Tiu

The Supreme Court clarifies that probate courts cannot pierce the corporate veil to seize a corporation's assets as part of a decedent's estate.

Piercing the Corporate Veil to Protect Workers' Right to Collective Bargaining

The Supreme Court pierces the corporate veil when sister companies use separate personalities to defeat workers' right to collective bargaining.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Corporate Officers Are Personally Liable for Illegal Dismissal Debts

The Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers can be held personally liable for illegal dismissal awards, requiring proof of bad faith.

Piercing the Corporate Veil When Labor Rights Trump Corporate Fiction in Illegal Dismissal Cases

When a contractor is a labor-only scheme, the principal becomes the true employer. The Supreme Court pierces the corporate veil to protect workers' rights.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Limits of Personal Liability for Corporate Acts in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers may be held personally liable and why certiorari cannot replace a lost appeal.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Debt Recovery Fails Against Corporate Officers

The Supreme Court clarifies when creditors can hold corporate officers personally liable for corporate debts under the alter ego doctrine.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Directors Face Personal Liability for Corporate Debts

The Supreme Court clarifies when corporate directors may be held personally liable for corporate debts, requiring clear and convincing evidence of bad faith or fraud.

Piercing THE Corporate Veil When CAN Directors BE Held Liable IN Arbitration

Arbitration Agreements and the Corporate Veil: When Stockholders Are Not Bound by Company Disputes

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when arbitration clauses bind only signatory parties, not corporate stockholders shielded by the corporate veil.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Can a Company Be Held Liable for Another's Debts?

Philippine Supreme Court explains when courts may disregard corporate personality and hold one company liable for another's obligations.

Corporate Veil and Inheritance: When Heirs Can Claim Rights to Corporate Assets

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when heirs may pursue claims over corporate assets in estate partition cases.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Jurisdiction and the Alter Ego Doctrine in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that piercing the corporate veil requires jurisdiction over the parent company and proof of fraud, not mere ownership.

Piercing the Corporate Veil in Loan Agreements: What the Supreme Court Requires

The Supreme Court clarifies when courts may pierce the corporate veil to hold stockholders personally liable for corporate loans.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Asset Sales vs Mergers in Tax Liability

When is a buyer liable for a seller's tax debts? The Supreme Court clarifies asset sales vs mergers.

When Banks Can't Be Sued for Subsidiary Debts: Piercing the Corporate Veil in Philippine Banking

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when banks may be held liable for subsidiary obligations and when the corporate veil protects them.