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Showing 73–81 of 81 articles for “corporate officers”

Deadfreight and Demurrage in Charter Parties: NFA v. Hongfil Shipping

Supreme Court clarifies when charterers owe deadfreight but not demurrage, and when corporate officers escape personal liability.

Bouncing Checks and Corporate Liability: When Officers Face Criminal Risk in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers are criminally liable for bouncing checks under BP 22, including defenses and penalties.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Are Corporate Officers Personally Liable in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers may be personally liable and the limits of SEC jurisdiction over suspension of payments.

Solidary Liability of Corporate Officers: When Are They Liable for Illegal Dismissal

Corporate officers can be held personally liable for illegal dismissal when they act in bad faith, as shown in this Supreme Court ruling.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Corporate Officers Are Liable for Labor Violations

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when corporate officers can be held personally liable for unpaid wages, separation pay, and other labor standard benefits.

Bouncing Checks Law: Corporate Officers Personally Liable for Signed Checks

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on BP 22: corporate officers who sign bouncing checks face personal criminal liability, even if signed in blank.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Are Company Officers Liable for Corporate Debts in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when corporate officers and close corporation stockholders can be held personally liable for separation pay.

Intra-Corporate Disputes: When Corporate Officers Fall Under SEC Jurisdiction

Explaining Tabang v. NLRC: why a corporate officer's dismissal is an intra-corporate dispute under SEC jurisdiction, not a labor case.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Philippine Corporate Officers Are Personally Liable

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers can be held personally liable for labor claims, explaining the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil.