Legal Insights

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Corporate Officers Can Be Held Personally Liable

The Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers may be personally liable for labor claims, and why final judgments cannot be altered to pierce the corporate veil.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Owners Face Personal Liability for Corporate Obligations

Philippine Supreme Court explains when courts may disregard corporate fiction and hold owners personally liable for corporate debts and obligations.

Directors Personally Liable for Unremitted SSS Contributions: The Garcia Doctrine

The Supreme Court holds directors personally liable for collected but unremitted SSS contributions, piercing the corporate veil under the Social Security Law.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Name Change vs. Corporate Identity in Insurance Claim Execution

When can a judgment be enforced against a corporation that merely shares a name with the judgment debtor? The Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between a name change and corporate identity.

Strikes and Employee Rights: Understanding the Limits of Union Activities in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on illegal dismissal, union busting, corporate veil piercing, and quitclaims in labor disputes.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Parent Companies Can Be Held Liable for Franchise Agreements

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when courts may disregard corporate fiction and hold companies liable for obligations of related entities.

Corporate Veil and Jurisdiction in Ill-Gotten Wealth Cases: UBC v. Sandiganbayan

When a company is merely the res of an ill-gotten wealth case, it need not be impleaded, and the Sandiganbayan retains jurisdiction over it.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When a Parent Company Can Be Liable for Its Subsidiary's Debts

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when a parent company and its subsidiary can be treated as one employer for labor liability.

Piercing the Corporate Veil in the Philippines: When Parent Companies Pay Subsidiary Debts

Philippine courts can hold parent companies liable for subsidiary debts when the subsidiary is a mere instrumentality. Learn the rules from General Credit v. Alsons.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Holding Parent Companies Liable for Labor Violations in the Philippines

When can a corporation be held liable for another entity's labor violations? The Supreme Court explains the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil.

Piercing the Corporate Veil in Fraudulent Asset Transfers: Labor Claims in the Philippines

When can labor arbiters pierce the corporate veil to enforce judgments? Learn from the Supreme Court's ruling in Jang Lim v. CA.

Piercing THE Corporate Veil When CAN A Company BE Held Liable FOR Anothers Debt

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When a Corporation Can Be Bound by Unauthorized Acts

Learn when courts may hold a corporation liable for acts done under a trade name, based on the Supreme Court's ruling in Ridgewood Estate, Inc. v. Belaos.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Can a Company Be Sued Under Its Trade Name?

A single proprietorship can be sued under its trade name, but the owner remains personally liable. This article explains the rules on trade names and corporate liability.

Gocc Labor Disputes: Jurisdiction and Corporate Veil in Illegal Dismissal Cases

Learn how Philippine courts decide illegal dismissal cases involving voluntary resignation, burden of proof, and corporate liability.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Sheriffs Overstep in Executing Judgments

A sheriff cannot pierce the corporate veil or levy corporate assets for a stockholder's personal debt. This ruling explains the limits.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Suing Corporate Officers in Their Personal Capacity

The Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers may be held personally liable for actions taken under their corporate roles, examining the coconut levy cases.

Piercing Corporate Veil: When Director Self-Dealing Undermines Corporate Opportunity

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on derivative suits, corporate opportunity doctrine, and director liability for self-dealing.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Clarifying Liability for Subsidiary Obligations

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when a parent corporation may be held liable for its subsidiary's obligations, and when it cannot.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Officers Face Personal Liability for Corporate Debt

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers can be held personally liable for corporate debts, and when piercing the corporate veil is justified.

Piercing THE Corporate Veil When Does A Corporate Officer Become Personally Liable

Piercing the Corporate Veil: Protecting Labor Rights When Corporate Identities Blur

When two corporations share management, payroll, and offices, courts may pierce the corporate veil to protect workers' rights and claims.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Officers Face Personal Liability

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when corporate officers may be held personally liable for contractual obligations, explaining the limits of piercing the corporate veil.

Piercing the Corporate Veil: When Corporate Officers Face Personal Liability in Estafa Cases

When can a corporate officer be personally liable for estafa? The Supreme Court clarifies the limits of corporate personality and criminal liability.