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Director liability for environmental clean-up

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 18 2012

2011 saw significant developments in the courts in relation to the issue of directors’ liability for the costs of remediation of waste sites, an issue which is particularly crucial where the company which disposed of the waste is not in a position to pay

Director liability for environmental clean up

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 1 2012

2011 saw significant developments in the courts in relation to the issue of directors’ liability for the costs of remediation of waste sites, an issue which is particularly crucial where the company which disposed of the waste is not in a position to pay

Director liability for environmental clean up

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland, United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 8 2011

On 3 March 2011, Mr Justice Edwards in the High Court held that the courts do not have jurisdiction to pierce the corporate veil and impose so called "fall back" liability on directors personally for environmental cleanup