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The tragic incidents of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, and the earlier Buncefield oil depot fire in 2005 (which was Europe's biggest peacetime fire), have led many company directors, managers and other officers to re-examine the extent of their potential personal liability for environmental incidents
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
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
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
