Lubbe v Cape plc
Lubbe v Cape Plc [2000] UKHL 41 is a conflict of laws case, which is also highly significant for the question of lifting the corporate veil in relation to tort victims. In this case it was alleged, and postulated by the House of Lords, that in principle it is possible to show that a parent company owes a direct duty of care in tort to anybody injured by a subsidiary company in a group.
| Lubbe v Cape Plc | |
|---|---|
| Court | House of Lords |
| Decided | 20 July 2000 |
| Citation(s) | [2000] UKHL 41, [2000] 1 WLR 1545, [2000] 4 All ER 268 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action(s) | [2000] 1 Lloyd's Rep 139 |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead and Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough |
| Keywords | |
| Tort, corporate veil, duty of care, forum non conveniens, group of companies | |
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