Director of Public Prosecutions v Kent and Sussex Contractors Ltd: 1945

The court considered the liability of a company under provisions being, ‘with intent to deceive, made use . . of a document which was false in a material particular’
Held: The General Manager was capable of acting or speaking as the company;

Judges:

Lord Caldecote

Citations:

[1944] KB 146, [1944] 1 All ER 119

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedJetivia Sa and Another v Bilta (UK) Ltd and Others SC 22-Apr-2015
The liquidators of Bilta had brought proceedings against former directors and the appellant alleging that they were party to an unlawful means conspiracy which had damaged the company by engaging in a carousel fraud with carbon credits. On the . .
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Company, Crime

Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.565997