What is the legal test for piercing the corporate veil?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Trenchard v Westsea Construction Ltd., 2019 BCSC 1675 (CanLII):
The authorities confirm piercing the corporate veil is an available remedy only when there has been fraud or improper conduct: Edgington v. Mulek Estate, 2008 BCCA 505, at paras. 22-24.There was no evidence to support those conclusions in this case.
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