What is the legal test for finding employees and officers of a company liable for breach of contract?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from SSAB Inc v Generation Steel Inc, 2019 ABQB 380 (CanLII):
The threshold for lifting the veil is high: Weldpro Limited v. Weldworld Corp., 2018 FC 312, para. 35. Findings of liability on the part of employees and officers of companies are fact specific and rare in the absence of fraud, deceit, dishonest or want of authority.
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