The Liability of Corporate Groups

重新审查有限责任规则的重要性已在最近许多公司不当行为和倒闭的案例中得到证明。詹姆斯·哈迪集团公司的重组突显了这一点，其有意识的目标是决定免除该集团的石棉责任“遗产”。如果没有政府的干预，数以千计的人因石棉产品受伤而得不到赔偿。避免这种不公平的一种方法是改革有限责任规则。这个项目将探索实现这一目标的方法。

The importance of a re-examination of the rules of limited liability has been demonstrated in many recent cases of corporate wrongdoing and collapse. This has been highlighted by the restructuring of the James Hardie Group of companies, the conscious aim of which was the decision to free the group of its asbestos liability 'legacy'. Were it not for government intervention, thousands of persons injured by asbestos products would have gone without compensation. One means by which such unfairness can be avoided is by reform to the rules of limited liability. This project will explore the means by which this could be achieved.