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Gilford Motor Co Ltd v Horne

[1933] Ch 935 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (England and Wales)

Year1933

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A company formed as a mere cloak or sham to evade an existing personal restrictive covenant will be restrained, and the corporate veil disregarded, so the covenant binds the company too.

Area of Law

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