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HMRC v Holland

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Holland (Re Paycheck Services 3 Ltd) [2010] UKSC 51; [2010] 1 WLR 2793
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
Year2010
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An individual who acts only as a director of a company that is itself the sole corporate director of another company does not thereby become a de facto director of that other company; de facto directorship requires an assumption of responsibility to act, and participation, as a director within the subject company's own governing structure.

Area of Law

General

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