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A shareholder cannot hide behind the corporate veil in case of fraud

April 16, 2015
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Published in Afik News 180 10.06.2015

צדדים לעסקה דרשו להרים מסך ולחייב אישית בעליה של חברה משפחתית, אשר לא מסרו פרטים מהותיים בנוגע לעסקת רכש בה הייתה מעורבת החברה.

בית המשפט קבע כי מטרתו של מסך ההתאגדות אשר מפריד בין החברה מבעליה, נועד לאפשר לחברה ניהול עסקים כדין ובתום לב. מסך ההתאגדות לא נועד כדי להוות מעין כסות לפעילות לא נאותה של החברה כלפי המתקשרים עמה. מסך ההתאגדות לא יורם כדבר שבשגרה אלא רק בהתקיימותן של נסיבות מיוחדות המצדיקות זאת. כמו למשל, הטעייה או מרמה מצד בעל המניות או נושא המשרה בחברה. הואיל ובמקרה דנן הוכח שבעלי המניות הסתירו פרטים מהותיים לעסקה ופעלו תוך ערבוב נכסים אישיים לבין נכסי החברה, נפסק כי יש להרים מסך ולחייב אישית את בעלי החברה.

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