Salomon v A Salomon and Co Ltd 1897 is a landmark decision of the House of Lords that established the principle that a registered company has a legal personality separate from its shareholders.

From 1 October 2026, the Chancery Division of the High Court is replaced by the Business and Property Division. Find out what the restructure means for practitioners and how By Lawyers is updating its guides and precedents as the Business and Property Guide and new court forms are published.

Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd & Ors [2013] UKSC 34 was a landmark Supreme Court decision clarifying the limited circumstances in which courts may disregard a company’s separate legal personality.