论公司法人格否认

On Disregard of Corporate Legal Personality

公司法人格否认是指公司控制股东滥用公司法人格损害公司债权人利益或者社会公共利益,公司债权人或者其他代表公共利益的主体要求法院责令滥用公司法人格的股东对公司债务承担责任的一种法律制度。其主要适用于公司资本显著不足、利用公司法律人格逃避法定或者约定义务以及公司人格形骸化等情形。在程序上,公司法人格否认的适用必须依赖于司法程序,由法官根据个案的具体情况,依据利益衡量来具体认定。

Disregard of corporate legal personality, as a punishment for the company＇s controlling shareholders＇ abuse of legal personality and limited liability in company law, is a legal system to protect the interests of creditors and the public interest, and the system can only be applied in specific legal relations, rather than the total negation of company＇s legal personality. Disregard of corporate legal personality is mainly applied to circumstances like the company＇s significantly insufficient of capital, abuse of the legal personality of companies to evade the statutory or contractual obligations, as well as the hollow out of companies. In terms of procedure, the application of the legal system must rely on the judicial process, in which the judge can make a decision in light of specific circumstances of the cases under the condition of balanced benefits.