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Corporate Veil United Kingdom

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Parent company liability in England for human rights impacts abroad: Lungowe v Vedanta

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Conventionally, a "corporate veil" and the doctrine of "forum non-conveniens" have isolated UK businesses from human rights related claims arising out of the operations of their foreign subsidiaries. ...more

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Piercing the Corporate Veil – the Supreme Court Rules Again

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In Prest v. Petrodel Resources Ltd the Supreme Court confirmed that the separate legal personality of a company cannot be disregarded unless the company is being abused for a purpose that is in some relevant respect improper....more

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