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Piercing the corporate veil — or lifting the corporate veil is a legal decision to treat the rights or duties of a corporation as the rights or liabilities of its shareholders or directors. Usually a corporation is treated as a separate legal person, which is solely… … Wikipedia
piercing the corporate veil — Judicial process whereby court will disregard usual immunity of corporate officers or entities from liability for wrongful corporate activities; e.g. when incorporation exists for sole purpose of perpetrating fraud. The doctrine which holds that… … Black's law dictionary
Corporate veil in the United Kingdom — The corporate veil in the United Kingdom is a metaphorical reference used in UK company law for the concept that the rights and duties of a corporation are, as a general principle, the responsibility of that company alone. Just as a natural… … Wikipedia
piercing the veil — A judicial doctrine that allows a plaintiff to hold otherwise immune corporate shareholders personally liable for the debts of or damages caused by a corporation under their control. The corporate veil can be pierced when shareholders have acted… … Law dictionary
piercing of the corporate veil — дословно протыкание корпоративной вуали , принцип, при котором суд или арбитраж может возложить ответственность не только на лицо, непосредственно причинившее вред, но и на его аффилированное лицо или руководителя, не считаясь с принятыми в… … Glossary of international commercial arbitration
Corporate law in the United States — is a collection of over 50 different systems of corporate law, or one law for each state. Two sources of law are, however particularly important: the Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA), drafted by the American Bar Association was influential… … Wikipedia
Corporate law — (also company or corporations law) is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another under the internal rules of the firm.… … Wikipedia
corporate — cor·po·rate 1 / kȯr pə rət/ adj: of or relating to a business corporation corporate 2 n: a bond issued by a business corporation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Corporate group — For the sociological concept, see Corporate group (sociology). A corporate group (or a group of companies ) is a collection of parent and subsidiary corporations that function as a single economic entity through a common source of control. The… … Wikipedia
Corporate governance — Not to be confused with corporate statism, a corporate approach to government rather than the government of a corporation Corporate governance is a number of processes, customs, policies, laws, and institutions which have impact on the way a… … Wikipedia
