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Getting into bed together - it's a sin!

Boodle Hatfield
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United Kingdom
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June 13 2013

It is said that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have been in partnership since the Sixties without need of a single document to record their

Presto! The UK Supreme Court holds the corporate veil can disappear in Prest v. Petrodel Resources

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada, United Kingdom
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June 17 2013

The UK Supreme Court has released an important new judgment addressing the ability of judges to "pierce the corporate veil": Prest v Petrodel

UK Supreme Court confirms corporate veil can be pierced in some circumstances

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 13 2013

The Supreme Court has confirmed that a court can in very limited circumstances pierce the corporate veil. According to Lord Sumption, the principle

Commercial contracts pitfalls to avoid

Marks & Clerk LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 6 2013

Parties entering into commercial contracts, often seemingly mundane ones, can make serious mistakes which subsequently come back to haunt them. Many

Some limits on commercial common sense as an interpretive principle

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Canada, United Kingdom
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June 4 2013

When you tell businesspeople that Canadian and English courts now recognise commercial common sense as a principle to be used in interpreting a

Killing 2 birds with 1 stone: the conceptual double derivative action comes to life

Stamford Law Corporation
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Singapore, United Kingdom
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June 10 2013

The separate legal entity doctrine means that a company can sue in its own name for a wrong done to it. Where a solvent company is unable to bring an

Keeping it confidential

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 5 2013

The Court of Appeal in Dorchester Project Management Ltd v BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory Property Management UK Ltd 2013 EWCA Civ 176 has looked

Corporate governance and piercing the corporate veil Supreme Court rules to extend exceptions

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 12 2013

The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Petrodel v Prest, handed down today, marks a crucial shift in the extent to which the courts

Excluding liability? Make sure the clause is clear.

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 5 2013

There have been a number of cases recently which have looked at the interpretation of exclusion clauses and highlighted the need to ensure that any

When blaming yourself just won't wash

Ashton KCJ
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United Kingdom
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June 6 2013

A motor mechanic who lost a finger working in his company's workshop has failed in his attempt to win damages from his insurers, after trying to

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Getting into bed together - it's a sin!

Presto! The UK Supreme Court holds the corporate veil can disappear in Prest v. Petrodel Resources

UK Supreme Court confirms corporate veil can be pierced in some circumstances

Commercial contracts pitfalls to avoid

Some limits on commercial common sense as an interpretive principle

Killing 2 birds with 1 stone: the conceptual double derivative action comes to life

Keeping it confidential

Corporate governance and piercing the corporate veil Supreme Court rules to extend exceptions

Excluding liability? Make sure the clause is clear.

When blaming yourself just won't wash

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