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  2. Macaura v Northern Assurance Co Ltd - Wikipedia

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    Macaura v Northern Assurance Co Ltd [1925] AC 619 appeared before the House of Lords concerning the principle of lifting the corporate veil. Unusually, the request to do so was in this case made by the corporation's owner.

  3. Wallersteiner v Moir - Wikipedia

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    Wallersteiner v Moir [1974] 1 WLR 991 is a UK company law case concerning piercing the corporate veil. This case was followed by a connected decision, Wallersteiner v Moir (No 2) , [ 1 ] that concerned the principles behind a derivative claim .

  4. Trustor AB v Smallbone (No 2) - Wikipedia

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    Sir Andrew Morritt VC held that there was enough evidence to lift the veil on the basis that it was a "mere facade". He noted the tension between Adams v Cape Industries plc and later cases and stated that impropriety is not enough to pierce the veil, but the court is entitled to do so where a company is used ‘as a device or façade to conceal the true facts and the liability of the ...

  5. General Accident - Wikipedia

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    The 1990 accounts (the first on line at Companies House) showed premium income of £3.5 billion but a £121 million pre-tax loss in 1990. After three years of losses, General Accident bounced back to record profits in 1993. This was followed by the purchase of the life assurance company, Provident Mutual in 1996. [4] [3]

  6. James Craig (barque) - Wikipedia

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    Built in 1874 in Sunderland, England, by Bartram, Haswell, & Co., she was originally named Clan Macleod.Characterized by her biographer Jeff Toghill as a typical "workhorse barque," she was intended to be operated as economically as possible while carrying general cargo worldwide - coal, salt, grain and cotton goods. [1]

  7. Kosmopoulos v Constitution Insurance Co of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The insurer refused to indemnify Mr. Kosmopoulos on the grounds that the corporation owned the property, even though he was the sole-shareholder of the corporation. The insurer's position was consistent with the 1925 decision of the House of Lords in Macaura v Northern Assurance Co Ltd.

  8. Amid bankruptcy filing, Pioneer Balloon owners find cheer in ...

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    A more than 100-year-old Wichita company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure the business and potentially bring in new partners. Amid bankruptcy filing, Pioneer Balloon owners find ...

  9. Union Insurance Society of Canton - Wikipedia

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    The company's assets expanded to $2 million in 1892 and $17M in 1914. [4] and over £5m by 1924. [11] The Union acquired China Traders Insurance Co. in 1906, the China Fire Insurance co. in 1916 and the Yangtze Insurance Association in 1925. [9] By 1920 the Union was the largest marine insurance company in the world. [12]