Weakening the corporate veil: developments in parent company liability

13 June 2021

The question of parent company liability for the actions of overseas subsidiaries has been much considered by the English courts in the last few years, most prominently in Vedanta v Lungowe and Okpabi v Shell.

Seladore Legal Senior Partner, Simon Bushell and Donny Surtani have recently analysed these developments, and what they mean for UK-headquartered multinational parent companies. Please click here to read our latest bulletin on this issue.

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