In which of the following situations will the courts 'pierce the corporate veil'?

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Whenever a company becomes insolvent.

Where the company is used as a sham to evade an existing legal obligation.

When a parent company owns 100% of a subsidiary.

Whenever it is in the interests of justice to do so.

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Recall the strict limitations placed on piercing the veil by the Supreme Court.

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B.Where the company is used as a sham to evade an existing legal obligation.✓ Correct

The courts will only pierce the corporate veil in very limited circumstances, specifically under the 'evasion principle'—where a person is under an existing legal obligation or restriction and deliberately evades it by interposing a company under their control.

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Believing the veil can be pierced simply because it is 'fair' to do so.

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