to pierce the corporate veil

Portuguese translation: desconsiderar a personalidade jurídica (de uma empresa)

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English term or phrase:to pierce the corporate veil
Portuguese translation:desconsiderar a personalidade jurídica (de uma empresa)

21:40 Aug 10, 2019
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English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Bankruptcy Proceedings
English term or phrase: to pierce the corporate veil
It appears on a Court Order, indicating individuals would be considered bankrupt as well as the company.

Complete (almost) sentence:

"The Movants filed a motion to pierce the corporate veil and extend bankruptcy to various entities and individuals..."

Brazilian Legal Terminology, please.
Barbara Villa
Brazil
Local time: 20:45
desconsiderar a personalidade jurídica (de uma empresa)
Explanation:
This means to render the shareholders or members liable for the debts of a company, should the latter enter into court reorganization or go bankrupt.
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5 +7desconsiderar a personalidade jurídica (de uma empresa)
Jorge Rodrigues
4desconstituir a separação patrimonial
ferreirac
4 -1perfurar o véu corporativo
Oliver Simões
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Piercing the corporate veil
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

  

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desconsiderar a personalidade jurídica (de uma empresa)


Explanation:
This means to render the shareholders or members liable for the debts of a company, should the latter enter into court reorganization or go bankrupt.

Jorge Rodrigues
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agree  Andrea Pilenso
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agree  Mario Freitas:
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agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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agree  Helen Oliveira
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agree  Lina Vale
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agree  expressisverbis
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perfurar o véu corporativo


Explanation:
I don't believe the term phrase has any legal meaning. It's just a generic phrase that's normally translated as "perfurar o véu corporativo". There are plenty of examples on-line, including one used by Jornal GGN in its "Justiça" section (see example and URL below).

"O site da Secretaria do Estado oferece várias razões para incorporar sua empresa em Nevada, alardeando a inexistência de imposto de renda e uma quase impossibilidade de se perfurar o “véu corporativo”." - https://jornalggn.com.br/justica/como-atua-a-mossack-fonseca...

Even <em>O Estado de São Paulo</em> registers the use of this expression as such:

"Embora a responsabilidade administrativa e penal exijam uma conexão direta com a ação ou omissão que resultou em violação da legislação ambiental ou danos ambientais, podem ser impostas sanções financeiras que podem perfurar o véu corporativo e ignorar a doutrina jurídica. O artigo 4º da Lei Federal nº 9.605/1998 prevê expressamente a possibilidade de desconsideração da personalidade jurídica, se necessário para a recuperação ou compensação de danos ambientais." - https://economia.estadao.com.br/fatos-relevantes/pdf/1595483...

Other examples: https://www.google.com/search?q="perfurar o véu corpora...

Note: The fact that an expression appears in a legal document doesn't necessarily mean the expression is legalese!


Oliver Simões
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disagree  ulissescarvalho: ": The fact that an expression appears in a legal document doesn't necessarily mean the expression is legalese!" Well, in this case, it is, and your translation is absolutely inadequate.
1 day 21 hrs
  -> Oh, please. You totally missed the point. Indeed, an expression in a legal document is not necessarily a legal jargon.
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desconstituir a separação patrimonial


Explanation:
Sugestão a partir de vários glossários jurídicos, como da banca Pinheiro Neto.

ferreirac
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Reference comments


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Reference: Piercing the corporate veil

Reference information:
"Piercing the corporate veil" refers to a situation in which courts put aside limited liability and hold a corporation's shareholders or directors personally liable for the corporation’s actions or debts. Veil piercing is most common in close corporations.

While the law varies by state, generally courts have a strong presumption against piercing the corporate veil, and will only do so if there has been serious misconduct. Courts understand the benefits of limited liability, as it "encourages development of public markets for stocks and thus helps make possible the liquidity and diversification benefits that investors receive from those markets."

As such, courts typically require corporations to engage in fairly egregious actions in order to justify piercing the corporate veil. In general this misconduct may include abusing the corporation (e.g. intermingling of personal and corporate assets) or having undercapatitalization at the time of incorporation.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/piercing_the_corporate_veil

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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agree  expressisverbis
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  -> Obrigada, Sandra!
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