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minus-squarenotabot@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 days agoIn a way they do. The courts can issue a winding up order against a company, typically, but not always, because it’s bankrupt, ending the company. It’s not a very satisfying answer, but that’s how it goes. A better ask might be “If corporations are people, I want to see one jailed”.
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoCan say…a citizen who sues the company, start a winding up order after it can’t pay them?
minus-squarenotabot@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoA citizen would ask the court to declare the company bankrupt and to issue a winding up order in order to distribute the business’s remaining assets to those it owes money to.
In a way they do. The courts can issue a winding up order against a company, typically, but not always, because it’s bankrupt, ending the company.
It’s not a very satisfying answer, but that’s how it goes. A better ask might be “If corporations are people, I want to see one jailed”.
Can say…a citizen who sues the company, start a winding up order after it can’t pay them?
A citizen would ask the court to declare the company bankrupt and to issue a winding up order in order to distribute the business’s remaining assets to those it owes money to.
Perfect…