Navigating the complexities of UK merger control requires a keen understanding of competition law and strategic planning. This guide offers practical insights, enabling you and your team to adeptly manage merger notifications, assess competition implications, and ensure compliance with the CMA's stringent requirements. Your go-to resource for staying ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of merger regulations.
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the latest EUMR developments....
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CAT issues judgment granting collective proceedings...
A round-up of UK competition law developments including the Secretary of State declines to intervene in Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery merger as CMA...
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including the CAT issues judgment granting collective proceedings order in opt-out collective action...
Multi-jurisdictional foreign direct investment (FDI) control gridThis grid summarises when foreign direct investment (FDI) filings may be required in...
Market definition and analysis in competition lawMarket definition is the starting point for most competition law assessments and plays a central and...
Laos merger controlA conversation with David Fruitman, Regional Competition Counsel, and Kristy Newby, Country Managing Director, Lao PDR, at regional...
MJ merger grid—jurisdictionThe grid below sets out the notification thresholds as according to local legislation for all merger control regimes in the...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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