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Law360, Expert Analysis: This article is part of a quarterly column exploring recent developments in sanctions imposed on Russia by the UK, EU and US...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Trading Standards have announced that 14 websites advertising prohibited offensive weapons to UK...
Companies House has announced that 23 company directors were disqualified for a combined total of 70 years following successful prosecutions for...
The Insolvency Service has announced an 18.5-month custodial sentence against Peter Etherington, after he pleaded guilty to acting as a director of PP...
Common assault and batteryThe offences of common assault and batteryTechnically, the offences of assault and battery are separate summary offences. An...
AffrayAffray is an offence created by the Public Order Act 1986 (POA 1986). It can be tried in either the magistrates’ court or the Crown Court. The...
Self defenceSelf defenceSelf defence is an absolute defence based on the evidence which can apply in crimes committed by force. Section 76 of the...
Assault occasioning actual bodily harmThe offence of actual bodily harmThe offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) can be tried in...
Noise nuisance offencesNoise nuisanceNoise accounts for most of the complaints that local authorities and the Environment Agency (EA) receive concerning environmental pollution. Noise can be defined as any unwanted sound which occurs unexpectedly, or is too loud or repetitive. Noise at certain
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
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
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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