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Corporate analysis: Mr Justice Cawson dismissed applications to strike out an unfair prejudice petition and for reverse summary judgment arising from...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the publication of a Market Standard Trend Report which provides in depth analysis of...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its Annual Enforcement Review 2026, outlining its investigations and enforcement activity for the...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its Annual Review of Audit Quality 2026, providing a market-wide assessment of audit quality to...
Separate legal personality and the corporate veilCorporate legal personality—the Salomon principleA properly formed registered company is a separate...
A company’s constitutionWhat is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as...
Allotment and issue of shares—fundamentalsSTOP PRESS: A significant restructuring of the UK listing regime came into effect on 29 July 2024, which...
Private companies limited by sharesThis Practice Note summarises the main features of a private company limited by shares. It also covers key...
Can the board of directors delegate the duty to approve the accounts to a committee?Approving the accountsSection 414 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) requires that the accounts of a company be approved by the board of directors and signed by a director on behalf of the board.CA 2006 does not
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
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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