This Practice Note provides an overview of the agreement for the sale and purchase of shares in a private limited company (target): the share purchase...
The agreement of the members of a company is required to make certain changes to a company, such as amending its constitution, name or share capital,...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) IMPACT: Certain filing and registration deadlines are extended by temporary measures introduced to mitigate the consequences of...
A company having a share capital may have separate classes of shares. As a general rule, a type of share will form a separate class from other shares...
The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) is an independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-sized quoted companies. One...
A demerger is a transaction whereby a business carried on by a company within a group is taken out of that group and run under separate management but...
IntroductionA most favoured nation (MFN) clause entitles an investor to have visibility of side letter entitlements of other investors in the private...
When one or more individuals decide to start a business, they have a choice as to what vehicle they operate that business through. In addition to the...
A co-operative society or community benefit society (previously known as industrial and provident societies) (a registered society, or alternatively,...
The requirement to register an overseas company in the UK is detailed in the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009...
When a company registered in England and Wales is dissolved, all property and rights vested in or held on trust for it (including leasehold property)...
A Societas Europaea (SE) is a public limited liability company (PLC) governed by the law of the Member State in which it has its registered office. An...
The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) defines an ‘overseas company’ as any company incorporated outside the UK.An overseas company has to be registered at...
A registered society is a body corporate with limited liability and its own legal personality, registered by the Financial Conduct Authority under the...
At 11pm UK time on 31 January 2020 (exit day), the United Kingdom left the European Union in accordance with a ratified Withdrawal Agreement between...
This Practice Note highlights the practical differences between legal entities in Scotland and legal entities in England and Wales. It also covers the...
It is important that the most appropriate form of vehicle is chosen to carry on a business; the choice of vehicle may have a bearing on the business’s...
Charities can adopt a variety of different legal forms or structures. A charity’s governing documents will depend on the form or structure adopted. A...
A limited liability partnership (LLP) is not a partnership but a body corporate that is formed under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (LLPA...