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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice 140, setting out changes to the FCA Handbook made by the FCA board on 26 March and...
Corporate analysis: What are the current trends in UK equity capital markets activity? Our Market Standards Trend Report includes an in-depth analysis...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the publication by the FCA of findings from its review of market soundings in UK equity...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the outcomes from a multi-firm review of market soundings in UK equity capital markets...
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...
Did Companies Act 2006 drop the requirement for a public limited company to have at least two members from 1 October 2007, and can a plc incorporated prior to 1 October 2007 become a single member company if the articles do not specifically state the company must have two or more members?The
Articles of association—provisions for entrenchmentThis Practice Note summarises the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) in relation to the absolute or conditional entrenchment of particular provisions of a company’s articles of association. It also considers the interplay between
Breaching the articles of associationThis Practice Note considers the unique contractual status of the articles of association between the company and its members, primarily under section 33(1) of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Various breaches of the articles are considered, with reference to
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
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