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This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: UK competition reforms announced in the King’s Speech 2026, a review of Companies House...
The King’s Speech 2026 announced that the government will introduce a Competition Reform Bill (the Bill) as part of its legislative agenda for the...
Companies House has paused the destruction and transfer of dissolved company records while it reviews whether the current 20-year retention period...
This week’s edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the European Commission’s consultation on revisions to the European Sustainability...
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...
Do model articles of association contain powers for the company to borrow money?A company formed on or after 1 October 2009 under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) that has adopted a form of model articles will have unrestricted objects, meaning that the company has the corporate capacity to do
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
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
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