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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
If a company was incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 and has not changed its articles from Table A, is it compulsory for it to have an appointed company secretary?This Q&A assumes that the company in question is a private company limited by shares.Upon incorporation of a company, 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
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