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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
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
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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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