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Companies House has updated its guidance on the identity verification standard for Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs). The changes add...
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has opened a public consultation on the Draft International Standard for the ISO Net Zero...
Spotlight on Corruption has highlighted the importance of effective enforcement of Companies House’s new identity verification requirements under the...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: a third progress report on implementation of ECCTA 2023 published by the Department for...
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...
Is a director's knowledge attributed to the company for whom they serve?This issue has arisen numerous times in the courts, in a wide range of contexts, both criminal and civil.In El Ajou v Dollar Land Holdings plc, Lord Hoffmann and the other members of the Court of Appeal, in a case concerning
Powers of directorsThe directors of a company are responsible for the day-to-day management of that company.The directors make decisions on behalf of the company in order that it can carry on its business, including making decisions relating to the company:•raising funds•entering into
Directors and criminal liabilityThis Practice Note describes the criminal offences that are of most relevance to company directors, and:•focuses on offences which an individual commits as a principal as distinct from:◦secondary liability eg for aiding and abetting, and◦inchoate liability eg as a
Loans to directors, connected persons and related arrangements—requirement to obtain members’ approvalThe Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) contains provisions that require loans from a company to its directors or persons connected with its directors and related arrangements to be approved by the members
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