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This week’s edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: the DBT’s consultation on a proposed UK corporate re-domiciliation regime and an...
The Insolvency Service has published guidance outlining director responsibilities for ensuring company compliance and the potential consequences of...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its Plan and Budget for 2026–27, introducing a new Audit Supervision Approach with more...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice No 139, which includes changes to the FCA Handbook and other material made by the...
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...
Can a director be removed for failure to attend board meetings for several months?The reasons why a director may not have attended or otherwise taken part in board meetings may be various. However in this context it is assumed that the particular board meetings have been properly called and
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
Can a sole director of a company hold a board meeting with themself as the sole attendee?This Q&A considers the situation where a private company limited by shares has only one director and whether that director is required to hold board meetings to make decisions in relation to the company’s
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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