This Practice Note summarises the traditional fiduciary duties of company directors, including the duty to act in the best interests of the company,...
This Practice Note provides an overview of the agreement for the sale and purchase of shares in a private limited company (target): the share purchase...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) IMPACT: Certain filing and registration deadlines are extended by temporary measures introduced to mitigate the consequences of...
BREXIT IMPACT: The law as set out in this Practice Note may be affected by Brexit. For further details on the potential impact of Brexit, see Impact...
What is an intention to float announcement?An intention to float announcements (ITF) is generally the first announcement to the public by an issuer of...
This Practice Note provides an overview of the purpose, content and scope of a comfort letter prepared by the auditors of a company preparing to offer...
The agreement of the members of a company is required to make certain changes to a company, such as amending its constitution, name or share capital,...
The principle definedCompany decisions are made by way of resolutions of the shareholders. There are three ways in which a resolution of a company may...
What is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as including:•the company’s articles of...
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) was a mandatory UK-wide trading scheme intended to incentivise large organisations to...
The purpose of environmental due diligenceFor general information on share purchase, see Practice Notes: Due diligence—share and asset purchases and...
The CRC Energy Efficiency SchemeThe CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC Scheme) was a mandatory UK-wide emissions trading scheme in the UK that aimed to...
Brexit impactAs of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has...
In the due diligence phase the buyer’s lawyers and other advisers have the opportunity to investigate the legal, technical and financial performance...
What is RIDDOR? Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, SI 2013/1471 (RIDDOR) is a regulation which requires employers...
Acting for a sellerThe Precedent: Environment health and safety (EHS) warranties—share purchase agreement—seller’s version contains a minimal set of...
Reviewing technical reportsIf a technical environmental report was obtained by the buyer during the due diligence phase (or provided by the seller in...
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