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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published revised International Standards on Auditing (UK) 250 and 270, following a spring 2026...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Budget 2026, with expert commentary on the key business tax...
Tax analysis: A summary of the key business tax announcements made in the Budget on 28 October 2026. Expert comment provided by Akin Gump Strauss...
HM Treasury (HMT) has announced measures intended to save businesses almost £800 million per year in administrative and tariff costs, including...
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...
Private equity investment—ratchetsA ratchet in private equity is a mechanism to vary the amount of equity held by founders, managers and employees post-investment.In a venture capital context, ratchets operate as anti-dilution provisions. They protect early-stage investors from dilution by
Most favoured nation provisions and their use in private equity fundsIntroductionA most favoured nation (MFN) clause entitles an investor to have visibility of side letter entitlements of other investors in the private equity fund and, in certain circumstances, allows such investor to elect to
Equity warrants—private companyThis Practice Note provides an overview of equity warrants in the context of private company investment. Listed equity warrants and debt warrants (of any nature) are beyond the scope of this note.What is a warrant?A warrant is a contractual financial instrument that
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 point
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