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The following Corporate news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Corporate weekly highlights—5 February 2026
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...
What is ‘sweat equity’ and how is it used in a private equity or venture capital context?‘Sweat equity’ can refer to where shares are given to managers/founders in either a management buyout (MBO) or venture capital (VC) context, not in return for cash, but based on the recipient’s effort and
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
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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