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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...
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to three Sustainability Accounting...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: FRC introduces a revised approach to audit supervision, Gardner Aerospace Holdings Ltd...
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
Loan notes—fundamentalsThis fundamentals note considers some of the key characteristics of loan notes which may be issued by a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales.What is a loan note?A loan note is a form of debt instrument issued by the debtor (known as the issuer) which
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
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