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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice No 139, which includes changes to the FCA Handbook and other material made by the...
This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: FRC introduces a revised approach to audit supervision, Gardner Aerospace Holdings Ltd...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a re-consultation on proposed revisions to International Standard on Auditing (ISA) (UK) 250 and...
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has launched a consultation on the design of a UK corporate re-domiciliation regime, seeking views on a...
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...
Takeover Code—Rule 9—The mandatory offer and its termsSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1
Squeeze-outs and sell-outs: buying out minority shareholdersProduced with input from Rebecca Cousin of Slaughter and May on market practice.The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) contains provisions enabling or requiring an offeror, following a takeover offer, to acquire offeree shares for which
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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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