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Companies House to require online submission of company strike-off objections from 1 December 2026

Companies House to require online submission of company strike-off objections from 1 December 2026

Companies House has announced that, from 1 December 2026, objections to a limited company being struck off the register must be submitted through its...

FCA publishes Primary Market Bulletin 65 cautioning issuers on regulatory announcements and delayed disclosure practices

FCA publishes Primary Market Bulletin 65 cautioning issuers on regulatory announcements and delayed disclosure practices

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin 65, covering regulatory announcements, delayed disclosure of inside...

Corporate weekly highlights—27 August 2026

Corporate weekly highlights—27 August 2026

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes: the FIX and IA best practice framework to support the modernisation of equity capital...

FCA extends feedback deadlines for asset manager rulebook consultations

FCA extends feedback deadlines for asset manager rulebook consultations

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended the deadline on the prudential reforms discussion chapter of consultation paper CP26/28: The UK...

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Separate legal personality and the corporate veil

Separate legal personality and the corporate veil

Separate legal personality and the corporate veilCorporate legal personality—the Salomon principleA properly formed registered company is a separate...

A company’s constitution

A company’s constitution

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—fundamentals

Allotment and issue of shares—fundamentals

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 shares

Private companies limited by shares

Private companies limited by sharesThis Practice Note summarises the main features of a private company limited by shares. It also covers key...

Practice notes

Holding an AGM of a private company or unlisted public company

Holding an AGM of a private company or unlisted public companyThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidelines and market practice relating to the...
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Removal of a director

Removal of a directorThis note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Appointment, retirement and resignation of a director.For an...
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30th May
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Unlimited companies

Unlimited companiesThis Practice Note summarises the main features of an unlimited company and why an unlimited company might be used as a vehicle to...
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2nd Jun
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Loan notes—fundamentals

Loan notes—fundamentalsThis fundamentals note considers some of the key characteristics of loan notes which may be issued by a private limited company...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Private equity investment—ratchets

Private equity investment—ratchetsA ratchet in private equity is a mechanism to vary the amount of equity held by founders, managers and employees...
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30th May
Practice notes

Directors’ remuneration

Directors’ remunerationCompany directors are not, by virtue only of their office as director, automatically entitled under company law to remuneration...
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30th May
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Drag along and tag along—fundamentals

Drag along and tag along—fundamentalsDrag along and tag along rights are common provisions in private equity (PE)/venture capital (VC) and corporate...
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30th May
Practice notes

A guide to share purchase agreements

A guide to share purchase agreementsThis Practice Note provides an overview of the agreement for the sale and purchase of shares in a private limited...
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2nd Jun
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Transfer of shares—law and procedure

Transfer of shares—law and procedureThere are a number of circumstances in which shares in a company may be transferred, the most common of which are...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Companies limited by guarantee

Companies limited by guaranteeWhat is a company limited by guarantee?Limited companies can be either limited by shares or by guarantee. A company...
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30th May
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Quorum requirements for general meetings (including AGMs)

Quorum requirements for general meetings (including AGMs)This Practice Note summarises the law relating to quorum requirements for a company’s general...
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30th May
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Company records—a company's statutory registers

Company records—a company's statutory registersThe Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) requires companies to keep the following statutory registers:•the...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Fiduciary duties of directors

Fiduciary duties of directorsThis Practice Note summarises the traditional fiduciary duties of company directors, including the duty to act in the...
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30th May
Practice notes

Share certificates

Share certificatesShares in a company can be issued as certificated shares or uncertificated shares.Shares issued by private companies and unlisted...
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2nd Jun
Practice notes

Issue of redeemable shares

Issue of redeemable sharesA limited company having a share capital may issue redeemable shares. Redeemable shares are a statutory concept contained in...
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2nd Jun
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Directors’ board meetings—fundamentals

Directors’ board meetings—fundamentalsUnlike company general meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs), there are no specific provisions in the...
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30th May

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Takeover Code—Rule 9—The mandatory offer and its terms

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

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companies

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

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

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

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal

If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit