The following Tax news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Tax update spring 2025—Tax analysis
Sub-division and consolidation of sharesCoronavirus (COVID-19): Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some Companies House filing and other...
A company’s constitutionWhat is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as...
Removal of a directorThis note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Appointment, retirement and resignation of a director.For an...
Takeover Code—Rule 34—Right of withdrawalThis Resource Note outlines the main provisions of Rule 34 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Code),...
Conditions and further terms to scheme of arrangementPart A—Conditions to the Scheme1 1.1[Long Stop DateThe Acquisition will be conditional upon the Scheme becoming unconditional and effective by not later than the Long Stop Date.]1.2Scheme approvalsThe
Schemes of arrangement—procedureProduced with input from Rebecca Cousin of Slaughter and May on market practice.This Practice Note looks at the detailed procedures to be followed to implement the acquisition by a buyer (offeror) of all the shares, or one or more classes of shares, in a company
Structuring a takeover—offers vs schemes of arrangementThis Practice Note contrasts and compares the principal features of the two most commonly utilised transaction structures for the acquisition of a UK public limited company (or any other company governed by the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
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