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Henderson v Henderson considered in context of unfair prejudice proceedings (Taylor Goodchild Ltd v Taylor and Scott Taylor Law Ltd)

Henderson v Henderson considered in context of unfair prejudice proceedings (Taylor Goodchild Ltd v Taylor and Scott Taylor Law Ltd)

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Market Tracker daily deal round-up

Market Tracker daily deal round-up

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Corporate weekly highlights—29 July 2021

Corporate weekly highlights—29 July 2021

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Market Tracker weekly highlights—29 July 2021

Market Tracker weekly highlights—29 July 2021

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Directors’ remuneration

Directors’ remuneration

Directors’ remunerationCompany directors are not, by virtue only of their office as director, automatically entitled under company law to remuneration...

De facto and shadow directors

De facto and shadow directors

De facto and shadow directorsDefinition of 'director'The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) broadly defines a director as 'any person occupying the position...

Comfort letters in a US IPO

Comfort letters in a US IPO

Comfort letters in a US IPOThis Practice Note provides an overview of the purpose, content and scope of a comfort letter prepared by the auditors of a...

What is the definition of body corporate as used in s 1159 of the Companies Act 2006?

What is the definition of body corporate as used in s 1159 of the Companies Act 2006?

What is the definition of body corporate as used in s 1159 of the Companies Act 2006?Section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006), for the...

Practice notes

Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules requirements—the annual financial report

Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules requirements—the annual financial reportThis Practice Note discusses the requirements of the Disclosure...
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Produced in partnership with Tessa Park of Moore Kingston Smith 19th May
Practice notes

Payments for a director’s loss of office

Payments for a director’s loss of officeThe Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) contains provisions relating to payments made by a company to a director as...
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19th May
Practice notes

Demergers—an introduction for corporate lawyers

Demergers—an introduction for corporate lawyersA demerger is a transaction whereby a business carried on by a company within a group is taken out of...
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19th May
Practice notes

Equity warrants—private company

Equity warrants—private companyThis Practice Note provides an overview of equity warrants in the context of private company investment. Listed equity...
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19th May
Practice notes

Acting in concert

Acting in concertProduced with input from Rebecca Cousin of Slaughter and May on market practice.This Practice Note summarises the rules and guidance...
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19th May
Practice notes

The Transparency Directive

The Transparency DirectiveThis Practice Note provides an overview of the implementation of and key changes introduced by the EU Transparency Directive...
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Produced in partnership with Mr Darragh Connell of Forum Chambers 19th May
Practice notes

Alternate directors

Alternate directorsThis Practice Note considers the appointment and removal of alternate directors, their status, powers, duties and liabilities and...
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19th May
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Non-executive directors—independence

Non-executive directors—independenceThe concept of independence is key to provisions in the UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) on board...
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Produced in partnership with Advanced Boardroom Excellence 19th May
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Practice notes

Sub-division and consolidation of shares

Sub-division and consolidation of sharesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...
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19th May
Practice notes

Insider lists

Insider listsThis Practice Note considers the obligation of an issuer who issues or proposes to issue financial instruments which are within the scope...
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19th May
Practice notes

General meetings—notice requirements for private and unlisted public companies

General meetings—notice requirements for private and unlisted public companiesA general meeting must satisfy certain requirements set out in the...
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19th May
Practice notes

Break fees—share purchase

Break fees—share purchaseThe nature and purpose of break feesBreak fees are generally designed to compensate one party’s legal and professional costs...
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19th May
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Substantial property transactions—requirement to obtain members’ approval

Substantial property transactions—requirement to obtain members’ approvalThe Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) contains provisions that restrict and...
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19th May
Precedents

Subscription letter—shares

The Directors[insert company name][insert company address][insert date]Dear Directors,[insert company name] Limited (the Company)[I, OR We,][insert...
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19th May
Q&As

Is it possible to make a manuscript amendment to the consideration clause of a stock transfer form after signature?

Is it possible to make a manuscript amendment to the consideration clause of a stock transfer form after signature?The correct process to be followed...
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19th May
Practice notes

Matters reserved for the board

Matters reserved for the boardThe UK Corporate Governance Code (UKCG Code) of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sets out standards of good...
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19th May

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How do you file documents (specifically an order sanctioning a new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 restructuring plan, see section 901F(6)(b) Companies Act 2006) at Companies House during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic if the London office of Companies House is closed?

How do you file documents (specifically an order sanctioning a new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 restructuring plan, see section...
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1st Aug
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At what stage can a company exiting administrative receivership be bound by its directors?

At what stage can a company exiting administrative receivership be bound by its directors?This Q&A focuses on the full resumption of the directors'...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Where there is a situation whereby loans made by a director/shareholder into a company are intended to be short term for the purpose of payment of salaries in the event of cash flow issues, are they able to be repaid in priority to other loans into the company which may have been made prior to the short term loans without breaching any company law or fiduciary duties?

Where there is a situation whereby loans made by a director/shareholder into a company are intended to be short term for the purpose of payment of...
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31st Jul
Q&As

If a company in administration has sold its assets and business to the directors of that company, do they have any right as directors to know who were the other potential purchasers of the business and assets?

If a company in administration has sold its assets and business to the directors of that company, do they have any right as directors to know who were...
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Produced in partnership with Caroline Clark 31st Jul
Q&As

In many asset sales the apportionment of the business' sale price apportions £1.00 to the business' lease, why is this and how is this apportionment of the overall consideration not deemed a transaction at an undervalue?

In many asset sales the apportionment of the business' sale price apportions £1.00 to the business' lease, why is this and how is this apportionment...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Where a private limited company has applied for voluntary dissolution (strike off) can its directors be changed without causing the strike off to be stopped or delayed?

Where a private limited company has applied for voluntary dissolution (strike off) can its directors be changed without causing the strike off to be...
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31st Jul
Q&As

Do directors of a company limited by guarantee and having a share capital require the shareholders’ consent to wind up the company?

Do directors of a company limited by guarantee and having a share capital require the shareholders’ consent to wind up the company?It is assumed for...
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Produced in partnership with Steven Papadopoulos 31st Jul
Practice notes

Administration—an introductory guide

Administration—an introductory guideAdministration is a procedure designed to give an entity breathing space, with a view to either a rescue or a...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Schemes of arrangement—convening hearing and sanction hearing

Schemes of arrangement—convening hearing and sanction hearingIP completion dayAs of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State....
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Produced in partnership with Jonathan Akinluyi of Latham & Watkins and Riccardo Alonzi of Skadden 31st Jul
Practice notes

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill—progress tracker [Archived]

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill—progress tracker [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note describes the passage of the Corporate...
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31st Jul
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Practice notes

What is a pre-pack administration sale?

What is a pre-pack administration sale?Stop pressOn 8 October 2020, the Insolvency Service published the outcome of its review conducted into the...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Company voluntary arrangements—an introductory guide

Company voluntary arrangements—an introductory guideA company voluntary arrangement (CVA) is a binding contractual agreement between a company and its...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Shareholder’s guide to dealing with a company in financial difficulties

Shareholder’s guide to dealing with a company in financial difficultiesSTOP PRESS: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA 2020) is in force...
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31st Jul
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Practice notes

Insolvency Act 1986 s 110 arrangements

Insolvency Act 1986 s 110 arrangementsThis Practice Note covers: •what arrangements under Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), s 110 (a s 110 arrangement)...
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Produced in partnership with Phillip Taylor of Sidley Austin LLP and Chris Laughton of Mercer & Hole Chartered Accountants 31st Jul
Practice notes

How a director of an insolvent company can use a prohibited name and avoid personal liability

How a director of an insolvent company can use a prohibited name and avoid personal liabilityThe purpose of this Practice Note is to:•describe section...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Schemes of arrangement—process and statutory framework

Schemes of arrangement—process and statutory frameworkSchemes of arrangement—definition and basis in statuteA scheme of arrangement is a...
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Produced in partnership with Jonathan Akinluyi of Latham & Watkins and Riccardo Alonzi of Skadden 31st Jul
Practice notes

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020—temporary changes to the wrongful trading regime [Archived]

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020—temporary changes to the wrongful trading regime [Archived]What is the background to the temporary...
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31st Jul
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Practice notes

A creditor’s guide to dealing with a company in financial difficulty

A creditor’s guide to dealing with a company in financial difficultySTOP PRESS: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA 2020) is in force...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Benefits of a scheme of arrangement compared to other processes

Benefits of a scheme of arrangement compared to other processesThe table below compares the features and benefits of a scheme of arrangement (see:...
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31st Jul
Practice notes

Transfer to Newco

Transfer to NewcoA popular restructuring method is to transfer the company's assets or business to a newly formed company (Newco). Essentially the...
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31st Jul

Popular documents

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)BREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Following IP completion day, key transitional arrangements

Interim injunctions—the American Cyanamid guidelines

Interim injunctions—the American Cyanamid guidelines

Interim injunctions—the American Cyanamid guidelinesThis Practice Note is concerned with substantive interim injunctions, which are a particular species of injunction granted on a temporary basis ahead of trial. As set out below, there are different considerations depending on whether the interim

Highways, street works and statutory undertakers

Highways, street works and statutory undertakers

Highways, street works and statutory undertakersCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For further information, see: Traffic Orders Procedure (Coronavirus)

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individualsThe Sentencing Council (SC) has produced sentencing guidelines for fraud offences under the Fraud Act 2006 (fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information and fraud by abuse of position), false accounting under section 17 of