Navigating the complexities of restructuring and insolvency demands a strategic approach tailored to corporate entities. This guide offers essential insights and actionable advice, empowering legal professionals to adeptly manage financial distress scenarios, ensuring compliance while safeguarding client interests and assets.
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...
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
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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