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This Precedent anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) presentation has been designed as a training aid that you can use to introduce your staff to the Bribery Act 2010 and train them on your own internal anti-bribery and corruption policies and procedures.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape....
Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape....
Corporate analysis: What are the current trends in UK public mergers and acquisitions (M&A)? The Market Tracker trend report includes in-depth...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape....
An interview with Helen Barker from Diageo and Katharine Ward from Vodafone discussing what value a dedicated knowledge manager brings to the smooth...
Corporate—new starter guideThis Practice Note provides an introduction to corporate and company law (Corporate). It is aimed at trainee solicitors and...
Directors’ board meetings—fundamentalsUnlike company general meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs), there are no specific provisions in the...
Trading disclosuresThe Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures)...
Looking at how to move to working as a legal business personOperating as a 'legal business person' is something most of us aspire to, but what are the...
Setting up a panel of preferred legal services suppliersThis Practice Note provides guidance on the key steps to be followed by an in-house legal team...
Declaration of interests paragraph for board minutes1Declaration of interests1.1[The Chair drew the attention of the Meeting to:1.1.1[a declaration of...
Resolution—directors’ conflictsOrdinary resolution:That...
Declaration of a director’s interests in a proposed transaction or arrangement—notice in writingThe directors[Insert name of...
Declaration of a director’s interests in an existing transaction or arrangement—general noticeThe Directors[Insert name of company][(Company)][Insert...
Declaration of a director’s interests in an existing transaction or arrangement—notice in writingThe directors[Insert name of company]...
Amending the articles of associationThis Practice Note summarises the procedure to amend or change a company’s articles of association in accordance...
Removal of a directorThis note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Appointment, retirement and resignation of a director.For an...
Company secretary—role, responsibilities and liabilitiesDefinitionA public company must have a company secretary (as required by section 271 of the...
Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2022Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Albania; Australia; Austria;...
Board minutes—simple transfer of shares—part of share capital—private limited company (shares)Company number: [insert company number][insert company...
Introduction to the SRA Competency regimeIn 2016 the requirement to undertake 16 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) training each year...
Notifying changes in share capital to Companies House—statement of capitalA statement of capital is a snapshot of a company’s share capital at a given...
Different classes of share capitalThis Practice Note considers the nature of shares in a company and the classes into which they can be divided. If a...
Use of confidential information in civil proceedingsThis Practice Note looks at the status and use of confidential information in civil proceedings...
How to demonstrate compliance with the SRA Competency regimeOn 1 November 2016 the requirement to undertake 16 hours of continuing professional...
Introduction to your finance departmentOverview of the finance departmentThe finance department and the legal department usually work very closely...
LR Resource Note—LR 9—Continuing obligationsThis Resource Note highlights relevant materials, commentary, analysis and resources to assist with the...
Cultural awareness in the workplaceThis Practice Note considers:•what cultural awareness is and why it is important in the workplace•why cultural...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) news & analysis—March & April 2021This table contains an archive of news and analysis on coronavirus (COVID-19) and coronavirus...
Directors' duties—nature, scope, interpretation and applicationDirectors are the agents of a company who manage its day-to-day business and owe a...
Getting the Deal Through: Right of Publicity 2020Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Canada; Germany; Greece;...
Implementing a competency frameworkA competency framework in itself changes nothing about the organisation unless it is implemented correctly. Buy-in...
A suggested approach to project management•Structure the project. The initial project definition should be contained within a terms of reference...
Civil contempt is the non-compliance with judgments, orders or other processes of the court (such as making a false statement, failing to comply with a solicitor's undertaking, interfering with the administration of justice, etc). Those found to be in contempt of court can face a fine or be imprisoned.
Mutual agreement between landlord and tenant that the lease will determine before the term end in a manner not set out in the lease. An express surrender is achieved formally; a surrender by operation of law (implied surrender) occurs when the parties’ unequivocal conduct demonstrates the lease no longer continues.
A type of on demand guarantee (also known as on demand bonds), which are a means of securing payment or other obligations. Performance bonds are used where the underlying obligation is not the payment of money, but the performance of other obligations.
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