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Directors’ remuneration

Company directors are not, by virtue only of their office as director, automatically entitled under company law to remuneration for services as a...

A company’s constitution

What is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as including:•the company’s articles of...

Registration of company charges

BREXIT IMPACT: The law as set out in this Practice Note may be affected by Brexit. For further details on the potential impact of Brexit, see Impact...

Shareholder resolutions

The agreement of the members of a company is required to make certain changes to a company, such as amending its constitution, name or share capital,...

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Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

A director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed transaction or arrangement with the company of which they are a...

9th Nov

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Fiduciary duties of directors

This Practice Note summarises the traditional fiduciary duties of company directors, including the duty to act in the best interests of the company,...

9th Nov

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Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2021

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Albania; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil;...

9th Nov

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Insider lists

This Practice Note considers the obligation of an issuer who issues or proposes to issue financial instruments which are within the scope of the...

9th Nov

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Company records—a company's statutory registers

Coronavirus (COVID-19) IMPACT: Certain filing and registration deadlines are extended by temporary measures introduced to mitigate the consequences of...

9th Nov

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The effect of a private company redemption of shares, including post-redemption steps

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some Companies House filing and other administrative procedures have been...

9th Nov

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Amending the articles of association

This Practice Note summarises the procedure to amend or change a company’s articles of association in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 (CA...

9th Nov

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Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...

9th Nov

Brexit

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Removal of a company secretary

This Practice Note focuses on how a company secretary of a public company (as defined) or a private company (as defined) may be removed.It does not...

9th Nov

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No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention)

This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is under...

9th Nov

Brexit

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The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) Corporate Governance Code

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) is an independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-sized quoted companies. One...

9th Nov

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Corporate representatives

As a corporation (as defined) has no physical presence, it must appoint an individual to attend and act on its behalf at a general meeting of a...

9th Nov

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Working with senior managers to identify legal risks and put in place processes to manage them

This Practice Note, written for in-house lawyers, provides guidance on how to work effectively with senior managers to identify legal risks and sets...

26th Sep

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Unlocking your emotional intelligence—how working better with others helps to put you ahead

In September 2012, the Lexis In-house Advisory Board met to discuss the role of emotional intelligence in developing the effectiveness of the in-house...

26th Sep

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Developing business credibility

This Practice Note provides practical guidance and tips for in-house lawyers on developing and improving the business credibility of the legal team...

26th Sep

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Personal development for in-house lawyers—building business leaders

Personal development for in-house lawyersOn 6 June 2013, the LexisNexis In-house Advisory Board met to discuss personal development and its...

26th Sep

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Developing talent using competency models

This Practice Note provides guidance for in-house lawyers on the use of competency models to development talent within their teams and includes a...

26th Sep

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Boosting quality, productivity and transparency within the legal team

This Practice Note provides practical guidance and tips for in-house lawyers on boosting quality, productivity (by way of a better coordination of...

26th Sep

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Performance management

Performance management is part leadership, part creating the right environment, part having an appropriate strategy and part ensuring individual...

25th Sep

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Developing programmes to raise legal awareness

This Practice Note provides practical guidance and tips for in-house lawyers on developing programmes to raise legal awareness within the...

25th Sep

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Raising the profile of your in-house team–top tips

Watch an interview with Funke to learn more here.•Understand the business goals and strategyWork with senior stakeholders, such as general...

25th Sep

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Getting buy-in for coherent use of the legal team

There are four ways in which you can encourage business colleagues to be more coherent in the way they use the legal team:•raise their legal awareness...

25th Sep

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Raising the profile of your in-house team—team brand workshop template

This Practice Note contains a PowerPoint team brand workshop template and accompanying notes to help you run a workshop with your team to determine...

25th Sep

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Supporting legal colleagues and sharing know–how

This Practice Note provides practical guidance and tips for in-house lawyers on being a team player by supporting colleagues, working with challenging...

25th Sep

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A 12-month plan to revitalise a legal department

Scenario: The team is working hard, but demand is increasing and resources are tighter than ever. The usual edicts have gone out from the business to...

25th Sep

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Measuring the in-house legal team

The LexisNexis Advisory Board met on 19 January 2012 to discuss how in-house legal teams can use metrics such as staffing, spend, income and client...

25th Sep