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In-House weekly highlights—15 April 2021

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In-House weekly highlights—8 April 2021

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Court of Appeal provides step-by-step guidance on determining whether a European regulation forms part of UK domestic law and sets out how to analyse the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

Court of Appeal provides step-by-step guidance on determining whether a European regulation forms part of UK domestic law and sets out how to analyse the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

UK Public M&A Trend Report update—1 January–31 March 2021

The following Corporate news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK Public M&A Trend Report update—1 January–31 March 2021

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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,...

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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

Practice notes

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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Practice notes

International operations risk management guide

Where organisations trade internationally (ie where the organisation trades or operates in other jurisdictions and/or where the entity you trade with...

Produced in partnership with Jonathan Stevens of ASB Law 9th Apr

Practice notes

Competition law risk management guide—non-dominant companies

Why you need to manage this riskArticle 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (and its UK national equivalent—Chapter I of...

Produced in partnership with Andrij Jurkiw of Womble Bond Dickinson 9th Apr

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Competition law risk management guide—dominant companies

Why you need to manage this riskArticle 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (and the UK national equivalent, Chapter II of the...

Produced in partnership with Andrij Jurkiw of Womble Bond Dickinson 9th Apr

Practice notes

Creating a decision making framework

Hundreds of decisions are made every day that are taken effectively and implemented well. But there are also decisions made that may seem confused,...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Key stakeholders risk management guide

Why you need to identify the key stakeholdersWho is responsible for risk in a company or organisation? The answer may seem trite, but it is, of...

Produced in partnership with Jonathan Stevens of ASB Law 9th Apr

Practice notes

Tax evasion facilitation risk management guide

Why you need to manage this riskThe Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA 2017) received royal assent on 27 April 2017. It includes new corporate offences...

9th Apr

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Data protection risk management guide

Why you need to manage this riskData protection is one of the most challenging areas of risk management—the law is complex and wide-ranging, it...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Brexit risk management guide [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.Why you need to manage this riskThis risk management guide seeks to help you...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryant of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 9th Apr

Brexit

Practice notes

Direct marketing risk management guide

The rules on direct marketing affect almost every organisation in the UK. Deciding whether you can engage in a marketing campaign involves navigating...

Produced in partnership with Hamish Corner (Partner) and Katie-Claire Lloyd (Associate) of Penningtons Manches LLP 9th Apr

Practice notes

Legal risk management

This Practice Note aims to help in-house lawyers identify and measure legal risks faced by their organisation.Identifying legal riskTo be effective,...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Pandemic risk management guide

The extent of the restrictions imposed by regulators or government will largely dictate the nature of the risks that you need to manage for your...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 6th Apr

Precedents

Litigation register—in-house lawyers

Please click for the Precedent Legal risk register.Please note that this register has been prepared in Excel and it therefore cannot be downloaded to...

30th Mar

Practice notes

Legal risk management—the basics

It is often said that running a business means taking risks and that the biggest risk an entrepreneur can take is not to think about risk at all. A...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 25th Mar

Practice notes

Formulating a legal risk register

This Practice Note is intended for in-house lawyers. It explains how to create a legal risk register, a tool that allows you to collate all your legal...

25th Mar

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Standard terms and conditions of purchase risk management guide

This risk management guide is intended for commercial organisations in the UK. It identifies five key priorities for managing the risks associated...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 25th Mar

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Key business assets risk management guide

Why you need to manage this riskKey business assets are the organisation’s assets which are essential to its continued function and whose loss would...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 25th Mar

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Standard terms and conditions of sale risk management guide

This risk management guide is intended for commercial organisations in the UK. It identifies five key priorities in relation to standard terms and...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 25th Mar

Practice notes

Procurement risk management guide

Why you need to manage this riskAll organisations need to buy ‘stuff’. Office supplies, raw materials, key IT infrastructure, business consultancy...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 25th Mar

Practice notes

Contract management risk management guide

Why you need to manage this riskContract management is often seen by the business as an activity which is aimed not at ‘finding fault’ but is instead...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 25th Mar

In-house

Practice notes

Supply chain risk management guide

Why you need to manage this riskThe outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in early 2020 could be the most significant event to impact the world economy...

Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 25th Mar