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Directors’ remuneration

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

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

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

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...
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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,...
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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;...
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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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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...
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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...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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...
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9th Nov
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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...
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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...
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9th Nov
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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...
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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...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Andrij Jurkiw of Womble Bond Dickinson 25th Nov
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...
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Produced in partnership with Andrij Jurkiw of Womble Bond Dickinson 25th Nov
Practice notes

Company secretary (listed): governance and risk

Written specifically for in-house lawyers in listed public companies newly tasked with company secretarial responsibilities, this guide aims to...
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25th Nov
Practice notes

Data protection risk management guide

Brexit: As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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19th Nov
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...
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Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 18th Nov
Precedents

Decision-making guide

1Introduction1.1This Decision-making guide (the Guide) sets out our organisation’s approach to decision making and covers:1.1.1why we have implemented...
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16th Oct
Precedents

Decision scorecard

This Precedent Decision scorecard (also known as a decision matrix) can be used to evaluate the alternative decision options you have identified...
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15th Oct
Precedents

Organisational decision levels (RACI) framework

This Precedent Organisational decision levels framework can be used for establishing decision making authority in each area of your organisation. This...
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15th Oct
Precedents

Decision-making—alternative option analysis

1Your detailsName[insert name]Role[insert role]Department[insert department]Date[insert date]2Decision detailsWhat do we need to make a decision...
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15th Oct
Precedents

Decision-making framework

This Decision-making framework should be used in conjunction with our Decision-making guide which sets out our organisation’s approach to decision...
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15th Oct
Precedents

Decision-making process flowchart

This flowchart illustrates the nine key stages in a decision making process and

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15th Oct
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,...
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15th Oct
Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 13th Oct
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...
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Produced in partnership with Elizabeth Bourlet 13th Oct
Q&As

Can an alternate director sign a deed on behalf of a company?

For the purposes of this Q&A, we have assumed the company is incorporated in England and Wales and as such the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) applies...
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28th Sep
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...
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27th Sep
Practice notes

Standard terms and conditions of sale risk management guide

Why you need to manage the riskIn some sales organisations, having a lawyer in the ranks is seen as a risk in itself. Sales-led businesses...
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26th Sep
Practice notes

Standard terms and conditions of purchase risk management guide

This risk management guide identifies five key priorities for managing the risks associated with standard terms and conditions of purchase and gives...
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26th Sep
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...
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26th Sep
Practice notes

Direct marketing risk management guide

Brexit: As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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26th Sep

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Rescission of a contract

What is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract, has been invalidated in some way:•the effect of rescinding a contract is to extinguish it and restore the parties to their pre-contractual positions•the main grounds of

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Tort—the different types of tort

This Practice Note identifies the main torts (bar negligence and nuisance, which are covered elsewhere in our related content) and their key characteristics. Specifically:•trespass to land•trespass to the person•privacy/defamation•liability for animals•employers' liability•product

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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 director or to reimbursement of expenses incurred in rendering such services. Power to pay directors remuneration for their services will need to be

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What is diversity and inclusion (D&I)—law firms

This Practice Note provides a high-level introduction to diversity and inclusion (D&I) and key reasons why it is important to law firms. Specific aspects of D&I are covered in more detail in Practice Notes:•The growing focus on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in law firms•Unconscious bias—law