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Corporate weekly highlights—11 June 2020

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Published on: 11 June 2020
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Table of contents

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill receives second reading in the House of Lords
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)—FRC and BEIS publish updated Q&A on company filings, AGMs and other general meetings
  • AIM companies given another month to prepare biannual reports amid coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Companies House permits temporary document upload service
  • Exception to suspension of Companies House strike off activity amid coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Unsuccessful attempt to vary court order in light of coronavirus (COVID-19) (Dinglis v Dinglis)
  • Members
  • European Commission apparently dismisses call for delay in implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive II
  • Equity capital markets

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news that the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Lords, that the FRC and BEIS have updated their joint Q&A on company filings, AGMs and other general meetings, that the LSE are allowing AIM companies an additional month to prepare their biannual report, and that Companies House have developed a temporary online service to upload certain documents (excluding those that can already be sent online).

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