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Corporate weekly highlights—29 September 2022

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Published on: 29 September 2022

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Table of contents

Economic crime and corporate transparency
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill published
Tax
Growth Plan 2022
Company disclosures, records and registers
HM Land Registry releases guidance on applications involving overseas entities
Corporate governance
OECD consults on G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
Members
Re Cardiff City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd; Isaac v Tan

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Article summary

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes news of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which proposes a broad array of company law reform with the aim of enhancing the transparency and security of the UK’s company registry, the ‘mini budget’, otherwise known as the ‘Growth Plan 2022’, announcing unexpected significant tax cuts, the release of new guidance on applications to the HM Land Registry involving overseas entities, a new OECD consultation on the review of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance and the dismissal of a minority shareholder unfair prejudice petition in the case of Re Cardiff City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd; Isaac v Tan.

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