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Corporate weekly highlights—9 November 2023

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Published on: 09 November 2023

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Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
Video analysis—Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
Accounts and reports
FRC publish policy update
Financial services regulation
Government announces response to consultation on financial promotion exemptions
Directors and company secretaries
Judgment Alert: Official Receiver (liquidator of Bodystretch (UK) Limited) v Nadeem [2023] EWHC 2735 (Ch), [2023] All ER (D) 34 (Nov)
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Article summary

This week's edition of Corporate weekly highlights includes the release by the Lexis+® UK Practical Guidance Corporate team of a new video looking at the provisions of the ECCTA 2023 aimed at improving corporate transparency. The highlights also include publication by the FRC of a policy update, publication by the government of its response to a consultation on financial promotions and a High Court judgment involving a claim against a director for breach of director’s duties and transactions at an undervalue/preference.

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