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How Companies House enforcement powers are growing

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Published on: 30 October 2024
Published by a Law360 reporter

Table of contents

  • New statutory objectives
  • Enforcement powers
  • Financial penalties
  • Enforcement in practice
  • Takeaways

Article summary

Law360, London: On 27 September 2024, Companies House, established in 1844 as the UK's register of all UK companies, published updated enforcement policy guidance for the first time in nearly ten years.

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