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Lexis®PSL Corporate weekly highlights—3 December 2015

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Published on: 03 December 2015

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Welcome to the weekly highlights from the Lexis®PSL Corporate team for the week ending 3 December 2015, which provide news updates and a comprehensive list of dates for your diary. This week’s edition includes analysis of the Supreme Court’s judgment in Eclairs Group Ltd and Glengary Overseas Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas Plc, which clarifies the purpose for which the directors should exercise a power to impose restrictions on a shareholder who does not comply with a section 793 disclosure notice, analysis of the Autumn Statement and consideration of a case concerning director disqualification. It also includes news updates on Companies House opening hours for the holiday period; the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation on regulatory protections afforded to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using financial services and the European Commission’s proposals overhauling the rules relating to the Prospectus Directive.

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