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This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) HMRC’s Employment Related Securities Bulletin 66 regarding ERS reporting...
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) a reminder of the 6 July filing deadline for annual share schemes returns to...
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) a policy statement from HM Treasury on proposed reforms to the Consumer Credit...
This week's edition of Share Incentives weekly highlights includes (1) a focus on executive pay, as the AGM season continues, and (2) a new practical...
Malus and clawbackThe use of malus and clawbackThe concept of withholding or even recovering value from executives if a material adverse event occurs...
What is a long-term incentive plan?A long-term incentive plan (LTIP) is a term that is commonly used among listed companies to describe executive...
Nil paid shares and partly paid shares—practical considerationsWhat are nil paid shares and partly paid shares?When shares are issued, their...
Implementing share plans—ways to manage dilution of existing shareholdersWhat is share dilution?Share dilution happens when a company issues...
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the operation of employee incentive arrangements in the UKThe Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) is the principal legislation governing the financial services sector and regulating securities and investments in the UK and has a number of
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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