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May 29, 2025

Everything You Need to Know About the New ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

Corporate fraud costs the UK economy billions each year. In 2020, the Government asked the Law Commission to review how the law on corporate criminal liability could be improved to make sure…

July 29, 2024

Directors’ Duties

The directors of a company have duties which are codified in legislation or derived from common law rules. The key source of legislation for directors’ duties is the Companies Act…

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July 26, 2024

Companies Act 2006 – A Summary

The Companies Act 2006 was introduced to replace the Companies Act 1985 as the UK’s key piece of legislation for the operation of companies. It is an important Act because…

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May 28, 2024

What is a Subsidiary?

A subsidiary is a company that is under the control of another company called a holding company. A subsidiary is considered its own legal entity, which, amongst other things, can…

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January 24, 2024

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

Given that the UK is one of the largest and most open economies globally, it presents an appealing environment to start a business. However, this also indicates that UK is…

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August 9, 2023

Completion Accounts For Share Purchases

A note on completion accounts - what they are and how they are used when a business is being acquired.

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February 20, 2023

What You Need to Know about Mergers and Acquisitions

A brief guide to help you get to grips with M&A

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August 2, 2022

The UK’s New Register of Overseas Entities

Understanding what the UK's New Register of Overseas Entities entails

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April 5, 2022

Sole Director Case Of Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing

A recent court case means that sole director companies should amend their articles of association

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