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Company Law – UK Government Updates ECCTA Implementation Timeline

The Department for Business and Trade has published a third progress report confirming key dates, with implementation activity and transitional periods expected to continue well into 2028.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate law update: 13 - 19 June

The Court of Appeal examines whether shareholders suffered unfair prejudice when a director pursued property investment opportunities for his own benefit rather than offering them to the joint venture company.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

High Court Finds Agreement Between A Company And Its Sole Director May Form Basis For Unlawful Means Conspiracy

In a recent decision, the High Court held that a sole director and the company he controlled could together be liable for the tort of unlawful means conspiracy: LUX Films Ltd v Fowler & Anor [2026] EWHC 963 (KB).

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unlawful Distributions: What Every Board Needs To Know

When most directors think of "distributions", they think dividends: a cash payment declared usually at year-end and paid to shareholders. Simple. But in reality, the legal definition is far broader.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Section 250 Of The Crime And Policing Act 2026: A Step Change In Corporate Criminal Exposure

United Kingdom Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Supreme Court Confirms Fiduciary Must Account Even For Profits That Would Have Been Made Without The Breach Of Duty

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Role Of Corporate Advisory Boards: Distinguishing From Formal Governance

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Directors And ECCTA 2023: A Practical Guide To Your Compliance Obligations

United Kingdom Commercial

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Winston Taylor

Company Secretaries And ECCTA 2023: A Practical Guide To Your Company's Compliance Obligations

United Kingdom Commercial

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Winston Taylor

Streamlining Companies House ID Verification

United Kingdom Commercial

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Maples Group

Court Of Appeal – Payment By Director Fails To Satisfy Company’s Judgment Debt (56 Fellows Road Limited v ABC Block Management Ltd)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Cyber Governance And Directors’ Duties: What The Government’s Open Letter Means For Boards

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Corporate Criminal Liability Expanded To All Crimes Under The Crime And Policing Act 2026

United Kingdom Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

The Independent Football Regulator – An Overview

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Property Newsletter: June 2026 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gatehouse Chambers

Renters’ Rights Act 2025: Essential Information About The Changes To The Private Rented Sector On 1 May 2026 (Videos)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Home-grown AI? What You Need To Know About The Sovereignty Agenda

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 5 June 2026

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Too Big To Ignore: Regulating The Data Centre Boom

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Guide To Identity Verification – How And When To Verify Your Identity For Companies House

All directors of UK companies, as well as people with significant control (PSCs), are subject to new mandatory identity verification (IDV) requirements at Companies House. Other individuals will be impacted later this year.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Winston Taylor

M R Currell Limited: A Cautionary Tale For HMRC

Tackling disguised remuneration (DR) has long been a focus for HMRC, and they have had significant success in the area, protecting billions of pounds of tax revenue.

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Third Parties And Jurisdiction Clauses: Lessons From Campeau v Gottex

The High Court’s decision in Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund 1 (OE) Waste highlights that third parties may, in certain circumstances, be able to rely on jurisdiction clauses in commercial contracts.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Barnes Law

Rewriting The Rules On Corporate Criminal Liability

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (CPA 2026), which received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, will significantly extend corporate criminal liability from 29 June 2026...

United Kingdom Criminal

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Lewis Silkin

Illiquidx v Altana Wealth: Information Can Be Both Confidential And Public-Domain

United Kingdom Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Access To UK Company Privileged Documents By Former Directors

United Kingdom Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

How AI Use Can Increase Failure To Prevent Fraud Risk

United Kingdom Criminal

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WilmerHale

Corporate Law Update: 2 - 8 May

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Close Companies, Open Books: HMRC Consults On New Reporting Requirements For Close Companies

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

OPG Updates Guidance On Family (Gratuitous) Care Payments: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Commercial

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Reminder - File Your Share Plan Annual Returns With HMRC By 6 July To Avoid Penalties!

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

The Application Of Legal Advice Privilege To Intra-Client Documents

United Kingdom Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

How To Create A Business Continuity Plan: Legal And Operational Considerations In The UK

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Quarterly Listed Company Update – What's New And What's Next?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Reminder - File Your Share Plan Annual Returns With HMRC By 6 July To Avoid Penalties!

Companies operating employee share plans and management incentive arrangements must prepare and submit annual returns to HMRC by 6 July 2026, with penalties starting at £100 for late filing.

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

The Application Of Legal Advice Privilege To Intra-Client Documents

In Aabar Holdings S.à.r.l. & Ors v. Glencore Plc [2026] EWHC 877 (Comm), the Commercial Court has confirmed that legal advice privilege applies to any “intra-client” document that is sent between or created...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Goodwin Procter LLP

How To Create A Business Continuity Plan: Legal And Operational Considerations In The UK

Without a BCP, your business may face contractual breaches, regulatory action, data protection issues and potential director liability.

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Quarterly Listed Company Update – What's New And What's Next?

UK listed companies face significant changes to share issuance procedures, sustainability reporting requirements, and regulatory enforcement standards. How will the FCA's recent amendments to listing rules...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Relocating To The UK: The Proposed Corporate Redomiciliation Regime

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

The Legal Obligations When An Insolvent Business Closes Down

When a business or an inpidual in England and Wales becomes insolvent and is facing bankruptcy there are important legal obligations.

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Giambrone & Partners

Companies House Is Ramping Up Prosecutions For Late Accounts

Companies House, the UK companies registry, has begun to crack down significantly on companies that make late account filings, with directors personally exposed to criminal prosecution and disqualification.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Government Consults (Again) On New Regime For Corporate Redomiciliations Into The UK

The Government is consulting for the second time on introducing a new regime to allow companies formed outside the UK to “redomicile” by changing their place of incorporation to the UK.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Crossing The Line? Broker Lift-Outs And Duties Of Disclosure In The UK

In the recent decision in Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd v Willis Re (UK) Ltd [2026] EWHC 361 (KB)...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Significant Quincecare Claims Survive Strike Out/summary Judgment Applications

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

SEC Grants Conditional Section 16(a) Exemptions For Certain Foreign Private Issuers

United Kingdom Commercial

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Mintz

No Time Limit For Unfair Prejudice Petitions: THG Plc v Zedra Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd

United Kingdom Litigation

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Macfarlanes LLP

Risks For Parent Company Executives When A Foreign Subsidiary Fails

United Kingdom Insolvency

GGI Global Alliance

EXPLAINER: New UK Guidance On Identifying Persons With Significant Control (PSCs)

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Sovereign Verify – The Smart Way To Confirm Your Identity With UK Companies House

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Football Club Owners Take Heed: Inside The IFR's New Owners, Directors And Senior Executives Test

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

UK Corporate Briefing February 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

2026 Outlook: Are UK Liquidators Able To Limit Their Liability?

United Kingdom Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

A Guide To The Taxation Of Share Plans In The UK

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

Half-yearly Corporate Update – Our Latest Briefing

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Fines Former Finance Directors Of Carillion Plc

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Annual General Meetings In Oman: A Practical Readiness Guide (2026 Cycle)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Corporate Law Update: 20 December 2025 - 16 January 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Listing Regime – Two Executive Directors Drop Appeal Against FCA Fines For Breaches Of Listing Rules And MAR

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Dixcart Group Limited

BTI v SEQUANA – The Changing Nature Of Directors' Duties As A Company Flounders (Video)

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Quadrant Chambers

Unique Gun-Jumping Case Sanctioned By French Competition Authority (Video)

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McDermott Will & Emery

Protecting The Scheme In A Corporate Take-Over Situation (Video)

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Gowling WLG

CDR/Insolvency Series: You Shouldn't Have Done That: Post-insolvency Claims Against Directors (Video)

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Gatehouse Chambers

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