Company Regulations in UK Law
- Company Accounts: Amending Regulations
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UK Government Publishes Statutory Regulations for UK Companies and LLPs in Connection With PSC Register Requirements
On January 25, the UK Government published two regulations in relation to new requirements for UK-incorporated companies and UK-formed limited liability partnerships (LLPs) to keep a register of pe...... ... The two regulations are the Register of People With Significant Control Regulations 2016 (Company Regulations) and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016 (LLP Regulations) (collectively, ... ...
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When is a merger a cross-border merger?
The High Court recently had to consider whether a transaction to merge several UK companies and a Dutch company into a UK company fell within the scope of the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regul...... ... whether a transaction to merge several UK companies and a Dutch company into a UK company fell within the scope of the Companies (Cross-Border gers) Regulations 2007 ... Background ... The Companies (Cross Border Mergers) ... ...
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Order against the Phoenix: ICO leverages personal fines for directors and other strategies to curb unlawful marketing
On 17 December 2018, new Regulations came into force meaning that company directors and other corporate officers may be personally fined up to £500,000 for their company’s nuisance calls and simila...... On 17 December 2018, new Regulations came into force meaning that company directors and other corporate ... ...
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No Breach Too Small: OFSI Reports First Breach of UK’s Russian Sanctions Regulations
On 31 August 2023 the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a “Disclosure” against Wise Payments Limited, a UK-registered company, regulated by the Financial Conduct Autho...... ... 31 August 2023 the UKs Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a Disclosure against Wise Payments Limited, a UK-registered company, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, for breaching Regulation 12 of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 by making funds ... ...
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The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018
In addition to the revised corporate governance code published by the Financial Reporting Council in July 2018 (the “Code”) (which applies to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019...... ... The Regulations apply to company reporting in respect of financial years commencing on or after 1 January 20191 and are intended to build confidence in the way that large private and ... ...
- High Court Dismisses Claim For Infringement Of Database Rights By Claims Management Company And Sets Out Useful Summary Of Law In Relation To Subsistence Of Database Rights Under The Copyright And Rights In Databases Regulations 1997
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UK’s ICO Fines Marketing Company Over Unsolicited Emails
The UK’s data protection authority, the ICO, recently fined marketing firm Everything DM Ltd for sending almost 1.5 million marketing emails without obtaining sufficient consent as required by the ...... ... almost 1.5 million marketing emails without obtaining sufficient consent as required by the UKs Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. In particular, the company sent messages on its clients behalf, the messages appeared to the recipient to come from the client, not Everything DM ... ...
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UK Oil Services Company Becomes Seventh Company to Receive OFSI Monetary Penalty for Sanctions Breaches
On 29 June 2022, HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced that a monetary penalty of £15,000 was imposed on 19 May 2022 against Tracerco Limited (Tracerco) for br...... ... of 15,000 was imposed on 19 May 2022 against Tracerco Limited (Tracerco) for breaches of The Syria (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2012 (the UK Regulations). Tracerco is a UK registered company based in the UAE and a subsidiary of Johnson Matthey, also a UK company. According to ... ...
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Do the draft UK Pre-Pack Regulations address industry concerns?
On 24 February 2021, the UK government published the draft bill for the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”), which, once in forc...... ... dealing with a pre-pack Essentially, once the Regulations are in force, an administrator will be unable to make a substantial disposal of company property to a connected party within eight weeks of the administration commencing without either creditor approval, or an independent written ... ...
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