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The High Court has recently rejected an attempt by shareholders to block a takeover, by scheme of arrangement, of Dee Valley Group plc by Severn Trent Water Limited. The proposed [...]

Cornhill Capital Limited has been publicly censored by the Disciplinary Committee of the London Stock Exchange. It was also fined [pounds]300,000, discounted for early settlement to [pounds]210,000. The censure relates [...]

From 6 April 2016, most UK companies and LLPs will be required to set up and maintain a PSC register to show who controls them. Companies and LLPs will be [...]

Both private and public companies will soon be required to seek the information needed to set up and maintain their PSC register (register of persons with significant control) and the [...]

Companies and their directors are subject to a panoply of legal requirements under the Companies Act 2006 and other legislation. Breach of some of these requirements is a criminal offence [...]

The Government is rowing back from its initial proposals for a blanket ban on corporate directors. In addition to the narrow specific exceptions originally envisaged, the Department for Business, Innovation [...]

Burberry Group plc has succeeded in an application to court for a direction not to comply with a request for a copy of its register of members, as the request [...]

A number of changes to company law are proposed in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill which is currently making its way through Parliament. Some are intended to increase [...]

The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether a director of a holding company was liable to one of its subsidiaries for breach of fiduciary duties, despite not having been [...]

On 14 April 2014, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) published best-practice recommendations in relation to lock-up agreements. These agreements are frequently made when companies are raising equity finance, and [...]

The new exemption from stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax on growth shares took effect on 28 April 2014. The exemption applies to trades in shares on recognised growth [...]