16 September 2011 | Samantha Lloyd
From 1 September 2011, Companies House will no longer accept company names on documents submitted to the registrar of companies “which contain minor variations or typographical errors.”
The change...
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3 June 2011 | Samantha Lloyd
In the first of a series of blogs addressing practical issues arising out of the Companies Act 2006 we consider how a company may validly execute a deed.
Section 44 of the Companies Act 2006, which...
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15 April 2011 | Samantha Lloyd
Companies House has introduced a new form to be used when correcting inaccuracies in documents previously filed with the Registrar. The “second filing” service was launched on 6 April 2011 and applies...
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3 March 2011 | Samantha Lloyd
Background
How difficult is it to gift a share? This was the question asked by Lady Justice Arden in her judgment in Shah v Shah [2010] EWCA Civ 140. The case considered whether or not a letter accompanied...
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30 November 2010 | Samantha Lloyd
Introduction
In a recent decision the High Court emphasised that the articles of association of a company are to be construed in the same way as any other commercial contract.
Background
A company’s...
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10 September 2010 | Samantha Lloyd
All companies must provide certain information in their business communications. The requirements are intended to ensure that anyone dealing with a company is aware of its legal identity, its limited liability...
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29 July 2010 | Samantha Lloyd
It has always been possible to appoint a company as a director of another company incorporated and registered in England and Wales. The Companies Act 2006, however, heralded an end to the practice...
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29 July 2010 | Samantha Lloyd
An indemnity given by a financial advisor was not personal and therefore could be enforced by an assignee said the Court of Appeal in Shaw v Lighthousexpress Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 161.
Berkeley...
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2 December 2009 | Samantha Lloyd
The Court of Appeal has ruled that where important terms were still under negotiation, no contract had been concluded. Whittle Movers had been successful in its tender for the supply of distribution and...
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2 December 2009 | Samantha Lloyd
Intel is facing a US federal lawsuit after being accused by the New York Attorney General of using ‘bribery and coercion’ to force computer manufacturers to purchase its central processing unit computer...
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