30 July 2010 | Emma Cameron
It appears that repercussions from the recent takeover of Cadbury PLC by Kraft Foods are still being felt following the publication of a government command paper setting out its position with regards to...
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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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27 July 2010 | Emma Cameron
Background
The statutory remedy for a company member who considers that the company's affairs are being conducted in an unfairly prejudicial manner is contained in section 994 of the Companies Act 2006....
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27 July 2010 | James Odds
That’s what the latest offering from the Treasury looks like it is asking. “Government invites views on tax policies” at first glance looks like a great opportunity for all. In practice, it’s...
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19 July 2010 | Emma Cameron
The Takeover Panel has issued a formal statement to the effect that Brian Myerson and two others are persons who, in the opinion of the Hearings Committee of the Takeover Panel, are not likely to comply...
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19 July 2010 | James Odds
Nobody likes inheritance tax. It is a tax on wealth which has already been taxed in the lifetime of the deceased, and reduces the amount which can be left to the next generation. This blog examines...
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14 July 2010 | Emma Cameron
Background
After an extensive consultation process, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published the new UK Corporate Governance Code (Code). The Code applies to all companies with a premium...
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8 July 2010 | Richard Phillips
On 2 July 2010, following a consultation earlier this year, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published the first UK Stewardship Code (‘The Code’), which sets out good practice for institutional...
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8 July 2010 | Richard Phillips
Richard Phillips, Corporate partner at Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP, has been appointed to Wenta’s Board of Directors.
Wenta is the Enterprise Agency for Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, and plays...
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