5 May 2010 | Richard Phillips
With the general election looming, this briefing looks at what the three main political parties have proposed for corporate governance, takeovers, small and medium-sized businesses, and regulation in their...
Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate governance manifestos Mergers and acquisitions SMEs Takeover
25 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick
V&P had approached R about a possible acquisition of a company called H&T. V&P and R had entered into a confidentiality agreement about this. In breach of that agreement, R bought H&T without...
Tags on this discussion: account of profits breach breach of contract confidential information confidentiality contract contract law contracts damages fiduciary duty Intellectual property intellectual property rights Mergers and acquisitions tort
10 March 2010 | Emma Cameron |
The hostile takeover of the British chocolate maker, Cadbury plc (Cadbury) by US company, Kraft Foods Inc (Kraft) has been widely publicised, especially the initial resistance by Cadbury’s shareholders...
Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance Directors Mergers and acquisitions Shareholders Takeover
23 February 2010 | Emma Cameron |
Introduction
A recent Court of Appeal decision has the effect that in some circumstances a company which a holding company considers to be its subsidiary may not in fact be its subsidiary.
Statutory...
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22 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw |
The Treasury has today published a draft Tax Framework for business. This is intended to provide greater certainty for large businesses about the Government's approach to the development of tax policy....
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18 February 2010 | Shimon Shaw
In what seems to me to be a slightly odd use of taxpayer's money, HMRC have decided to sponsor a new channel 5 TV show - the Business Inspector.
The justification of this is that the programme will...
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5 January 2010 | Emma Cameron |
It may not be a comfortable thought, but at some point a business may be confronted by the critical illness or death of one of its founders. Have you considered what might happen to your company if you...
Tags on this discussion: contracts Corporate structuring Cross Option Agreement Shareholder Tax Issues
5 January 2010 | Emma Cameron
The High Court has considered a claim for a declaration as to the meaning of a price calculation clause in a shareholders agreement. The claim arose out a merger of two businesses. The parties had entered...
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3 December 2009 | Mark Weston
The Bribery Bill has been re-introduced to Parliament following the examination of the initial Bribery Bill, which had been originally put before Parliament in March. The Bribery Bill aims to modernise...
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