15 November 2011 | Richard Phillips
Last month, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced that it will make two changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code in order to strengthen diversity in the boardroom.
The revised UK Corporate...
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8 September 2011 | Shimon Shaw
The news is full of tax talk. This is partly because a group of economists, including two former members of the Bank of England's policy committee, DeAnne Julius and Sushil Wadhwani, signed a joint...
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1 September 2011 | Emma Cameron
Background
The right for a shareholder of a company to bring an action for unfair prejudice has been the subject of many cases over the years. This right allows a shareholder to bring an action on...
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22 February 2011 | Shimon Shaw
On the face of it, it seems to be rather a pointless question. Of course they do. If you pay more for better performance - you'll get better performance. But a study from the University of Nottingham...
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15 February 2011 | Mark Archer
A recent High Court case has highlighted that a purported gift of shares in a company by one of the company's directors which was intended to put those shares beyond the reach of individuals who may have...
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14 February 2011 | Emma Cameron
JJB Sports PLC (JJB) has been fined by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) after it failed to disclose to the market full details of its acquisitions of the retail chains Original Show Company (OSC)...
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19 January 2011 | Mark Archer
A recent High Court decision has yet again highlighted the need for parties to draft personal guarantees accurately and in a form that is entirely appropriate for the underlying transaction. A guarantee...
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17 January 2011 | Richard Phillips
According to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), published today, non-executive directors spent 20 per cent more time fulfilling their boardroom duties in 2010 than they did in 2009.
PwC’s...
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