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Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws

1 comment 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...

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Employee Share Schemes – Breakfast Forums

8 March 2010 | Craig Harrison

Working in conjunction with Hillier Hopkins, we will be hosting a series of breakfast forums on Thursday 25th March, Tuesday 30th March or Wednesday 31st March. Meeten Nathwani, Hillier Hopkins LLP...

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When is a subsidiary company not a subsidiary company?

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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Tax TV

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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Definitive guidelines published on corporate manslaughter offences

17 February 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act came into force in April 2008. It created a new offence of corporate manslaughter, committed by organisations rather than by individuals....

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Should your company’s articles of association be amended?

15 February 2010 | Emma Cameron

Why amend the articles of association? The Companies Act 2006 (2006 Act) came fully into force on 1 October 2009. The Act aimed to simplify company law procedures, particularly for smaller companies....

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BA/Iberia merger to signal return of M&A activity?

10 February 2010 | Craig Harrison

Reports last week suggested that, after more than a year of talks, the proposed merger between British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia is due to take place during the first quarter of 2010. This merger...

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Corporate hospitality will be caught by new UK bribery legislation

8 February 2010 | Tim Constable

It is often thought that despite its other ills, the UK at least remains relatively free from corruption. According to the international anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, we should think...

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Director found to be personally liable for misrepresentations on a company sale

26 January 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background The claimant (Invertec) and the first defendant (De Mol Holding BV (DMH)) entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the sale by DMH to Invertec of all of the issued shares in Volante...

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Association of British Insurers publishes position paper on executive remuneration

18 January 2010 | Emma Cameron

What is the Association of British Insurers? The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is the trade association for the UK's insurance industry.  The ABI has around 400 companies in its membership....

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