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Modern Slavery - Transparency In Supply Chains

Although many organisations take steps to promote ethical business practices and have policies to protect workers from being exploited, so-called...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Statutory Books, Centralised Records And What Businesses Must Do Now

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) heralds the most significant overhaul of UK company administration in a generation.

United Kingdom Commercial

Gardner Leader

Corporate Reporting – Government Announces Reform Proposals

The government has announced proposals to reduce the narrative reporting burden in the UK. This forms part of the government's Regulation Action Plan, aimed at reforming the UK regulatory framework...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ECCTA Identity Verification: What You Need To Know Now

When the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received Royal Assent in October 2023, one of the significant reforms was the introduction of mandatory identity verification for company directors...

United Kingdom Commercial

Gardner Leader

Corporate Law Update: 18 - 24 October 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Sole Trader Or Limited Company: Choosing The Right UK Business Structure

United Kingdom Commercial

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Halliday Styan

Your Guide To ID Verification For ECCTA 2023: Private Equity Funds, Portfolio Companies

United Kingdom Commercial

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Browne Jacobson

UPC Court Of Appeal And UK Supreme Court Concur On High Threshold For Director Liability

United Kingdom IP

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J A Kemp LLP

Identity Verification A New UK Legal Requirement Under ECCTA

United Kingdom Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

UK Companies House Confirms Identity Verification Rollout From 18 November

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Exit Plans, Good Faith, And Statutory Duties

United Kingdom Commercial

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Teacher Stern

A Guide To The New Companies House Mandatory Identity Verification Requirements

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Privy Council Delivers A Useful Reminder Of The Limits Of The Re Duomatic Principle Of Informal Shareholder Assent

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Pension Scheme Trustee Directors – Identity Verification Requirements

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

High Court Grants Permission To Bring Concurrent Derivative Claim And Unfair Prejudice Petition

The decision also offers guidance on the good faith test for permission to bring a derivative claim and its parallels with a director's duty to promote the success of the company.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Company Administration – Regulations Made To Reflect The Simplification Of Company And LLP Registers

Further regulations have been made to reflect the fact that companies will no longer be required to keep their own copies of certain registers. They are expected to be brought into force from 18 November 2025.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Crime And The Senior Manager Test

The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 expands liability, raising fresh debates over fairness, corporate culture, and culpability.

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Identity Verification Updates For Leaders In Academy Trusts: What You Need To Know

Identity verification (IDV) is being introduced for academy trusts to comply with the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Browne Jacobson

UK Adopts Phased Approach For ID Verification At Companies House

United Kingdom Commercial

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Maples Group

UK To Introduce Mandatory Identity Verification For Directors And PSCs From November 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

I. Frangos & Associates LLC

New Requirements To Verify Your Identity With Companies House

United Kingdom Commercial

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LegalVision

Company Administration – Companies House Announces Planned Start Date For Mandatory Identity Verification

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Court Of Appeal Refuses Interim Injunction To Suspend Business 'Transformation Plan'

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Criminal Risk Under Scrutiny In The Boardroom

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Jersey Company Formation Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Wealth Mgt

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Cavenwell Group

Court Of Appeal Finds PSP Liable For Deceitful Representations Made By Agent Acting With Apparent/ostensible Authority

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Companies House Claims New Powers Are Yielding "Real-world Impact"

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

UK Companies House Introduces New Identification Verification Service

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Jersey Company Formation Guide (Video)

Jersey's strategic position as a leading offshore financial centre is the result of decades of deliberate legislative development, prudent regulation, and a consistent commitment to economic integrity.

United Kingdom Wealth Mgt

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Cavenwell Group

Court Of Appeal Finds PSP Liable For Deceitful Representations Made By Agent Acting With Apparent/ostensible Authority

The decision highlights how a principal's conduct can lead a third party to reasonably believe that an agent has ostensible authority

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Companies House Claims New Powers Are Yielding "Real-world Impact"

UK Companies House issued a report on 30 June setting out its progress in implementing changes introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) 2023...

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

UK Companies House Introduces New Identification Verification Service

UK Companies House is rolling out new identity verification (IDV) requirements for directors, people with significant control (PSCs) and persons filing documents...

United Kingdom Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Considering Stakeholder Interests: How Directors Can Comply With Their Section 172 Companies Act Duties

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herrington Carmichael

The Fall Of The Shareholder Rule: What The Jardine Case Means For Corporate Governance

The Privy Council's landmark decision in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd ([2025] UKPC 34) to abolish the Shareholder Rule has sparked extensive legal analysis...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Spencer West

Corporate Law Update: 9 - 15 August 2025

Companies House has confirmed that the requirement for companies to keep certain internal statutory registers will be abolished with effect from 18 November 2025.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Pensions Brief: August 2025

Companies House has announced that the identity verification requirements under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) will come into force on 18 November 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

The Economic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - ID Verification

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) makes significant changes to UK law and is aimed at tackling economic crime and making UK-registered entities more transparent.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Burness Paull

Corporate Law Update: 2 - 8 August 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Changes To UK Company Law

United Kingdom Commercial

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Nazali

The Emperor Never Had Any Clothes: The Privy Council Abandons The Shareholder Rule

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Company Law – Abolition Of Certain Statutory Company Registers

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Company Administration - Companies House Confirms Start Date For Mandatory Identity Verification

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Corporate Briefing August 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Perjury, Forgery, Freezers, And Mini-trials: How To Unravel The Mess

United Kingdom Litigation

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Gatehouse Chambers

Key Issues To Consider When Private Credit Is Given The Keys To A Borrower

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Quarterly Listed Company Update – What's New And What's Next?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

FCA Publishes Final Rules For Public Offers And Admission To Trading Regime

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

"They Will Thank Me In The Long Run" - Unfair Prejudice Lessons Learned From Saxon Woods v Costa

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Corporate Law Update: 5 - 11 July 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

Joint Ventures In The Clean Energy Sector: Directors' Duties

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Upper Tribunal Upholds FCA Decision Against Former CEO And CFO Of Listed Bank For Being Knowingly Concerned In Listing Rules Breach

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Law Update: 28 June - 4 July 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

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