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20 Dec 2018 08:55
What’s Coming Up: January 2019FromCounsel: What's Coming Up January 2019 provides an overview of key dates for corporate lawyers coming up in January 2019. more...
HIGH COURT REFUSES TO GRANT NEGATIVE DECLARATIONS REGARDING THE FUTURE USE OF A NAME SOLD WITH A BUSINESS
Philip Gillyon of Erskine Chambers considers the decision in Millen v Karen Millen Fashions Ltd & Anor The case of Millen v Karen Millen Fashions Ltd & Anor [2016] EWHC 2104 (Ch) shows the dangers for a seller disposing of its business on terms (as are commonplace) that give the buyer rights over more...
19 Dec 2018 09:16
Michael Todd QC of Erskine Chambers considers the interaction between privilege and the exercise of regulatory powersRegulators have their statutory responsibilities to perform and objectives to achieve, and the legislature and the courts will provide those regulators with a degree of freedom and latitude as to the manner in which they are performed and achieved. Generally, the legislature requires those from whom more...
“LOYALTY SHARES” AND WEIGHTED VOTING RIGHTS IN COMPANIES FORMED AND REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACTS
In this article Martin Moore QC and Philip Gillyon consider the concept of weighted voting rights in a company formed and registered under the English Companies Acts (an English company), particularly where such rights derive from holding shares for an extended period of time; and the extent to more...
13 Dec 2018 13:51
Avoid a Christmas (debt) hangoverAs a business, you may have seen an increase in sales during the run-up to Christmas – which is great news – until your customers are late making payment and your cash flow suffers as a result. It’s pretty common for people to overspend at this time of year, and most will focus on spending money more...
13 Dec 2018 11:54
End of year deadlines: have you filed your annual accounts yet?Amidst the festivities it is important to check when your annual accounts filing deadline is. Failure to file your annual accounts on time is a criminal offence and could result in fines for both your company and its directors. Many companies have a deadline of 31 December to file their annual more...
13 Dec 2018 09:35
FromCounsel - 'What's Coming Up 2019'FromCounsel has published 'What's Coming Up 2019' - an overview of key dates for corporate lawyers coming up in 2019. You can view the file here. more...
11 Dec 2018 15:48
Disclaiming DisclaimerWhen a company is dissolved, all its property and rights (including leasehold property) are deemed to be bona vacantia and accordingly belong to the Crown. Pursuant to s.1013 of the Companies Act 2006, where property so vests in the Crown, the Crown’s title to it may be disclaimed by a notice signed more...
10 Dec 2018 11:27
Martin Moore QC of Erskine Chambers considers issues arising in recent Part VII transfer & cross-border merger applications undertaken in preparation for BrexitPreparations for Brexit have seen a surge in the number of applications to the High Court in relation to cross-border mergers under the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (CBMR 2007) and insurance and banking business transfers under Part VII FSMA 2000. These applications are raising more...
7 Dec 2018 09:37
Family Investment CompaniesIt is often a frightening concept to give away hard-earned assets and lose control over them and this, together with concern over future cash flow, can be a barrier to putting assets into trust or simply making gifts. One of the key benefits of a family investment company is that wealth can be more...
5 Dec 2018 11:56
High Court considers whether a majority shareholder is entitled to obtain relief by unfair prejudice petition under s 994 CA 2006James Potts QC and Chantelle Staynings of Erskine Chambers comment on the High Court’s decision in Cool Seas (Seafoods) Ltd v Interfish Ltd Cool Seas (Seafoods) Ltd v Interfish Ltd [2018] EWHC 2038 (Ch) is a relatively rare example of a case in which a majority shareholder succeeded in an unfair more...
4 Dec 2018 13:55
FromCounsel expands service and contentThe FromCounsel Team is very pleased to announce the expansion of it Markets coverage. As well as Public M&A and Main Market IPOs, the service now includes IPOs by AIM companies (with a market cap of £50 million and above) which have been announced via RNS since 1 July 2017. Content will contain more...
4 Dec 2018 12:53
Director-shareholder remuneration – risks of declaring dividends as opposed to taking a salaryIn the recent case of Global Corporation Limited v Hale [2018] EWCA Civ 2618, the Court of Appeal considered whether payments to the director and shareholder of the company must be repaid on the basis that they constituted dividends which were unlawful pursuant to section 830 of the Companies Act more...
3 Dec 2018 12:51
FromCounsel adds more new content - FCA listing regime: continuing obligationsFromCounsel is delighted to announce the further development of its content with the launch of the following new section: FCA listing regime: continuing obligations – this section provides an overview of the key continuing obligations which apply to a listed company under the Listing Rules including more...
30 Nov 2018 09:32
Andrew Thornton of Erskine Chambers considers novel approaches emerging out of recent cross-border merger applicationsCross-border merger applications continue apace and are bringing new issues before the courts. Last week saw the approval under the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (CBMR 2007) of cross-border mergers involving CT Infrastructure Holding Ltd and Treetop Zobele Bidco Ltd. CT more...
23 Nov 2018 15:18
Andrew Thornton of Erskine Chambers considers developments in the court’s approach to ‘gone-away’ shareholders on takeover schemesIn the Vernalis plc and Abzena plc takeover schemes (sanctioned on 8 and 10 October 2018 respectively), Snowden J considered how the court should approach schemes where there is a risk that untraceable, missing or ‘gone-away’ scheme shareholders (ie shareholders with whom the target company has lost more...
8 Nov 2018 14:39
Judgments in Brief: October 2018FromCounsel's latest 'Judgments in Brief' is now available. Judgments in Brief: October 2018 gives an overview of the judgments we covered as part of our Current Awareness service in October 2018. more...
22 Oct 2018 14:08
Important guidance from the Court on determining a company’s ‘centre of main interests’In the recent case of Re Videology Ltd [footnote 1], the English High Court considered the factors relevant for determining a company’s centre of main interests (or COMI) and whether it had an establishment in a foreign jurisdiction for the purposes of the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006. more...
10 Oct 2018 09:50
FromCounsel adds more new content - Takeover Code: Schemes of ArrangementFromCounsel is delighted to announce the further development of its content with the launch of the following new section: Takeover Code: Schemes of arrangement – this section looks at the considerations when choosing whether to use a scheme or a contractual offer on a takeover of a Code company and more...
4 Oct 2018 07:59
FromCounsel launches Masterclasses – 5 November 2018 with Andrew Thornton and Ben Shaw of Erskine ChambersFromCounsel are excited to announce the launch of FromCounsel's Masterclasses. These are a series of half-day, specialist classes designed for professionals at all levels of experience (from trainee to partner) who require a deep, working understanding of the core principles underpinning the more...
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