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Corporate Governance of a Subsidiary in a Group Context

Groups of companies are generally composed of a parent company being the shareholder of several subsidiaries where the parent company…
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Credit Ratings & ESG Ratings – Helping Understand a Company’s Health

Ratings agencies play a crucial role in the financial markets by providing essential assessments of the performance of companies….
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Branching Out? Choosing the right UK business structure

When an overseas entity is making the exciting decision to expand your business into the UK, one of the first…
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Know your duties – Directors’ liabilities beyond Companies Act

The UK Companies Act 2006 provides for the general directors’ duties. These duties are rather broad and owed to the…
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Supply Chain Due Diligence Directive & its application in the UK

On 24 April 2024 the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has finally been adopted by the European Parliament which…
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Duties all company directors must comply with

The Companies Act 2006 introduced a number of duties to which all company directors must comply. These duties include……
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The Importance of Calling Directors’ Meeting Correctly and Minute Taking

Failure to properly hold a Directors meeting can have significant implications for a company and its directors….
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Duomatic Principle – What is it and when NOT to use it!

The Duomatic Principle is the common law principle of decision-making by shareholders through informal unanimous consent….
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Conducting Company Resolutions Correctly:

This article will cover the use of written resolutions and the relevance of compliance and the importance of keeping company…
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Conducting Company Resolutions Correctly: Part 3 – Special Resolutions

Special resolutions are used for more constitutional matters that extend beyond the powers of directors….
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Conducting Company Resolutions Correctly: Part 2 – Ordinary Resolutions

An ordinary members resolution is a formal decision requiring approval by more than 50% of the voting shareholders….
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Conducting Company Resolutions Correctly: Part 1 – Director Resolutions

Conducting company resolutions correctly is an important part of a company’s governance….