9/1/2025 1:22:34 PM Privy Council abolishes the shareholder privilege rule By Rosie Graham The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the Board) recently delivered its judgment in Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments...
8/6/2025 8:39:24 AM Companies House announces ID verification rollout from 18 November 2025 By Rosie Graham On 5 August 2025, Companies House announced that mandatory identity verification will be phased in from 18 November 2025 (Companies House...
7/30/2025 2:32:54 PM Reforms to National Security and Investment regime announced By Rosie Graham Earlier this summer, the UK government announced a review of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act), aimed at ensuring...
7/9/2025 12:49:59 PM Court of Appeal confirms shareholder suffered unfair prejudice By Rosie Graham Court of Appeal upheld High Court decision that a shareholder suffered unfair prejudice when company failed to pursue exit Introduction...
7/13/2022 9:29:24 AM UK introduces mandatory pre-clearance of mergers for the first time By Vivienne Robinson Guest blog by Vivienne Robinson, Competition Law Consultant, Solicitor. New rules came into force in the UK this year that require a...
12/8/2020 12:00:00 AM Sustainable Fashion By Howard Kennedy Ethical and sustainable fashion is not new but the desire for sustainability has inundated the press over the passing months, more so...
6/12/2019 12:00:00 AM UK develops 13 Tech "Unicorns" in the past year By Howard Kennedy Despite the headwinds (and the occasional bit of political uncertainty), the UK has created more technology companies worth at least $1bn...
5/7/2019 12:00:00 AM Star Wars and Companies House - letting light in on the dark side? By Rosie Graham Two Companies House-related items in the media caught my eye at the weekend. The first is a blog post, If Darth Vader owned a company by...
4/30/2019 12:00:00 AM Taylor Wimpey CEO cancels own planned purchase of discounted luxury flat By Howard Kennedy The Chief Executive of housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has withdrawn from his planned purchase of a luxury flat in central London valued at...
3/21/2019 12:00:00 AM #MeToo clauses illustrate growing importance of reputation in M&A decision making By Gillian White Investors have never just considered the legal and commercial risk of matters brought to their attention as part of due diligence....
12/20/2018 12:00:00 AM Brexit Fund Investors Survey - Optimism for the Future? By Howard Kennedy Despite Brexit's negative outlook dominating most newspapers' front pages, a recent survey, carried out by State Street Brexometer in the...
10/30/2018 12:00:00 AM Budget 2018 - an enterprising budget? By Howard Kennedy There was mixed news for entrepreneurs in the 2018 Budget. The key point is that, despite some speculation in the media, the Chancellor...