Companies House Reform: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
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12 February 2025
The UK Government has launched a long-awaited consultation on copyright law and artificial intelligence (AI), to address the complex issues surrounding AI model training. This consultation, which is open until 25 February 2025, offers an opportunity for stakeholders to weigh in on how UK copyright law should apply to AI. The aims of the consultation…
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In the latest in the series of blog posts covering the introduction of reforms to the UK corporate governance regime, Peter Collins considers the latest policy paper released by Companies House. Companies House has released a policy paper detailing a transition plan for upcoming changes to UK company law. This represents a welcome update to…
Read more19 June 2024
In the case of Clarke v Lakha [2024] EWHC 51 (Ch), the High Court held a company’s articles of association were amended via shareholders’ conduct. This case, which concerned the appointment of directors in a company, highlights the potential for informal actions to amend a company’s constitution. Background of the case In this case, the…
Read more27 April 2023
The Charities Act 2022 (the “Act”), which became law in February last year, introduces a wide range of reforms which are set to make drastic changes to the operation of charities in England and Wales. In this article we explore some of the biggest changes, with a particular focus on land powers, and outline how…
Read more11 April 2023
New regulations have been published that extend the ability of Companies House to disclose information contained on the UK’s Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) to certain government or independent enforcement agencies. The ROE regime created a publicly available register identifying the beneficial owners of overseas entities that hold land in the UK. These overseas entities…
Read more2 February 2023
On 25 January 2023, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill completed its report stage and third reading in the House of Commons. Following our previous commentary on the Bill’s development, the House of Commons has made amendments to Parts 1 (Companies) and 2 (Partnerships) of the Bill. These amendments include: Directors’ disqualification. Adding clauses…
Read more4 March 2022
The Bill contains a number of measures designed to tackle ‘dirty money’ in the UK property market, such as the strengthening of powers around Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs). UWOs are an investigatory tool which may be used by law enforcement agencies requiring an individual to prove that a particular asset was obtained through legitimate means…
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