Corporate Law

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…

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…

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…

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…