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Company Law Memo Newsletter Issue 5 (July 2007)

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Newsletter Issue 5

July 2007

COMPANY LAW MEMO 2007

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Welcome to the Company Law Memo 2007 newsletter, highlighting important recent developments in company and insolvency law.  You can also access comprehensive updates to specific paragraphs via our online updating service.  We always welcome suggestions from readers, so please contact us if you have any comments. 

 

 

In this issue

 

 

 

Company and business names:

»  The Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 2007

»  Use of company name after insolvency

 

Directors:

»  Procedural rules for directors’ disqualification applications

 

Management:

»  DTI changes its name to BERR

»  EU corporate governance and company law plans

»  Companies House joins European Business Register

 

Company accounts:

»  Guidance on auditor liability limitation agreements

 

Company finance:

»  Priority between legal charge holders

 

Transactions:

»  Takeover Panel statement on derivatives and options regime

»  Pre-contractual negotiations in joint ventures

 

Insolvency:

»  Review of secondary insolvency legislation

»  Statutory demand an extreme abuse of process

 

Companies Act 2006:

»  Third Commencement Order

»  Consultation on draft regulations